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Still Waters
Still Waters
Author: Tami Hoag
ISBN-13: 9780553292725
ISBN-10: 0553292722
Publication Date: 10/1/1992
Pages: 464
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 442 ratings
Publisher: Bantam
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Helpful Score: 6
One of my very favorite Hoag novels. Fast paced thriller that keeps you guessing, and characters that you can believe in and root for. The heroine is worthy of cheering for.
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Helpful Score: 4
This book was great! A very excited story with a little bit of love and attraction romance as well. I thought I had the story figured out until then end when I got surprised that I was wrong. It was great to be surpised when you think you got the story figured out. Read this book it is really a good read.
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Helpful Score: 1
Very good book, the problems of the main character draw you in.
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Helpful Score: 1
Elizabeth Stuart plans to make a new life for herself and her son Trace after a painful divorce. What she doesn't count on is discovering a murder and coming up against an ex football player sheriff. Good Hoag read, suspenseful, if not a bit obvious and good, tame romance. Recommended.
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Absolutely awsome book. A real page turner.
hawaiianpride avatar reviewed Still Waters on + 31 more book reviews
I liked it, although I didn't think it was Tami Hoag's best. I was surprised at the end.
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Enjoyed this book very much. It kept you guessing about who the actual killer was.
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Exciting murder and mahem.
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Very good, but all Tami Hoag\'s book are good
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Good Read, Typical Murder love story
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Fantastic page turner! Great characters -- I kept seeing Julia Roberts as the lead - would be a great movie.
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This is one you won't be able to put down. Grab it.
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Great read!
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Great book! Definitely the epitome of thriller!
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Adventure / Romance, interesting plot turns
Readnmachine avatar reviewed Still Waters on + 1477 more book reviews
Slower than Hoag's thrillers usually are, this one drags through the setup when a woman who has recently moved to a small Minnesota town finds a body at a construction site and finds herself the prime suspect in the murder.
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Good story....quick read...
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a riveting murder mystery set among the Amish. Mine has a different cover
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Great book! Murder in a small Minnesota town.
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A typical Tami Hoag book, full of mystery and intrigue.
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Very good book!
SusanReads avatar reviewed Still Waters on + 15 more book reviews
Loved it!
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Tami Hoag is wonderful. I loved this one.
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Hoag is a master at suspense- good read.
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a very good book
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A classic Tami Hoag book. It was an Alternate Selection of the Literary Guild and a book in the Double Day Book Club.
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I picked this book up on a lark - wanted something to read while I waited 2 hours in line during March Madness. Just wanted something to occupy the time, but ended up I read the entire book.
I would consider it a soft blend of romance, murder mystery. I judge murder mysteries by whether I figure out the 'who done it' before the last chapter and I changed my mind several times through this book.
The author must have some experience in relocating to a small established community and is familiar with Amish traditions. You're still considered the 'new kid' after living there for 20 years!
Will most likely try another one of her books.
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Too much descriptions, too draggy until just boring
liamsgramma avatar reviewed Still Waters on + 25 more book reviews
This book combines the romance and sexy style with the suspense of her other books. Great read!
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Hoag is a master of suspense.
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Great book -- just when you thought you had it figured out there was another twist to the story.
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Still Waters is primarily a romance with elements of suspense and a mystery at the heart of it. It is, in my opinion, a terrific book. I have recommended it to friends who read romance, mysteries and horror -- all have liked it without exception.
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Elizabeth was a divorcee with a child in high school. She was a well known figure in the US. She bought a newspaper and was trying to run it with the help of her best friend.
Everyone is town is against her. All of a sudden here is a well known man of the town dead. Wait until you see what happens next!

I really enjoyed this book and didn't put it down until I finished it.
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A terrific mystery from a terrific writer.
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When Elizabeth Stuart searched for a quiet, peaceful home for herself and her son, Still Creek seemed perfect. Nestled in the heart of lush Amish farmlands, this small, idyllic Minnesota town would allow her to put a shattering divorce behind her. But the locals were noticeably cool to the newcomer--who was rumored to be a gold-digger--especially when she started stirring up controversy with her newspaper. And now when a murdered body literally falls at her feet, she has a slight credibility problem...particularly with the arrogant sheriff whose blue eyes seem to know her darkest secrets.
An ex-pro athlete who had returned to Still Creek a hero, Sheriff Dane Jantzen doesn't have much use for the media --especially not in the form of this glamorous, gutsy outsider who spells trouble with every word she prints. So when she becomes his suspect in a vicious crime, the last thing Dane expects is the jolt of attraction at their every encounter.

Elizabeth would soon challenge Dane's every assumption, including the one that he's better off without love. But as they risk everything to uncover the truth, the current of evil that contaminates Still Creek threatens to pull them both under...
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Still waters run deep...into a rising tide of desire...and danger.
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The deepest waters hide the darkest secrets. The body of a murdered man...a newcomer to town who buys their small town newspaper...suspicious locals, including the sheriff. Running from a messy divorce, Elizabeth Stuart tries to make a fresh start for herself and her son. Instead she must risk everything to unmask a killer.
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The deepest waters hide the deepest secrets -- Hoag is the master of suspense!
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dead body washes up at newcomer elizabeth stuart's feetleaving her in police suspicions
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I have not read this book myself, but my friend Chris absolutely TORE through all these Hoag books before reluctantly letting me offer them to you guys. He gives them a big huge 10 out of 10!
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From the book back cover: When the body of a murdered man literally falls at Elizabeth's feet, she's able to wash away the blood-but not the terror. Unwelcome newcomers to Still Creek, MN, she and her troubled teenage son are treated with suspicion by the locals.
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To Elizabeth, Still Creek seemed the perfect place for a new homw for herself and her son. Her newspaper seemed to be stirring up a bit of controversy, so the locals treated her a bit cool.And then a murdered body literally falls at her feet. She becomes suspect .
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I loved this book. It is starts with a murder..and gets worse (and better) from there.
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set in minnesota. story moves fast. very entertaining
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After moving with her teenage son to a small town in Minnesota, Elizabeth Stuart is shocked when she discovers a man murdered at a local construction site. Still Creek, nestled in the heart of Amish farmlands, hasn't seen a murder in years. The small-town locals look at Elizabeth and her son with suspicion. Sheriff Dane Jantzen must find who committed the murder, and save Elizabeth from becoming the next victim.


Great romantic suspense with surprise ending! I never guessed whodunit. My rating: 5 Stars.
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Moving to a small town and buying a newspaper seemed the answer for newly divorced Elizabeth Stuart and her troubled son.

Finding a murdered man was not in her plans, nor was the way the townsfolk treated her, as a suspicious person.
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When the body of a mudered man literally falls at Elizabeth Stuart's feet, she's able to wash away the blood- but not terror. Unwelcome newcomers to Still Creek, Minnesota, she and her troubled teenage son are treated with suspicion by the locals, including the sherrif. Yet nothing will stop her from digging beneath the town's placid surface for the truth- except the killer.
Running from a messy divorce, Elizabeth believed buying a small-town newspaper offered a fresh start for herself and her son. But idyllic Still Creek, nestled in the heart of lush Amish farmlands, hides secrets dangerous enough to push someone to commit murder. Now Elizabeth must risk everything to save her son, and to unmask the killer.. before the current of evil flowing through Still Creek drags her under.
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good shape
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FROM THE PUBLISHER
The deepest waters hide the darkest secrets....

When the body of a murdered man literally falls at Elizabeth Stuart's feet, she's able to wash away the bloodbut not the terror. Unwelcome newcomers to Still Creek, Minnesota, she and her troubled teenage son are treated with suspicion by the locals, including the sheriff. Yet nothing will stop her from digging beneath the town's placid surface for the truthexcept the killer.

Running from a messy divorce, Elizabeth believed buying a small-town newspaper offered a fresh start for herself and her son. But idyllic Still Creek, nestled in the heart of lush Amish farmlands, hides secrets dangerous enough to push someone to commit murder. Now Elizabeth must risk everything to save herself and her son, and to unmask the killer...before the current of evil flowing through Still Creek drags her under.

When Elizabeth Stuart searched for a quiet, peaceful home for herself and her son, Still Creek seemed perfect. Nestled in the heart of lush Amish farmlands, this small, idyllic Minnesota town would allow her to put a shattering divorce behind her. But the locals were noticeably cool to the newcomerwho was rumored to be a gold-diggerespecially when she started stirring up controversy with her newspaper. And now when a murdered body literally falls at her feet, she has a slight credibility problem...particularly with the arrogant sheriff whose blue eyes seem to know her darkest secrets.
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When Elizabeth Stuart searched for a quiet, peaceful home for herself and her son, Still Creek seemed perfect. Nestled in the heart of lush Amish farmlands, this small, idyllic Minnesota town would allow her to put a shattering divorce behind her. But the locals were noticeably cool to the newcomer--who was rumored to be a gold digger--especially when she started stirring up controversy with her newspaper. And now when a murdered body literally falls at her feet, she has a slight credibility problem...particulary with the arrogant sheriff whose blue eyes seem to know her darkest secrets.
An ex-pro athlete who has returned to Still Creek a hero, Sheriff Dane Jantzen doesn't have much use for the media--especially not in the form of this glamorous, gutsy outsider who spells trouble with every word she prints. So when she becomes his suspect in a vicious crime, the last thing Dane expects is the jolt of attraction at their every encounter.
Elizabeth would soon challenge Dane's every assumption, including the one that he's better off without love. But as they risk everything to uncover the truth, the current of evil that contaminates Still Creek threatens to pull them both under...
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From the back cover, "Running from a messy divorce, Elizabeth believed buying a small-town newspaper offered a fresh start for herself and her son. But idyllic Still Creek, nestled in the heart of lush Amish farmlands, hides secrets dangerous enough to push someone to commit murder. Now Elizabeth must risk everything to save herself and her son, and to unmask the killer . . .before the current of evil flowing through Still Creek drags her under."

I really enjoyed this book. I didn't figure it out until the end. I liked the fact that there was a murder to be solved, but there were other storylines as well, it really added to it. I think I will look up some other books from this author.
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When the body of a murdered man literally falls at Elizabeth Stuart's feet, she's able to wash away the blood but not the terror. Unwelcome newcomers to Still Creek, Minnesota, she and her troubled teenage son are treated with suspicion by the locals, including the sheriff. Yet nothing will stop her from digging beneath the town's placid surface for the truth--except the killer.

Running from a messy divorce, Elizabeth believed buying a small-town newspaper offered a fresh start for herself and her son. But idyllic Still Creek, nestled in the heart of lush Amish farmlands, hides secrets dangerous enough to push someone to commit murder. Now Elizabeth must risk everything to save herself and her son, and to unmask the killer...before the current of evil flowing through Still Creek drags her under.
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Loved this book, first time I had read this author, look forward to reading more.
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1st one I read...realllly liked it!!
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Really good book. Somehow ended up with two, otherwise I'd keep it. This book has a good storyline with lots of tension. Her characters are realistic.
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Running from a messy divorce, Elizabeth buys a small-town newspaper and starts a new life for herself and her teen son. Then a murdered man falls at her feet and she digs beneath the town's surface for the truth. She must risk everything to save herself and her son to unmask the killer.
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My first Tami Hoag book. Excellent mystery and I couldn't figure out whodunit.
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Love her stuff!
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When the body a a murdered man literally falls at Elizabeths feet, shes able to wash away the blood but not the terror.
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When the body of a murdered man literally falls at Elizabeth Stuart's feet, she's able to wash away the blood-but not the terror. Unwelcome newcomers to Still Creek, Minnesota, she and her troubled teenage son are treated with suspicion by the locals, including the sheriff. Yet nothing will stop her from digging beneath the town's placid surface for the truth-except the killer. Running from a messy divorce, Elizabeth believed buying a small-town newspaper offered a fresh start for herself and her son. But idyllic Still Creek, nestled in the heart of lush Amish farmlands, hides secrets dangerous enough to push someone to commit murder. Now Elizabeth must risk everything to save herself and her son, and to unmask the killer...before the current of evil flowing thorugh Still Creek drags her under.
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One of the best has a s slot of intrigue and multiple stories to keep you on your toes. Great ending may bring tears
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good book
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Excellant book. Better than Patricia Cornwell!!

When the body of a murdered man literally falls at Elizabeth Stuart's feet, she's able to wash away the blood--but not the terror. Unwelcome newcomers to Still Creek, Minnesota, she and her troubled teenage son are treated with suspicion by the locals, including the sheriff. Yet nothing will stop her from digging beneath the town's placid surface for the truth--except the killer.

Running from a messy divorce, Elizabeth believed buying a small-town newspaper offered a fresh start for herself and her son. But idyllic Still Creek, nestled in the heart of lush Amish farmlands, hides secrets dangerous enough to push someone to commit murder. Now Elizabeth must risk everything to save herself and her son, and to unmask the killer...before the current of evil flowing through Still Creek drags her under.
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I love all Tami Hoag's books, great story teller. Always lots of suspense, twists and turns
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When a body of a murdered man literally falls at Elizabeth Stuart's feet, she's able to wash away the blood-but not the terror.
Another great book by Tami Hoag
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When the body of a murdered man literally falls at Elizabeth Stuart's feet, she's able to wash away the blood-but not the terror. Unwelcome newcomers to Still Creek, Minnesota, she and her troubled teenage son are treated with suspicion by the locals, including the sheriff. Yet nothing will stop her from digging beneath the town's placid surface for the truth-except the killer
Running from a messy divorce, Elizabeth believed buying a small-town newspaper offered a fresh start for herself and her son. But idyllic Still Creek, nestled in the heart of lush Amish farmlands, hides secrets dangerous enough to push someone to commit murder. Now Elizabeth must risk everything to save herself and her son, and to unmask the killer...before the current of evil flowing through Still Creek drags her under.
From the back of the book
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I thought this book was quite good and sassy with intrigue and romance. Here is what the back cover says:

When the body of a murdered man literally falls at Elizabeth's feet, she is able tow ash away the blood-but not the terror. Unwelcomed newcomers to Still Creek, she and her troubled teenage son are treated with suspicion by the locals, including the sheriff. Yet nothing will stop her from digging beneathe the towns placid surface for the truth-except the killer.....Running away from a messy divorce, Elizabeth believed buying a small town newspaper offered a fresh start for herself and her son. Now Elizabeth must rish everything to save herself and her son and to unmask the killer before the current of evil flowing through Still Creed drags her under.
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When the body of a murdered man literally falls at Elixabet Stuart's feet, she's able to wash away the blood-but not the terror. Unwelcome newcomers to Still Creek, Minnesota, she and her trouble teenage son are treated with suspicion by the locals, including the sheriff--who finds it hard to hide his attraction for her even in the face of his dislike for the beautiful outsider.
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when aa body of a murdered man literaly fals at Elizabeth'sfeet, she's able to wash away the bloo- but not the terror.Unwelcomed newcomers to Sill Creek, she and her troubled teenage son are treated with suspicion by the locals, including the sheriff. Yet nothing will stop her from digging beneath the town's placid surface for the truth-except the killer. Running from a messy divorce, Elizabeth belived buying a small-town newspaper offered a fresh start for herself and her son. But idyllic Still Cree, nestled in the heart of lush Amish farmlands, hides secrets dangerous enough to push someone to commit murder. Now Elizabeth must risk everything to save herself and her son, and to unmask the killer... before the current of evil flowing through Still Creeks drags her under.
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This book has a different cover. It has yellow flowers amid leaves by water.
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When the body of a murdered man literly falls at Elizabeth Stuart's feet, she able to wash away the blood but bot the terror. Unwelcomed newcomers to Still Creek Minnesota, she and her troubled teenage son are treated with suspicion by the locals, including the sheriff. Yet nothing will stop her from digging beneath the town's placid surface for the truth.
Running from a messy divorce, Elizabeth believed buying a small-town newspaper offered a fresh start for herself and her son. But idyllie Still Creek, nestled in the heart of Amish farmlands, hides secrets dangerous enough to push someone to commit murder. Now Elizabeth must rish risk everything to save herself and her son, and to unmask the killer...before the current of evil flowing through Still Creel drags her under.
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When the body of a murdered man literally fakks at Elizabeth Stuart's feet, she's able to wash the blood nut not the terror. Unwelcome newcomers to Still Creek, Minnesota, she and her troubled teenage son are treated with supicion byt the locals, including the sheriff. Yet nothing will stop her from digging beneath the town's placid surface for the turth-except the killer.
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The deepest waters hide the darkest secrets....

When the body of a murdered man literally falls at Elizabeth Stuart's feet, she's able to wash away the blood--but not the terror. Unwelcome newcomers to Still Creek, Minnesota, she and her troubled teenage son are treated with suspicion by the locals, including the sheriff. Yet nothing will stop her from digging beneath the town's placid surface for the truth--except the killer.

Running from a messy divorce, Elizabeth believed buying a small-town newspaper offered a fresh start for herself and her son. But idyllic Still Creek, nestled in the heart of lush Amish farmlands, hides secrets dangerous enough to push someone to commit murder. Now Elizabeth must risk everything to save herself and her son, and to unmask the killer...before the current of evil flowing through Still Creek drags her under.

When Elizabeth Stuart searched for a quiet, peaceful home for herself and her son, Still Creek seemed perfect. Nestled in the heart of lush Amish farmlands, this small, idyllic Minnesota town would allow her to put a shattering divorce behind her. But the locals were noticeably cool to the newcomer--who was rumored to be a gold-digger--especially when she started stirring up controversy with her newspaper. And now when a murdered body literally falls at her feet, she has a slight credibility problem...particularly with the arrogant sheriff whose blue eyes seem to know her darkest secrets.

An ex-pro athlete who had returned to Still Creek a hero, Sheriff Dane Jantzen doesn't have much use for the media--especially not in the form of this glamorous, gutsy outsider who spells trouble with every word she prints. So when she becomes his suspect in a vicious crime, the last thing Dane expects is the jolt of attraction at their every encounter.

Elizabeth would soon challenge Dane's every assumption, including the one that he's better off without love. But as they risk everything to uncover the truth, the current of evil that contaminates Still Creek threatens to pull them both under...