Thank you Grove Atlantic and NetGalley for the e-arc of Stillwater by Tanya Scott.
Jack worked hard to escape a life of crime working for a local mob boss. He changed his name to Luke and reinvented himself as a hard working college student. A chance encounter with his former boss pulls Luke back into the dangerous life he left. Can Luke escape with his life again?
This is a solid debut novel. It’s got classic thriller themes like criminal with a heart of gold, bad parenting and childhood trauma leads hero to find a father figure in a crime boss, and hero falls for a girl who’s father is in trouble with the crime boss. The pace of the story is good and the timeline shifts from present to past as Luke recalls the events in his that lead to his present day troubles. There’s even some family secrets and lies thrown in.
Overall, I liked it. I was rooting for Luke to get the life he’s always wanted. Stillwater is out Aug. 12th.
Happy Friday! Any plans for the weekend? We’re going to a graduation party.
About the Author
Tanya Scott is a writer, doctor, and medical educator based on the Victorian Surf Coast. She has been writing for many years, including using narrative therapy as a tool to make sense of the world, both personally and with her patients. Many of the ideas for Stillwater stem from her work helping patients with childhood trauma—acknowledging that in reality, recovery is a long and incomplete path.
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