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STILL WATERS RUN: A deeply immersive suspense thriller Kindle Edition

by Mark West (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 142 ratings
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End of season, end of innocence…

In late summer, sixteen-year-old Dan and his recently divorced mother head to a Norfolk seaside town’s holiday park for a vacation.

Shy Dan soon strikes up a friendship with a girl of his age, quirky and pretty Charlie, and his mother is swept off her feet by a suave local property developer.

Yet a shadow is cast over their stay when one of the camp attendants, Mia, goes missing. And things go from bad to worse when her body turns up near the town’s derelict lido.

Charlie draws Dan into her efforts to discover the truth about Mia’s death. But as the locals close ranks, cracks begin to show in their new friendships, and he’ll soon find himself in deep water.

This could turn out to be a holiday that mother and son will remember for all the wrong reasons, if they survive.

STILL WATERS RUN is a suspenseful standalone mystery thriller. It is the fourth book by Mark West published by The Book Folks. The full list of his books, in order of publication, is as follows:

1. DON’T GO BACK
2. ONLY WATCHING YOU
3. THE HUNTER’S QUARRY
4. STILL WATERS RUN
5. A KILLER AMONGST US
6. WE WERE SEEN

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BN1S4QBS
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ THE BOOK FOLKS bestselling thriller publishers (November 20, 2022)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 20, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2319 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 271 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Mark West

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Dad, husband, son, brother - I write fiction, I read, I watch films, I walk a lot and I'm a crack shot with a Nerf gun. Newly converted park runner...

A KILLER AMONGST US is his fifth thriller from The Book Folks following the best-selling DON'T GO BACK, ONLY WATCHING YOU, THE HUNTER'S QUARRY and STILL WATERS RUN.

He can be contacted through his website at www.markwest.org.uk, on Facebook at MarkWestWrites and is also on Twitter as @MarkEWest

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Jennifer Joy
5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely a good read!
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2023
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I am absolutely thrilled with this book. I loved the pace and how it kept me guessing.... I am happy to recommend this to anyone
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Bootsy
5.0 out of 5 stars ENTERTAINING
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2023
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I enjoyed this story and it was quite entertaining. It had suspenseful moments and characters that had me wondering who the guilty person would be.
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Stephen Bacon
5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful suspense crime thriller
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 29, 2022
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Sixteen year old Dan Moore arrives with his recently-divorced mum, Jude, at a caravan park on the Norfolk coast for a week’s holiday. It’s late summer of 1985. They’ve had a tough year and the prospect of a few days’ escape of sun, fun and relaxation feels like just the tonic they need. Dan quickly hits it off with Charlie, a girl of a similar age who lives at the holiday resort, and his mum becomes romantically involved with a local property developer. However things take a sinister turn when one of the camp attendants goes missing, only for her body to be discovered several days later near the town’s derelict lido…

Still Waters Run is the fourth novel published by The Book Folk from the pen of Mark West, following Don’t Go Back, Only Watching You and The Hunter’s Quarry. Like the previous books, this one too features a superb blend of punchy suspenseful prose, edge-of-your-seat plot twists and masterful characterisation. West’s pacing is always spot on, but this one takes its time to set up the scenario and introduce the characters, an assured opening that confirms how totally in control of his craft the author is. This also allows the location to become a vivid element of the story, something that enhances the atmosphere and adds a clear distinction to the narrative.

I really enjoyed the nostalgia of this piece, and the prose is peppered with pop-culture references and long-forgotten (at least to this reader) song titles. I’ve always been a sucker for coming-of-age stories and West yet again delivers with this latest novel, one that successfully ticks all the required boxes for a suspenseful thriller. There’s an interesting romantic aspect for Jude here too, and one that has much to say about the desires and vulnerabilities of middle-aged characters, an angle that is often neglected in crime fiction.

I will hold my hand up and admit that I thought I had guessed the twist but, alas, I was wrong, as the author managed to throw in subtle aspects of misdirection that completely wrongfooted me. You can almost feel the salt tang on your lips as you follow the exploits of Dan and Charlie’s investigation into the mysterious death, which at first feels reminiscent of those teenage detective stories from my youth (such as The Three Investigators or the Hardy Boys or Nancy Drew) but quickly develops into something much darker as the story progresses to its thrilling conclusion. I had a real blast reading this. West has a flair for creating realistically vulnerable characters and throwing them into terrifying situations, and this feels like his most accomplished novel yet. As such, this comes highly recommended.
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A. Reader
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic read!
Reviewed in Australia on December 8, 2022
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Another fantastic read!
Clear the afternoon, make yourself a cuppa and settle in for the kind of book that makes you want to keep reading. The mystery kept me turning the pages, but the characters Dan, Charlie and Jude really stole the show.
I can’t wait for Mark’s next book!
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Richard Barber
4.0 out of 5 stars A great paced thriller
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 18, 2022
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If Mark West doesn't stop this soon, the British seaside will be too scary to visit.
Hot on the heels of his other recent novels comes this latest offering, another slice of 1980s thriller. A great novel with a fantastic ending that screams out for a Hollywood movie.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Good read on the whole
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 16, 2024
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This book was enjoyable and gripping towards the end. Most of the characters were excellently described with Jude and Dan as my favourite. However, I did feel that there were a few loose characters flying around. Chrisie's father made a brief appearance and she didn't turn to him for help when threatened. Tommy at the camp also just faded away strangely.I
I also thought that the non interest of the police in a strange death was unusual and unrealistic. Hence my 3.5 stars
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Penelope Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars Another great thriller
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 8, 2023
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Another great thriller by Mark West, this time set back in the 80s, Seagrave gives us a dose of nostalgia along with the suspense.
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