A Stranger on the Beach by Michele CampbellMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I've just finished reading "A Stranger on the Beach", my 119th read for the year. (I really need to get paid to read!)
Caroline, a 43 year old woman has a one night stand with Aidan, a dashing bartender, almost 15 years her junior. Aidan is smitten with Caroline, but for her, it was just a way to get back at her husband whom she is convinced is cheating on her. Throughout the book, Aidan's behaviour seems to become stalker-like, and escalate, but is everything really as it seems?
This book was quite an interesting read. Told from two perspectives, of Caroline and Aidan, this book offers two distinct perceptions of the events leading up to "The Storm", a night when everything seemed to go awry.
Who is telling the truth? Is it Caroline, who claims that Aidan is stalking her and tries repeatedly to hurt her? Or is it Aidan, who is in love with Caroline, and is simply trying to protect her?
Everything ties together in the second half of the book, which is set after the storm, when all the secrets and lies are gradually exposed.
It was a slightly slow start for me, but I'm glad I persevered with it, and Im looking forward to reading other books by the same author.
I definitely recommend this book if you're a fan of psychological thrillers!
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