Books by Amy Stuart

How well can you really know a stranger?Malcolm is missing. Clare is certain that she can find him, so she travels to the oceanside city where he last lived to start investigating. However, she soon discovers that not only is Malcolm gone without a trace, but so is his wife, Zoe. Everyone who knew the couple points to Malcolm as the prime suspect in his wife‿s disappearance, but Clare is certain there‿s something darker at play. Something that has to do with Zoe‿s family business and the murder of her father years ago. As Clare pulls back the layers, she finds secrets the entire community is desperately trying to hide. As for Malcolm, his past is far more sinister than Clare could ever have imagined. As she searches for the man who helped her build her career, Clare discovers that he may not be innocent after all. Many women are in grave danger, and she is among them. A gripping and unputdownable mystery from #1 bestseller Amy Stuart, perfect for fans of Lisa Grey and Louise Penny.

How do you find the truth in a town full of secrets?When Sally Proulx and her son mysteriously disappear from the stormy town of High River, Clare O'Dey is hired to track them down. She hopes to find them alive, but High River is not a typical town. It is a place where women go to escape their past. The women run to Helen Haines, the community matriarch, who offers them safe haven and anonymity. Pretending to be Sally's long lost friend, Clare starts asking questions but nothing prepares her for the deception and lies simmering beneath the surface of this quiet little neighbourhood. As the truth surges through High River, Clare must confront the thing she has been so desperately running from, even if it comes at a devastating cost. Gripping, twisty and compulsive, Still Water is a deep dive of a thriller that will leave you breathless, perfect for fans of Louise Penny and Liz Nugent.

She‿s on the hunt for a missing woman, but she‿s being hunted herself. Clare is on the run. From her past, from her husband, from her own secrets. When she arrives in the remote mining town of Blackmore asking about Shayna Fowles, a local girl who disappeared, everyone wants to know who Clare really is and what she‿s hiding. Everyone in Blackmore is hiding something, but Clare more than most, including what ties her to Shayna in the first place. Mysteries around Shayna‿s disappearance abound - did she flee? Was she killed? Is it possible she‿s still alive? As Clare unravels the truth, she must also come face-to-face with her own demons and confront what she‿s really running from. A tense and gripping mystery from bestselling author Amy Stuart, perfect for fans of Liz Nugent and Lisa Gray. Praise for Still Mine ‿An impressive debut, rooted in character rather than trope, in fundamental understanding rather than rote puzzle-solving.‿ The Globe and Mail‿Stuart is a sensitive writer who has given Clare a painful past and just enough backbone to bear it.‿ New York Times‿A gripping page-turner, with a plot that takes hold of you and drags you through the story at breakneck speed. The characters are compelling, the setting chilling and the suspense ever-present.‿ Toronto Star‿Author Amy Stuart has created a likable heroine, complete with some pretty serious flaws. Between Clare and the other characters of Blackmore, the story is both haunting and compelling.‿ Vancouver Sun‿Twisty and swift, Amy Stuart‿s Still Mine is a darkly entertaining mystery machine. But what will really surprise you is the emotional foundation on which it has been built.‿ Andrew Pyper, bestselling author of The Homecoming‿Still Mine delivers all the nail-biting moments of a fast-paced thriller and filters them through the eyes of girl-with-a-past Clare O‿Dey: deeply flawed yet instantly recognizable, O‿Dey is a noir detective hero for a postmodern age. Author Amy Stuart sends one missing woman out to look for another one, and the result is chilling. You‿ll find yourself turning the pages faster and faster.‿ Elisabeth De Mariaffi, author of The Devil You Know‿An intricately woven thriller. . . . You‿ll want desperately to solve the mystery not only of the missing Shayna, but of Clare O‿Dey, Amy Stuart‿s heartbreaking heroine, on the run from the darkest forces both within and without. . . A vivid and haunting debut.‿ Holly LeCraw, author of The Swimming Pool‿From its evocative opening to its heart-pounding conclusion, Still Mine is a gripping mystery that I felt desperate to solve... A tense and absorbing read.‿ Lucy Clarke author of The Castaways