By Kelly Brdgewater
A High-Stakes Simulation
Adventure Leaves Grayson Thibodeaux the Prime Suspect. . .for Murder
Deep in the gritty underbelly of New Orleans, psychologist Grayson Thibodeaux loses everything when his wife leaves him to climb her company’s corporate ladder. He buries himself in his job of creating mind-bending adventure games for businesses as team-building explorations. When his ex-wife’s company hires Grayson’s to create an elaborate game, he doesn’t see how things can get worse. Until she dies during the course of the game he created…making him the prime suspect for murder.
Deep in the gritty underbelly of New Orleans, psychologist Grayson Thibodeaux loses everything when his wife leaves him to climb her company’s corporate ladder. He buries himself in his job of creating mind-bending adventure games for businesses as team-building explorations. When his ex-wife’s company hires Grayson’s to create an elaborate game, he doesn’t see how things can get worse. Until she dies during the course of the game he created…making him the prime suspect for murder.
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My Thoughts:
A romantic suspense or suspense novel for that matter should
have the characters running for their life and trying to solve the crime that
has occurred near the beginning of the novel. Robin Caroll's Stratagem is a hunt against the clock to
solve the murder that occurred in the first chapter to Grayson's wife, Anna
Belle. The murder happens, and then the rest of the novel is interview after
interview after interview. After completing the whole novel, I would have liked
to see the actual action leading up to the murder instead of hearing it second
hand from the characters. This novel would have been more enticing to me if it
was laid out like the movie from the eighties Clue. I see the guest arrive,
then we see the action leading up to the interview, then we end up with the
aftermath. It felt like I was getting everything second hand, and it didn't
satisfy my suspense loving mind. The ending with the layout of what happened
was the most interesting part of the novel. I enjoyed seeing who murdered Anna
Belle and why. No I didn't figure it out early enough. The person who I thought
did it, didn't do it. Overall, Stratagem
by Robin Caroll didn't hit out of the park for me. I wish I could have seen
the actual murder instead of learning the story from interview after interview.
I received a complimentary copy of Stratagem by Robin Caroll from Barbour Publishing, but the
opinions stated are all my own.
My Rating:
3.5 out of 5 stars
About the Author:
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"I love boxing. I love Hallmark movies. I love fishing.
I love scrapbooking. Nope, I've never fit into the boxes people have wanted to
put me in." ~Robin Caroll is definitely a contradiction, but one that
beckons you to get to know her better.
Born and raised in Louisiana, Robin is a southerner through and through. Her passion has always been to tell stories to entertain others. Robin's mother, bless her heart, is a genealogist who instilled in Robin the deep love of family and pride of heritage--two aspects Robin weaves into each of her 30 published novels.
When she isn't writing, Robin spends time with her husband of twenty+ years, her three beautiful daughters and two handsome grandsons, and their character-filled pets at home--in the South, where else?
She serves the writing community as Executive Director/Conference Director for ACFW.
Her books have finaled/placed in such contests as the Carol Award, Holt Medallion, RT Reviewer's Choice Award, Bookseller's Best, and Book of the Year.
On her faith, Robin says, "I love Jesus and will follow Him wherever He leads me."
An avid reader herself, Robin loves hearing from and chatting with other readers. Although her favorite genre to read is mystery/suspense, of course, she'll read just about any good story. Except historicals! To learn more about this author of deep South mysteries of suspense to inspire your heart, visit Robin's website at www.robincaroll.com. (Taken from Amazon.)
Born and raised in Louisiana, Robin is a southerner through and through. Her passion has always been to tell stories to entertain others. Robin's mother, bless her heart, is a genealogist who instilled in Robin the deep love of family and pride of heritage--two aspects Robin weaves into each of her 30 published novels.
When she isn't writing, Robin spends time with her husband of twenty+ years, her three beautiful daughters and two handsome grandsons, and their character-filled pets at home--in the South, where else?
She serves the writing community as Executive Director/Conference Director for ACFW.
Her books have finaled/placed in such contests as the Carol Award, Holt Medallion, RT Reviewer's Choice Award, Bookseller's Best, and Book of the Year.
On her faith, Robin says, "I love Jesus and will follow Him wherever He leads me."
An avid reader herself, Robin loves hearing from and chatting with other readers. Although her favorite genre to read is mystery/suspense, of course, she'll read just about any good story. Except historicals! To learn more about this author of deep South mysteries of suspense to inspire your heart, visit Robin's website at www.robincaroll.com. (Taken from Amazon.)
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