Review: Heartbreak Bay

Heartbreak Bay by Rachel Caine
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Heartbreak Bay (Stillhouse Lake #5)
by 

Rachel Caine (Goodreads Author)

Dianne's review

Jan 11, 2021  

it was amazing

bookshelves: galleys-arcs, kindle-unlimited-books, netgalley, to-recommend

From Wikipedia -"Rachel Caine was the pen name of Roxanne Longstreet Conrad, who was an American writer of science fiction, fantasy, mystery, suspense, and horror novels. " Unfortunately, Ms. Caine passed away on  November 1, 2020. "

This is the second time (for me) that an author of a long-running series has passed away while in the middle of the series.  Sadly we will never know now if Gina/Gwen will have finally escaped the notoriety that has dogged her ever since the world finds out that her late husband was a serial murderer.

In this book, problems with Gwen's past crops up once again, and it seems that these problems will include Kezia this time.  I found that reading this book from both Gwen and Kenzia point of view was interesting.  Also, learning more about Kenzia and her personal life was fascinating.

All in all, this was an excellent book that leaves you somewhat lacking at the end. I also felt a tad frustrated that the antagonists were using the same tropes that were used at the beginning of this series.   However, I think that many things would have been cleared up had we not lost Ms. Caine.

Remember - if you have Kindle Unlimited, you may read this series through KU.

*ARC supplied by the publisher, the author, and NetGalley.

SYNOPSIS: "They’re hunting a killer so silent, so invisible, that his unspeakable crimes are the only proof he exists.

A car submerged in a remote pond. The bodies of two girls strapped into their seats. The mystery of their mother, vanished without a trace, leads Gwen Proctor and Kezia Claremont into dangerous territory.

On the surface, Gwen’s life is good—two children approaching adulthood, a committed partner, and a harrowing past dead and gone. But that past is attracting the attention of someone invisible…and unstoppable. Trouble’s just beginning. So is the body count in this backwoods Tennessee town.

As threats mount and Gwen’s hunted by an enemy who pulls all the strings, Kezia has her back. But working to solve these vicious and unreasonable crimes will expose them both to a killer they can’t for the life of them see coming."