Murder at Sunrise Lake

Written by Christine Feehan

Narrated by Alyssa Bresnahan

#1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan reaches new heights of passion and suspense in this thrilling novel that takes readers deep into the California backcountry, where a woman is tormented by visions of a killer.

It starts in her dreams. Hideous flashes from a nightmare only she can stop. Images of a murderer stalking the ones she cares about most…

Stella Harrison thought she got away from the traumas of her past. Running the Sunrise Lake resort high in the Sierra Nevada mountains has brought her peace, even though she doesn’t truly share her quiet life with anyone. Not even Sam, the hired handyman that notices everything and always seems to know exactly what she needs.

Stella doesn’t know anything about Sam’s past, but somehow over the last two years his slow, steady presence has slipped past her defenses. Still, she knows she can’t tell him about her recent premonitions. So far there’s been no murder. No body. No way to prove what’s about to happen without destroying the life she’s built for herself.

But a killer is out there. And Stella knows that this time she’ll do whatever it takes to stop him.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: Jun 29, 2021
• ISBN: 9781705000625

Christine Feehan

Christine Feehan is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, with over 90 published novels in seven different series: Dark Series, GhostWalker Series, Leopard Series, Drake Sisters Series, Sea Haven Series, Shadow Series, and Torpedo Ink Series. All seven of her series have hit the #1 spot on the New York Times bestseller list.

Reviews for Murder at Sunrise Lake

[Ann Gordon · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I will read this book again. REAL, REAL SOON Leroy

[Vicki Bliss · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A must read for mystical mystery lovers with a touch of romance!

[l1mk · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Very slow burn, this book could have been reduced by half, it was very long with not much romance. The girl friends all had very interesting backgrounds with deep dark secrets which was just touched upon, they would all make good books in their own right. Not sure about this one, the plot was good but it was just so slow. It really could have used a little more fast paced action and a bit more relationship development between the two main characters. I didn't really feel any chemistry between them.I put the book down many times to do other things and had to force myself to come back to it. There was nothing in this book that would make me want to pick it up in a year's time and snuggle in for a good re-read. Not one if my favourites. It was forgettable.

[Dorothy Epps · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Great listening. Full of suspense. I am glad that Sam was not the killer.

[ftbooklover · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Stella has had to live for years with the fact that her nightmares are what brought down her serial killer father, leading to her mother's suicide. In the quiet of the Eastern Sierras at her resort, the nightmares have returned, meaning someone close to her is a serial killer and is about to strike down a fisherman. Her unrequited attraction to Sam, her handyman has gone on for almost the entire two years that he has worked for her, but now that there is a serial killer in their midst, Stella has to trust someone. When Sam is almost killed, she tells him about her nightmares and together, they set out to trap a serial killer.

Highly anticipated thriller, Murder at Sunrise Lake, written by paranormal superstar, Christine Feehan should be so much better than it is. The premise of the story is interesting, but the execution leaves much to be desired. Too many characters come and go, whose story lines seem to go nowhere. The romance between Stella and Sam starts out as very believable since they have been dancing around each other for two years, but the heat between them seems lukewarm at best. While the regimented dreams leading up to the serial killings is an unusual take on this trope, however, it becomes little more than a plot device by the end of the story. Overall, Murder at Sunrise Lake is a big disappointment, leaving this reader feeling a very big let down. 2 1/2 stars

[kmartin802_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Christine Feehan has written a thriller but not totally abandoned her paranormal roots. Stella Harrison is building her life anew in the Sierra Nevada mountains as the owner of a resort when she starts having nightmares about a serial killer who is staging his murders to look like accidents.Unfortunately, this is not a new thing for Stella. When she was four, five and six she had the same kind of dreams showing that her father was a serial killer. Her mother denied it and forced Stella to go along with her. When he was caught, her mother committed suicide and threw Stella into the foster care system where a good placement gave her a new mother-figure and therapy. When she was fourteen or fifteen she began having nightmares of serial killings again. Only this time her foster mother believed her even when the police did not. When this killer was caught, Stella was glad to be able to go to college and run to the Sierras to build a new life. But now the nightmares are back...,She believes that no one knows about her past. She has formed a new group of friends who all want a new start in the beautiful Sierra Nevada mountains. She even has the beginnings of a romantic relationship with Sam Rossi who is her quiet, but extremely competent, handyman at the resort. Sam is also a man with a hidden past. In fact, all of her circle of friends have hidden pasts in addition to being extremely competent, wealthy, and physically attractive. From Raine who does some secret work for the government to Zehra who fled an arranged marriage in Azerbaijan, Vienna who is a surgical nurse and world class poker player to Harlow who is a Senator's daughter who has nothing to do with her father and Shabina who runs the Sunrise Café and is the daughter of a man who's called in to fight oil well fires all over the world. Along with Sam and her circle of friends, she determines to find and stop the serial killer who seems to be obsessed with her. I liked the way her nightmares gave her more and more clues about the crimes. I liked the way her relationship with Sam developed. I liked gradually learning more about Sam's secret past. I liked that most of the characters had dogs including Stella's Airedale Bailey. The story did have some problem for me. First of all, the story seemed bogged down by repetition and over-abundant description. The story would be moving along and then it would come to a dead halt by paragraph long descriptions of each of Stella's posse. Then it would get going again and stop for very detailed descriptions of the scenery and how much Stella loves the security of her new home. There would be descriptions and repetitions of the descriptions of some of the problems Stella had with the people who came to her resort. At least three times, she muses on how alcohol and water don't go together when she is thinking about the dangers around her.It was a readable and exciting story. I would have liked it a little better if the characters would have been more realistic. It seems like everyone in town was beautiful, brilliant, and rich - and had secret pasts.