Robin Caroll is a bestselling
author of Christian suspense, and has been a favorite author of mine for some
time. Which makes this review very
difficult, because I’m still struggling to get into the book . . . and I’m
writing the review.
The premise is set around a
psychologist, Grayson Thibodeaux, who creates adventure games for businesses as
team-building exercises. In the middle of
one such game, his ex-wife, Anna Belle, dies from a severe allergic reaction,
even though her allergies were well-known and she had purchased a small arsenal
of Epi-pens to ward off such a possibility.
Grayson, being the
ex-husband, is naturally the chief suspect.
Especially since the divorce settlement was still being contested by
Anna Belle, who felt that Grayson was holding out on her in terms of
settlement.
While it’s an interesting
scenario, the book moves at an incredibly slow pace, shifts between past and
present times, and the number of red herrings being thrown at the reader
resemble a red tide. Combine that with
the fact that the on-again, off-again relationship between the two
investigating detectives receives as much attention as the investigation
itself, and it’s no surprise that this reader is still hopelessly confused.
3 stars for a book that
doesn’t quite live up to its potential
I received this book free of
charge in exchange for my open and honest review.
STRATAGEM
Robin Caroll
ISBN: 978-1-68322-730-4
Fiction / Christian / Suspense
317 pages
$14.99 U.S.
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