Still Water

A gripping psychological thriller with a shocking twist

By: Shelby Shaw

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

She trusted her instincts—until suspicion turned every quiet moment into a threat.

I watch them every day at the pool.

Tiffanie in her designer swimsuit.
The Donahue girls endlessly scrolling.
Steve, counting out his fifty perfect laps.

They don’t notice me watching.
They don’t know I’m cataloging their routines, their habits, their secrets—every carefully constructed version of who they pretend to be.

My husband flies international routes: Singapore, London, Dubai. He’s gone more than he’s home. And when he is home, he’s already somewhere else.

At first, it’s small things.
A chair moved.
A locker left open.

Then bigger ones.

Someone’s been in my house. Someone has touched my things.

Everyone says I’m imagining it.
My mother-in-law suggests therapy.
The police find nothing wrong.
My husband says stress can do strange things to the mind.

Then I meet Hilton.

She believes me when no one else does. She listens. She understands. She becomes the friend I didn’t realize I was desperate for.

She’s perfect.

Too perfect.

Because still water runs deep.

And I’m about to discover what’s been lurking just beneath the surface.

Tropes:

• Unreliable Narrator
• Suburban Suspense
• Gaslighting & Self-Doubt
• Hidden Threats
• Secrets Beneath the Surface
• Too-Perfect Friendship
• Paranoia vs. Reality
• Someone Is Watching
• Psychological Manipulation
• Still Water Runs Deep

Still Water explores suspicion, manipulation, and the quiet terror of not being believed. With mounting tension, unreliable perceptions, and carefully layered twists, it builds to an ending that lingers long after the final page.

I loved it!

I am really enjoying your books, good stories. Keep them coming. I like the storyline and characters.

Good Concept but fell short

I have to start by saying I am not a fan of virtual voice. The influx is wrong, the emotion is lost, and the pronunciation of words vary. That being said, the premise of this story was good, however chapters often felt repetitive and the ending felt rushed and incomplete.

HORRIBLE NARRATION

I absolutely HATE the AI narration. Seriously, is Audible unable to afford to hire actual PEOPLE to read these books?? I'm very disappointed.