Legends aren't always built on myths. Sometimes they're created to hide dark secrets.

Stillwater is a sleepy, quiet place perfect for overcoming a case of writer's block. At least, that's what Jessica Brown hopes. The bestselling novelist's life has recently been turned upside down. If she's honest, she got out of New York City to heal her heart as much as to find her writing muse.

Tony Bradford is also looking for respite in the remote mountains of Vermont, though he came to Stillwater seeking adventure. Attending the town's annual Gargun Festival, a summer celebration of the legendary creature who lives in Stillwater Lake has been on his bucket list for years.

But while many people have a lighthearted view of the folklore in the area, some know the creature -- and town's -- true history. When people in the area start dying, Jessica and Tony, together with a documentary filmmaker and a group of teens, try to protect the rest of the town.
Occult horror fans looking for an edge-of-your-seat suspense minus most of the gore will find a perfect fit with Stillwater Lake. Readers of books by authors like Jennifer McMahon and Lisa Unger will enjoy this twisty-turning, supernatural survival story set in the remote wilderness.

What is real and what is folklore? Are monsters like Bigfoot still alive in the deepest areas of Vermont's Green Mountains, or just characters in stories told around the campfire? Folk legends come to life in this heart-rate-accelerating suspense thriller novel by J.P. Choquette.

"... one awesome thriller! Because it is so filled with suspense, you will be sitting on the edge of your seat and you will not want to put the book down!" ~ Reader review

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NOTE: Each novel in the "Monsters in the Green Mountains" series can be read as a standalone. What ties these books together is the setting and theme.

SERIES IN ORDER: Silence in the Woods Shadow in the Woods Under the Mountain The Pact, Stillwater Lake

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• Mystery, Thriller & SuspenseThrillersPsychological
• Mystery, Thriller & SuspenseSuspenseOccult
• Mystery, Thriller & SuspenseSuspenseHorror

• Publication Date: July 29, 2022
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• Print Length: 239 Pages
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