Stillhouse Lake · #3 / 7
Wolfhunter River
She can’t ignore a cry for help. But in this remote hunting town, it’s open season.
Gwen Proctor escaped her serial-killer husband and saved her family. What she can’t seem to outrun is his notoriety. Or the sick internet vigilantes still seeking to avenge his crimes. For Gwen, hiding isn’t an option. Not when her only mission is to create a normal life for her kids.
But now, a threatened woman has reached out. Marlene Crockett, from the remote town of Wolfhunter, is panicked for herself and her daughter. When Gwen arrives in the small, isolated rural community, Marlene is already dead — her own daughter blamed for the murder. Except that’s not the person Marlene feared at all. And Gwen isn’t leaving until she finds out who that was.
But it may already be too late. A trap has been set. And it’s poised to snap shut on everyone Gwen loves. Her stalkers are closing in. And in a town as dark as Wolfhunter, it’s so easy for them to hide...
The series
In the quiet shadows of a lakeside town, a mother’s fight for survival becomes a relentless game of cat and mouse. What begins as a nightmare behind closed doors erupts into a haunting journey through paranoia, identity, and the question of how far someone will go to protect their children.
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This chilling thriller series unfolds in a world where trust is fragile and the line between victim and suspect is constantly shifting. At the center is Gwen Proctor, once just a suburban wife and mother, now a fugitive defined by the crimes of the man she thought she knew. When the truth about her husband shatters everything, Gwen doesn’t break—she disappears, taking her children with her and building a new life on the run.
But escape is never clean. Harassment follows her like smoke from a burned-down life, and danger creeps into the corners of even the safest-seeming towns. Each book draws deeper into a psychological storm, steeped in tension and hard-earned resilience. As Gwen navigates murder investigations, stalkers, and the ever-present ghosts of her past, she becomes something rare in the thriller genre—not an invincible heroine, but a mother who fights dirty because she has no choice.
Tautly written and emotionally charged, the series explores survival not as a dramatic moment but as a way of life. The atmosphere is thick with unease, every chapter brimming with dread and the quiet fury of a woman who has been hunted too long. It’s not just the crimes that keep readers hooked, but the quiet moments of doubt, the fierce protection of family, and the devastating cost of being believed too late.
Built on raw suspense and grounded in human vulnerability, this series doesn’t ask who the villain is—it asks what justice even looks like when the system fails you. It’s a portrait of trauma turned into armor, of motherhood sharpened into a weapon, and of a life rebuilt with grit instead of hope.
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