Shadow Creek is a psychological suspense thriller by Joy Fielding, set around a weekend camping trip in the Adirondacks that turns from tense family getaway into a fight for survival. Valerie, her teenage daughter Brianne, her friends, and her soon-to-be ex-husband’s young fiancée find themselves in uncomfortable proximity, carrying jealousy, resentment, and unresolved family conflict into the woods. While the group argues, drifts apart, and ignores warning signs, reports of a brutal nearby murder begin to close in on them, turning the isolated campsite into a place where private tensions meet real danger. As a fast-paced thriller about fractured relationships, fear, and the risks of isolation, the novel builds its suspense through the contrast between ordinary family bitterness and the threat waiting just beyond the trees.
Author: Joy Fielding
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
Publication year: 2013
Number of pages: 367
Original language: English