A Stranger's Game

Title: A Stranger's Game

Author: Colleen Coble

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Genre: Suspense, Romance, Christian Fiction

Source: Library

My review:

Colleen Coble has been one of my favorite authors for romantic suspense for a long time. Her stories are gripping and unique.

A Stranger's Game is a stand alone novel. It had a bit of a slower start but enough to keep me engaged and moving forward. I enjoyed getting to know Torie, Joe, and Hailey. I especially loved Joe's job and his relationship with his daughter, Hailey.

Somewhere in the story I got a little lost. One character mentioned something about another character in a way that suggested we had already been introduced to the character. I did not recall that name and it was never mentioned again. I did not understand why it was there, but continued to read. 

I enjoyed the story but did not love it as much as I normally would have. I am not sure what the problem is, the writing was good, the story was good, I guess I was not following and connecting to it. 

★★★/5

Synopsis (from Goodreads): 

A gripping new stand-alone novel from USA TODAY bestselling romantic suspense author Colleen Coble.

A wealthy hotel heiress.

Torie Bergstrom hasn’t been back to Georgia since she was ten, but she’s happy to arrange a job for her best friend at one of the family properties on Jekyll Island.

A suspicious death.

When Torie learns that her best friend has drowned, she knows this is more than a tragic accident: Lisbeth was terrified of water and wouldn’t have gone swimming by choice.

A fight for the truth.

Torie goes to the hotel under an alias, trying to find answers. When she meets Joe Abbott and his daughter rescuing baby turtles, she finds a tentative ally.

But the more they dig, the more ties they find to Torie’s mother’s death twenty years before. Someone will risk anything—even more murder—to hide the truth.