A Stranger's Game

By Colleen Coble

Book Overview

In this gripping standalone novel from USA TODAY bestselling romantic suspense author Colleen Coble, a wealthy hotel heiress goes to Jekyll Island certain her friend's death wasn't an accident--and gets more than she bargained for when the killer begins to play mind games with her.

Even though Torie Bergstrom hasn't been back to Georgia since she was ten, she was happy to arrange a job for her best friend at one of the family properties on Jekyll Island. But when Torie learns that Lisbeth has drowned, she knows it is more than a tragic accident: Lisbeth was terrified of water and wouldn't have gone swimming by choice.

Torie goes to the hotel under an alias, desperate to find answers. When she meets Joe Abbott and his daughter while they are rescuing baby sea turtles, she can only hope they are as trustworthy as they seem. And when someone begins to play mind games with her, proving they know her real identity, Torie couldn't be more grateful to have an ally.

The more Torie and Joe dig, the more elusive the truth seems. But one thing is clear: someone will risk anything--even another murder--to keep their secrets buried.

A Stranger's Game will keep you guessing until the very end with its complex puzzle, threats from both the past and the present, clean romance, and fascinating glimpses into the sea life around Jekyll Island. Discussion questions for book clubs are also included.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0785228578
• ISBN13: 9780785228578
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Full of drama

This seemed like a pretty typical Christian romance thriller. You have Torie arriving on Jekyll Island to see if she can solve the mystery of her friend's death. Cue the romantic interest right away over a rescue of baby turtles (which was cute) by a sweet kid and her handsome father who works in the navy to train sea lions as sort of special ops and detect bad guys. That was kind of entertaining, especially with Simon (really smart sea lion!). It was a wild story that I mostly enjoyed though parts felt kind of stiff and the big showdown was not what I expected from the clues and creepy things that had happened to Torie. Plus at odd moments, the characters would quote scriptures or doing a bit of preaching. But as you know with this type of story, the main character will find true love and a way to be together for happy ever after after the bad guys are foiled. So it was an okay book and I will say that the narrator did a good job in relating the characters and story.

Romantic Suspense

This is a Romantic Suspense. I feel this book is a great mix of Suspense/Mystery and Romance. The beginning of this book took me a little bit to get into the story, and it also took a little bit to figure out what was going on. Once, I was into the story I really was pulled into it. There was a lot going on, but I feel it was done so well. I love the characters in this book, and I also loved all the animals in this book. The plot/storyline was so great in this book as well. This book will keep you guessing and wanting to find out what is going on. I received an ARC of this book. This review is my own honest opinion about the book like all my reviews are.