Trapper Road
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- Create Date：2022-08-03 21:21:52
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Rachel Caine
- ISBN：B0B52GX8B2
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Reviews
Heather
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I was afraid that this was going to be the final book in the series since Rachel Caine passed away and Carrie Ryan took over its completion; however， the story ends on a bit of a cliffhanger。 One mystery solved， one family crisis resolved， and personal threat still looming。 As to the story itself， it was definitely just as much a thriller as the previous books。 There were several TSTL moments with Vee and Connor， but I reminded myself they are kids and are prone to making bad decisions despite a I was afraid that this was going to be the final book in the series since Rachel Caine passed away and Carrie Ryan took over its completion; however， the story ends on a bit of a cliffhanger。 One mystery solved， one family crisis resolved， and personal threat still looming。 As to the story itself， it was definitely just as much a thriller as the previous books。 There were several TSTL moments with Vee and Connor， but I reminded myself they are kids and are prone to making bad decisions despite all the crap they've been through。With all of the threats the family has faced， especially with most of the evidence being unfounded I'm surprised they haven't threatened fighting back through lawsuits before this book。 But， I'm sure， as with all things， most of the press would be negative and any courtroom would turn into a three-ring circus。 It will be interesting to see what happens in the series in the future。 。。。more
Chrissy
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First， I have to say that this reads just like the previous books in the series。 I don't know how much of this was written/plotted by Rachel Caine herself before she passed away and how much of it was Carrie Ryan。 But at any rate， Carrie Ryan did an admirable job emulating the voices of Rachel Caine's characters and the overall feel of this series。That being said， already with the previous book （#5） I felt like certain aspects of this series had gotten repetitive and predictable。 This book reinf First， I have to say that this reads just like the previous books in the series。 I don't know how much of this was written/plotted by Rachel Caine herself before she passed away and how much of it was Carrie Ryan。 But at any rate， Carrie Ryan did an admirable job emulating the voices of Rachel Caine's characters and the overall feel of this series。That being said， already with the previous book （#5） I felt like certain aspects of this series had gotten repetitive and predictable。 This book reinforced that feeling that maybe this series had continued past when it should've run its course and ended。The case Gwen was investigating here wasn't bad。 It raised some interesting points， and when it reached its climax it was a total page-turner， despite being both predictable and a little too much。 But I don't think this book really added anything to make the overall series ending any better。 And then the epilogue was a cliffhanger that makes me think this wasn't so much Carrie Ryan finishing the last book Rachel Caine had been working on before she passed， but that Carrie Ryan will be continuing the Stillhouse Lake books for who knows how long。 If that's the case， I hope the series will continue to bring its readers joy for however long it keeps going。 But I think this is where I'll leave it。 I'll always cherish the earlier books in this series， though。 And I'll definitely keep recommending Stillhouse Lake to thriller fans。 。。。more
Amanda Kristina
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I am an AVID “Stillhouse Lake” series fan so when Rachel passed I was devastated for all of us because the series was so amazing and you never want it to end but when I saw Carrie Ryan was picking up where Queen Rachel left off I was on the fence BUT holy smokes。 She hit it out of the park。 I don’t want to give too much away because I’m not great with describing thing without accidentally hinting about things but let’s just say I downloaded Trapper Road the MINUTE it was available fully aware I I am an AVID “Stillhouse Lake” series fan so when Rachel passed I was devastated for all of us because the series was so amazing and you never want it to end but when I saw Carrie Ryan was picking up where Queen Rachel left off I was on the fence BUT holy smokes。 She hit it out of the park。 I don’t want to give too much away because I’m not great with describing thing without accidentally hinting about things but let’s just say I downloaded Trapper Road the MINUTE it was available fully aware I didn’t have time to read it but I did。 I just read it all。 In one sitting。 RIP 👑 Rachel。 And welcome to the club Carrie。 We thank you！ 🖤🖤🖤 。。。more
TK Vincent-Barnes
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I was given an ARC in exchange for my honest review。。。 And I was NOT disappointed！Prior to Caine’s devastating passing， Caine left a partial manuscript and a roadmap for the sixth book Trapper Road in the Stillhouse Lake series。 Ryan， a close friend and someone who saw Caine as a mentor agreed to pick up where Caine left off so the readers of the series could have this book， and it is a genuine gift。 I honestly couldn’t tell when exactly Ryan took over the writing， and this is a testament to Cai I was given an ARC in exchange for my honest review。。。 And I was NOT disappointed！Prior to Caine’s devastating passing， Caine left a partial manuscript and a roadmap for the sixth book Trapper Road in the Stillhouse Lake series。 Ryan， a close friend and someone who saw Caine as a mentor agreed to pick up where Caine left off so the readers of the series could have this book， and it is a genuine gift。 I honestly couldn’t tell when exactly Ryan took over the writing， and this is a testament to Caine’s vision， back-catalogue， Ryan’s writing skills and a truly skilled editor who edited each of the books in the series。 I was very impressed。 This is my favourite of the series。 As a social worker and a trainee therapist， so much of this book was just so on the nose。 It shows the ugliness and destructiveness of vengeance over justice and the danger of the mob that bays for blood when assuming polarising positions rather than being curious and leaving space for the possibility of multiple stories; nobody is 2D and there are so many shade of morality and thought processes， they rivals Dulux's colour chart。 Without an ounce of sanctimonious sermonising， this book continues to shine a light on how important processing pain and grief is。 It models how to have difficult conversations with your children， how to attempt to understand where they are at - even if it hurts and you reject their conclusions， and how to offer repair when you’ve done things wrong as a parent， all while moving the plot along。 That is mind-blowing。 The social worker and trainee therapist in me was jumping for joy because this rarely shown in novels。Gwen’s partner， Sam， made a comment that I highlighted; “we’re doing the work every day。 We’re seeing therapists， we’re talking， we’re moving forward。 It’s a process， Gwen。 It can’t happen overnight。。。” – this is so important， not just as reassurance for Gwen and showing ongoing Sam’s support and commitment， but as a general message to send out into the world。 De-stigmatising therapy is so important。 Thank you。 While the familial situation is uncommon （this series centres around Gwen Proctor as the ex-wife of a convicted serial killer and their children， Lanny and Connor）， the fears that Gwen experiences in respect to modern day nightmares are all too common problems。 Her worries about: the safety of her children， grooming， managing and navigating peer pressure or death threats via social media， teenage risk taking， male entitlement and toxicity within her son， first sexual experiences， and teenage secrecy are all relatable。 This mix of the familiar and uncommon makes it all the more interesting as the usual stakes are higher and heightened。 This book continues to build on themes of family， trust， and navigating betrayal across ages， gender， and all types of relationships。 Gwen’s need to control her children’s lives， and hyper-vigilance make sense to me as they kept her alive， even six books in she’s still in survival mode， but these things are also powder kegs waiting to be ignited in her children。 Hindsight， or any social worker/therapist， or savvy crime/thriller reader can see the portents for disaster （both usual teenage stuff or those associated with risks that likely to result in life or limb risks）， and the tension is kept throughout。 It’s just not clear where or when or which guillotine will fall。 The twists are truly twisty and I didn’t see all of them coming - I was too busy enjoying the ride to analyse it all。 PTSD continues to be described accurately and extremely realistically， as well as grounding exercises， and sexual risk taking being utilised as a common coping mechanism， and attempts to connect。 This will not be a comfortable read for most （especially Americans）， I would add a trigger warning that is also a mini spoiler… Stop reading if you don’t want to know: ---------------------------------There’s also a school shooting - with the number of school shootings in the USA by young white males， I was wondering when this might come up as a scenario in this series prior to Caine’s passing。 It may create some issues for people who have experienced this when they read those scenes。 ----------------------------------Gwen’s growth in this book is important for her character arc because there’s only so much that a parent or a character can remain at that high level of vigilance， regardless of trauma and training。 Also， with Lanny reaching Uni age， it wouldn’t be feasible for Gwen not to reach this epiphany without the destruction of the mother daughter relationship。 Connor reaching mid-teens is also another tumultuous time of change in any family life-cycle… Both kids are used as vehicles to explore how does trauma impact teens， how do you define good and evil， and is evil genetic？I hope there’s more but if there isn’t， I’m still thankful。 。。。more
Karen
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Trapper Road by Rachel Caine and Carrie Ryan This is the continuing saga of Gwen Proctor and her family。 Attempting to leave behind a traumatic past， one that no matter how hard she tries she can’t escape， Gwen is thrown headfirst into a missing persons case that has her questioning everything。 Her past continually haunts her and seems determined to beat her at every turn。 The strength and resilience Gwen possesses is one that I envy， showing that no matter how many times you get knocked down， t Trapper Road by Rachel Caine and Carrie Ryan This is the continuing saga of Gwen Proctor and her family。 Attempting to leave behind a traumatic past， one that no matter how hard she tries she can’t escape， Gwen is thrown headfirst into a missing persons case that has her questioning everything。 Her past continually haunts her and seems determined to beat her at every turn。 The strength and resilience Gwen possesses is one that I envy， showing that no matter how many times you get knocked down， there is a chance you can get back up again。 This story has a disturbing twist and a cheeky finish that implies that Gwen’s story will continue。I recommend you read the first books in this series in order to provide the back story you need to read this book。This is another great addition to the series and I think Carrie has done well to finish this book for Rachel。 I am saddened by the fact that this is the last piece of Rachel’s written words that I’ll be able to read。Gone but never forgotten， a truly exceptional woman and an amazing author that I had the pleasure of sitting with and drinking hot chocolate together。 。。。more
Bea
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Oh。 My。 This book。 It was intense， and heartbreaking。 So， standard for this series。 Up until a few weeks ago， I had no idea there was another book in this series。 I thought it ended when Ms。 Caine died。 But it seems she was working on this book at the time and left notes。 So her estate invited author Carrie Ryan to finish it。 And whoo boy， she did an incredible job。 I honestly had a hard time figuring out which of them wrote what。In "Trapper Road"， Gwen is recovering， physically and emotionally， Oh。 My。 This book。 It was intense， and heartbreaking。 So， standard for this series。 Up until a few weeks ago， I had no idea there was another book in this series。 I thought it ended when Ms。 Caine died。 But it seems she was working on this book at the time and left notes。 So her estate invited author Carrie Ryan to finish it。 And whoo boy， she did an incredible job。 I honestly had a hard time figuring out which of them wrote what。In "Trapper Road"， Gwen is recovering， physically and emotionally， from the events of "Heartbreak Bay"。 Life is as calm as it ever gets for Gwen and family but it's far from perfect。 As mentioned， Gwen is recovering and she's also with her children who are teens， and teens are。。。moody。 :P Her son Connor has been particularly moody and uncommunicative。 And then the s*** hits the fan。 The family splits to deal with different priorities and challenges， and the book gives us multiple POVs so we can see what is happening。 I felt for Connor even as I wanted to yell at him and tell him to THINK， not just feel。 He was struggling so much and making the mistakes you could expect from a boy his age。 His sister Lanny was doing better at making decisions but not much better at communicating her wants and needs。 "Trapper Road" had several mysteries going on and there were twists and turns。 While some things were predictable， others were not。 Caine and Ryan kept me engaged， kept me guessing， and kept me carting about Gwen， Sam， Connor， Lanny， and Vee。 It had strong characterization， intriguing mysteries， and fast pacing。 If you're new to the series， please do not start with this one but at the beginning。 It will be less confusing and you'll better appreciate the character development。 。。。more
Panda Blaine Jensen Anderson
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 PHENOMENAL ENDING to an amazing series！ Cant recommend it enough。 ** SMALL SPOILERS BELOW ** I will say trigger warnings for a school shooting though as I know in the current climate that can be hard to read about。 It’s quite sad that Rachel herself wasn’t here to see the release; but it’s somewhat bittersweet。 Honestly I couldn’t think of a better way to end the series and Carrie Ryan has done a fantastic job of emulating Rachel Caine to help bring this to a close。 Honestly just amazed by this PHENOMENAL ENDING to an amazing series！ Cant recommend it enough。 ** SMALL SPOILERS BELOW ** I will say trigger warnings for a school shooting though as I know in the current climate that can be hard to read about。 It’s quite sad that Rachel herself wasn’t here to see the release; but it’s somewhat bittersweet。 Honestly I couldn’t think of a better way to end the series and Carrie Ryan has done a fantastic job of emulating Rachel Caine to help bring this to a close。 Honestly just amazed by this book and I thoroughly enjoyed it。 I managed to read it in one day because I just couldn’t put it down I just had to know what was going to happen。 I got an Advanced Reader Copy; but I have also preordered my own copy for my collection。 Phenomenal ending to a phenomenal series。 。。。more
Trisha
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