Michele Campbell

Parade's "10 Books Written by Women We Can't Wait to Read in 2019" | She Reads' "Most Anticipated Thillers of Summer 2019" | Pure Wow's "The Best Beach Reads of Summer 2019" | CrimeReads' "The Most Anticipated Crime Books of Summer" From bestselling author Michele Campbell comes A Stranger on the Beach, an edge-of-your seat story of passion and intrigue that will keep you guessing until the very end. Caroline Stark’s beach house was supposed to be her crowning achievement: a lavish, expensive space to showcase what she thought was her perfect family. But after a very public fight with her husband, she realizes things may not be as perfect as they seem: her husband is lying to her, the money is disappearing, and there’s a stranger on the beach outside her house. As Caroline’s marriage and her carefully constructed lifestyle begin to collapse around her, she turns to Aidan, the stranger, for comfort...and revenge. After a brief and desperate fling that means nothing to Caroline and everything to him, Aidan’s infatuation with Caroline, her family, and her house becomes more and more destructive. But who is manipulating whom in this deadly game of obsession and control? Who will take the blame when someone ends up dead...and what is Caroline hiding?

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A Stranger on the Beach

Shan

The plot twist was beautiful, but I believe I have spoiled most thriller/crime books for myself by reading and watching way too much of it.

Juana 

Suspenseful, kept me guessing, really a great read.

Megan Leprich

Thank you so much to St. Martins Press and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. 

Holy moly Michele Campbell hit it out of the park again. This was an amazing suspense, thrills, leave you on the edge of your seat wondering what’s going to happen next book. 

Caroline and her husband Jason have just finished building their huge house overlooking the ocean, sent their daughter off to college, and are planning a huge housewarming party. Then Jason shows up with a woman that Caroline suspects is his mistress as he hasn’t been where he’s been telling her he is. When he refuses to talk and leaves for another “work trip” Caroline decides to go out to the bars where she meets Aiden. She has no idea that a one night stand with a stranger can change her whole life and Aiden has no idea what plans she has in store for him. 

I honestly don’t feel I can put into words how much I enjoyed this book. It had the perfect amount of suspense and mystery to it and I felt like I had it figured out pretty early on. I was way wrong. The twist at the end completely threw me for a loop that I wasn’t ready for. 

I loved all of the characters in this book and I especially loved how the author went back and forth between Caroline and Aiden. You’re assuming one thing the whole time and then you actually find out the truth in the end. I loved the storyline and plot leading up to the crazy ending and as true Michele Campbell style you also got to hear the story from the local detectives and police department working on the cases. It really adds more depth to the story and a whole new perspective.

Kathy

Great job Michele Campbell. If you like a good mystery and thriller add this to your reading list you will not be disappointed. Great job to the author. I though the stranger on the beach was a weird guy. You must read to see what happens. #michelecampbell. #greatread

From bestselling author Michele Campbell comes A Stranger on the Beach, an edge-of-your seat story of passion and intrigue that will keep you guessing until the very end. Caroline Stark’s beach house was supposed to be her crowning achievement: a lavish, expensive space to showcase what she thought was her perfect family. But after a very public fight with her husband, she realizes things may not be as perfect as they seem: her husband is lying to her, the money is disappearing, and there’s a stranger on the beach outside her house. As Caroline’s marriage and her carefully constructed lifestyle begin to collapse around her, she turns to Aidan, the stranger, for comfort...and revenge. After a brief and desperate fling that means nothing to Caroline and everything to him, Aidan’s infatuation with Caroline, her family, and her house becomes more and more destructive. But who is manipulating whom in this deadly game of obsession and control? Who will take the blame when someone ends up dead...and what is Caroline hiding?

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From the bestselling author of It's Always the Husband comes a novel about a love triangle that begins on a fateful night... 'Rides its rising tide of terror to a finale that blanched my knuckles. An exceptionally suspenseful thriller' A J Finn, Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author of The Woman in the Window There is a stranger outside Caroline's house. Her spectacular new beach house, built for hosting expensive parties and vacationing with the family she thought she'd have. But her husband is lying to her and everything in her life is upside down, so when the stranger, Aidan, shows up as a bartender at the same party where Caroline and her husband have a very public fight, it doesn't seem like anything out of the ordinary. As her marriage collapses around her and the lavish lifestyle she's built for herself starts to crumble, Caroline turns to Aidan for comfort...and revenge. After a brief and desperate fling that means nothing to Caroline and everything to him, Aidan's obsession with Caroline, her family, and her house grows more and more disturbing. And when Caroline's husband goes missing, her life descends into a nightmare that leaves her accused of her own husband's murder. A Stranger on the Beach is Strangers on a Train meets Fatal Attraction in Michele Campbell's edge-of your-seat story of passion and intrigue. Praise for A Stranger on the Beach: 'A Stranger on the Beach rides its rising tide of terror to a finale that blanched my knuckles. An exceptionally suspenseful thriller' A J Finn 'The latest release from bestseller Michele Campbell is darkly intriguing and speaks volumes about how keeping up appearances and burying secrets can lead to disastrous consequences.' Woman's Own 'After all the twists and turns, you'll want to start this book all over again, it's that good! The book to beat in 2020' Women's Weekly Fiction Monthly 'Gripping ... a genuinely suspenseful thrill ride. It's a whole lot of fun.' Heat 'This book had so many twists and turns. I LOVED it.' Kathy L, Netgalley reviewer 'This is an edge of your seat tale of obsession. It's compelling, absorbing, and gritty.' Lyndsie G, Netgalley reviewer

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