“…Joan Hall Hovey is a female Stephen King… a stunning, multi-layered, modern-day gothic, told with the unforgettable style and grace of a true master of suspense…” Rendezvous Magazine
Chill Waters
by Joan Hall Hovey
Bloody Dagger Award Winner
WHAT IF EVIL VISITED THE ONE PLACE WHERE YOU FEEL THE MOST SAFE?
Following the breakup of her marriage, Rachael retreats to the old beachhouse in Jenny’s Cove, where she once lived with her grandmother. It is the one place where she had always felt safe and loved. Devasted and lost, Rachael longs for the simplicity of her childhood.
But Jenny’s Cove has changed. From the moment of Rachael’s arrival, a man watches. He has already killed, and mercilessly will do so again. Soon Rachael becomes a target for a vicious predator whose own dark and twisted past forms a deadly bond between them.
And sets her on a collision course with a crazed killer.
One Reviewer Notes
“CHILL WATERS is a tightly written suspense by a supremely talented writer who brings her readers into intimate contact with a whirlwind story. Hovey’s sense of place is outstanding, her characters live and breathe (right next to you!) and the suspense/action is phenomenal. I’m hooked, and plan to purchase more books by this writer. Kudos, to Joan Hovey.” – Amazon Reviewer, 5 Stars
About The Author
In addition to her critically aclaimed novels, Joan Hall Hovey’s articles and short stories have appeared in such diverse publications as The Toronto Star, Atlantic Advocate, Seek, Home Life Magazine, Mystery Scene, The New Brunswick Reader, Fredericton Gleaner, New Freeman and Kings County Record. Her short story Dark Reunion was selected for the anthology investigating Women, Published by Simon & Pierre.
Ms. Hovey has held workshops and given talks at various schools and libraries in her area, including New Brunswick Community College, and taught a course in creative writing at the University of New Brunswick. For a number of years, she has been a tutor with Winghill School, a distance education school in Ottawa for aspiring writers.
She is a member of the Writer’s Federation of New Brunswick, past regional Vice-President of Crime Writers of Canada, Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime.
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From the book description I read I don’t immediately think “female Stephen King” at all. I think more of a crime mystery writer author type is more appropriate. Stephen King to me has always come across to me as a science fiction with a little horror thrown in kind of author. I guess what I am saying is I have read a lot of King and he doesn’t just do crime mysteries.
Comparing an author/book to Stephen King is the kiss of death! No one writes like King, except King himself. If I see this comparison on a book’s description, I automatically take a pass.