Sharing of information plays a huge part in the plot, as well as other techie aspects like manipulating images/video. It also explores some interesting and socially-relevant concepts like privacy in the Internet age. The court of public opinion can punish someone and ruin their life just as effectively, truth be damned. These feature heavily in the series, and the author looks at how terrifying it is that we no longer need a court trial and prison. I still ended up quite enjoying parts of this one because of the aforementioned exploration of internet stalking and the 'court of public opinion'. I suspect more goodness is to follow in the fourth book now that we've got where we need to be. It's not bad, as such, it's just not as strong as the previous books. None of this is helped by the fact that I don't find Sam very interesting, so his subplot here left me unmoved. It isn't until the last third of the book that the story gets itself in gear. 1/3 of the book), and little progression is made even in the second hundred pages.

Virtually nothing happens for the first hundred pages (approx. It introduces some new mysteries that serve only to get Gwen where she needs to be. It clings unnecessarily to old plot lines that should have been put to rest. This book is, unfortunately, the filler between two plot points.

Which was always the natural direction for this series to go in.

We need a reason for Gwen Proctor - badass mother of two - to go from being on the run to solving her own crimes. But now we need a new story to grow out of that. With strong characters and a good fanbase, of course the author doesn't want to stop there. If you've read Killman Creek, then you know the significance of that book's conclusion and how it essentially wrapped up the central story line of the first two books. I still enjoy the author's style, I still enjoy the exploration of internet stalking and the 'court of public opinion', but this book is so obviously a 'bridging the gap' book. Wolfhunter River is my least favourite book in this series so far.

The stillhouse lake series