It’s a great book that keeps me reading into the wee hours of the night, and Edisto Stranger is one of the best. I’ve enjoyed all the Callie Morgan stories and this one did not disappoint. My heart was almost as broken as Callie’s at the start of this tale over things that happened in book three, but her job called her back from the brink and gave her a new sense of purpose. As she plunged herself into solving this new death on her beloved Edisto Island, she kept me turning pages, unable to put the book down. You can almost smell the salt air and atmosphere of this place and the characters are compelling. From the heroine herself, to the young cop on her force, to the enigmatic FBI agent, to Brice and Jeb, you feel like you know these people and feel their pain, frustrations, insecurities and hopes. Then there is the supporting cast of colorful neighbors and townsfolk. The mystery has lots of twists and turns you won’t expect and others you’ll be shaking your head thinking, I should have seen that coming! A good man is dead and justice must be done, but the ending will leave you torn, injustices from long ago will make you sad, but Callie’s triumph will give you hope. I enjoyed the changing relationships that feel so real: with her young adult son home from his first semester in college, with Rayson and Thomas and even with Stan. I’m definitely looking forward to the next Callie Morgan/Edisto Island mystery.

Edisto Stranger is the 4th Edisto Island Mysteries by C. Hope Clark. I have read the 3 earlier books in the series and enjoyed them all.

Callie is grieving and has buried herself in a bottle of gin. And a body is found by her son Jeb and his friend Sprite who turns out to be a retired FBI investigator. The investigator was obsessed with finding a young girl who was kidnapped. He had an important lead to investigate on Edisto. Did he get to close to the truth?

A very interesting story revolving around the young people on Edisto for Spring Break. Could one of the young people on the island be the missing girl?

Callie has help from an FBI agent to solve the mystery. I enjoyed the story and the setting. The writing is excellent. Hopefully Callie gets some help for her drinking before the next book.

Great series!

C. Hope Clark has done it again!!!! She's written a really good mystery set in an enticing location. This is the second book I've read in the series, and it made me want to go back and read the others. Character development is one of Clark's strong suits, and I thought the changes in the relationship between Callie, the main character, and her son Jen were especially well handled. Returning characters were described so that they became both more realistic and more interesting. All that being said, I want to fond out more about them in future adventures. Some rather bizarre plot twists definitely keep the reader engaged and wanting to solve the mystery. Thanks to Bell Bridge Books and NetGalley for making the ARC available!

Loved this latest addition to the series. Great progression of the characters. There are references to past books and incidents that help put things in perspective, but this can be read as a stand alone. Of course, once you do, you will want to go back to read the previous three books. All have lots of heart, excitement and suspense. Eagerly awaiting #5.

Callie Morgan has more than her share of tragedy, not to mention the head of the town council looking for any reason to sack her so when her son finds a body in the water Callie knows she needs this case. And needs to solve it before she is out of a job.

This is the fourth book in The Edisto Island Mysteries and while you can read this as a stand alone, I would look out for the others also.

Callie is flawed in the most human of ways, and find ways to deal with their pain and anger in a bottle of Gin. It's not like she's falling down drunk, but her son and her co-workers know. But now she has to find a way to crack this case without a crutch.

I personally like the Edisto books because my family has had homes there for generations. My Mother was born in Walterboro and lived between there and Charleston. So I feel a deep sense of home and familiarity with this place and these people. I actually called her and asked about Edisto not having an ME and she said Oh no, we're too small for that, you have to go to Walterboro.

This book actually has two crimes, an old cold case kidnapping of a two year old and the murder of the retired FBI agent who wouldn't let that case go.

Give it a read and let me know what you think! Today is Release Day!!