Stillwater, Tanya Scott
Stillwater, Tanya Scott
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Stillwater

Author: Tanya Scott

Narrator: Lloyd Allison-Young

Unabridged: 10 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/12/2025


Synopsis

For fans of Jack Reacher, Tanya Scott’s debut thriller introduces listeners to Luke Harris, a man trying to move beyond his criminal past but finds himself forced back into his old life and a deadly battle to survive.

When Jack Quinlan’s mother dies of a drug overdose, it’s not his father that raises him, but Gus—a ruthless crime boss who sees Jack for what he is: a whip-smart kid with untapped potential. It doesn’t take long for Gus to forge Jack into a weapon.

But Jack was also self-aware enough to know where this sort of life was going to lead him. When the time was right, he got out. Or so he thought.

Seven years later, Jack is now Luke Harris, a regular guy putting himself through college and aiming for a real job and a real future. Falling in love. But Jack’s past isn’t so easily forgotten, and the bodies in his closet won’t forgive him.

When Luke’s newfound life collides with Gus’s underworld, survival becomes a deadly game. Luke must resurrect his dormant skills and confront the demons that threaten to consume him.

About Tanya Scott

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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Katherine on August 10, 2025

A fantastic, fast-paced and gritty thriller that will keep you completely glued its pages. "Stillwater" is a brilliantly invigorating suspenseful page-tuner that explores dark and cold secrets and intricate complexities of psychological depths of trust and manipulation. Stillwater, a small- town wit......more

Goodreads review by Tina on September 12, 2025

This one took me a little while to get into. The beginning is a little slow, but once things started happening, I found myself totally hooked. The tension builds gradually, and before I knew it, I was fully caught up in the mystery and trying to piece things together right alongside Carter. About hal......more

Goodreads review by A on October 05, 2025

This is a short book with an interesting story. We follow a teenage loner who is a detective-wanna-be, trying to solve crimes in a small town. But there is more than meets the eye with this one. The story started well but became progressively unrealistic as we learn more about our bright, young prot......more

Goodreads review by Terry on September 29, 2025

Wow, what a psychological thriller this turned out to be; it kept me hooked right to the end. Really well written, such that the town and characters where it took place could be just around the next bend in the road. If you enjoy a book with bite, this is for you. Highly recommended. DISCLAIMER: I rece......more

Goodreads review by Merit. on October 21, 2025

This psychological thriller is an exciting read. There’s always something happening, which makes it hard to put down. Even though the killer is revealed fairly early on, it’s still fascinating to see how everything unfolds — the tension, the motives, and the final twists keep you turning the pages r......more