When your best friend who can’t swim suddenly drowns, you know something isn’t right. That’s exactly what sends hotel heiress Torie Bergstrom back to Georgia’s Jekyll Island in Colleen Coble’s A Stranger’s Game.
Torie hasn’t been home since she was ten, but she’s the one who arranged her best friend Lisbeth’s job at one of the family’s properties. Now Lisbeth is dead, and Torie is convinced it wasn’t an accident.
To get answers, she checks into the hotel under an alias, only to discover that danger is lurking much closer than she imagined. Her quest for the truth leads her straight into the path of Joe Abbott and his young daughter, who she meets while helping rescue baby turtles on the beach. Joe has his own painful past, but he quickly becomes Torie’s ally as the two peel back layers of secrets that someone is desperate to keep buried.
With its moody island setting, family intrigue, and just the right amount of romance, A Stranger’s Game kept me engaged. Some of the twists are a little predictable, but it’s still an engaging ride. I’m giving it ⭐⭐⭐⭐—a suspenseful beach read with heart.
** Thanks to NetGalley and Thomas Nelson and Zondervan Fiction Audio for a comp of the audiobook. Opinions are my own.