This was absolutely a 5 star read from Michele Campbell. I simply couldn't put this book down. This is my 2nd Michele Campbell book and I love her writing style. I have to go back and read Its always the Husband - I have it sitting in my TBR pile! I loved the characters in this book and the storyline as well as the setting. Be sure to read this book - it is soooo good!

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

The first half of the book is obviously testimony from two different people of the same events told in successive chapters. This was confusing and boring, but I guess it set the scene for the second half. I think it would have helped to have chapter titles of the person speaking.

The first half of the book was filled with lies, secrets and what appeared to be the very stupid actions of our main female character.

The second half, which was written in the 3rd person and told in a more straightforward manner, had a total change of character in nearly all the characters. This change in characters was not so much confusing as it was annoying and mentally derailing. I like to see character development, not character displacement.

The only reason I finished the book was that it had so many 4 and 5 star ratings along with rave reviews. I wanted to find out what all the hoop-la was about. However, now that I’ve finished, I don’t plan to read others by this author.

I received this Advance Reader’s Copy from NetGalley and the publisher, St. Martin's Press, in exchange for an honest review. I’m sorry I couldn’t give a better review.

I received an ARC from NetGalley and immediately dove in. This book devoured me and I read it every chance I got. I spent 95% of the book convinced I had everything figured out only to be completely wrong. I love when books completely change directions and give me something unexpected!

Ok. So. I was not prepared for this book. I was not prepared to turn pages all hours to figure it out, and still get it wrong! What a great twisty turny novel!
Just when I start hating Aiden the "stalker" that Caroline has a one night fling with, I quickly pivot and start hating the husband more. Then I start hating Caroline but I'm still not sure why...until it allll clicks! Told from several points of view, this very absorbing thriller is highly recommended. Thank you NetGalley and Michele Campbell for the ARC. It did not disappoint!

This was an amazing book! I was mesmerized by this storyline and could not put it down. There were so many twists and turns. I did not see the ending coming. I loved reading the different outlooks of the characters!

This book had more twists and turns then I would have imagined! Holy Toledo. After reading this one, I had to stop and think on the plot for a few moments. You know, when you have wrapped up a book and then it has you wondering “What just happened”? Well Ms. Caroline, I tell you what......didn’t expect that at ALL.

Cheating, plotting, lying, manipulation. All wrapped up in between the cover of this book. I am not giving away any details, other then you need to read it. And, think twice before you cheat folks! LOL.

This was a great page turner. I was amazed yet again by this author and her style of writing. Thank you for the chance to read this book. I give it 4.5/5 stars. I have left my review on good reads.

Thank you to the publisher, author and Netgalley for the advance copy.

A Stranger on the Beach starts out full of suspense. We are introduced to the main characters Caroline and Aiden. Caroline is going through a rough time in her marriage with her husband Jason and Aiden seems to have been at the right place at the right time. They have a very brief affair but someone can't let go of their feelings. Mysterious things start to happen between this "relationship" but you have no clue who to believe since this book is told from a dual point of views. You get inside the head of both Caroline and Aiden.

Who is lying? Who is telling the truth? Who murdered someone?

During the course of reading, the story line slowed down a bit for me but I was intrigued enough to continue flipping the pages. I need to find out what actually happened and who was telling the truth.

I will admit I saw the twist coming before it was revealed. However, I know many won't and their jaws will be on the floor.

As a huge thriller reader, Stranger on the Beach was a solid thriller that will many will love. I enjoyed it and think it will be the perfect beach read this summer.

A beautiful beach home owned by weekenders sits on the lands of Aiden's families old property. On the beach is a stranger staring at the house when Caroline sees him she instantly knows he's trouble.

Who do you believe? Wonderfully twisted tail of a rich weekender and a trouble man. I was convinced I knew what as going on. A well laid story that had me convinced I knew these character and knew who the murder was. , I was wrong! A cleaver and twisted story that had me stay up late to figure out what was happening!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for my copy for review.

"I have never lied to you. I have always told you some version of the truth." (Jack Nicholson)

Michele Campbell packs a wallop of lies, deceits, untruths, and fractured distortions into a wicker picnic basket ready for unpacking at the seashore. All the condiments come in varying sizes and strengths. Some are gonna be whoppers.

Caroline Stark has it all. She stares out of the cathedral window of her newly built lavish beach house. With her background in interior design, this abode has quite the plush furnishings and fixtures. She and her husband, Jason, an investment banker, have locked down the ultimate getaway.

Her eye is drawn to a young, handsome man standing on the public beach gazing up at the house. He's still there when she comes back from her run. He introduces himself as Aidan Callahan who tends bar at the Red Anchor along the beachside. Caroline excuses herself to go inside to finish last minute details for her housewarming party that night. Aidan makes her feel a bit unsettled and excited at the same time.

That evening as the party is in full swing, Caroline receives a phone call from Jason saying that he's tied up at work and can't attend. Furious, Caroline gives him an ultimatum. Within an hour, Jason shows up at the beach house and he's not alone. To the horror of the attendees, there's a strange woman in a short skirt and spikey boots with him. Bad news travels like lightning and it's scorched the ground near the driveway. Caroline throws Jason out. Looks like she'll be ordering champagne for one from now on.

The following night, Caroline heads to the Red Anchor to drown her sorrows and meets up with a certain bartender with sand in his shoes. What will transpire from here on out will make your head spin like a Cuisinart on high speed. Campbell knows how to shift gears like a pro. The storyline will revert through the eyes of both Caroline's take and Aidan's take. As readers, we'll be sorting through sand dunes covered in lies and misgivings. It it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it may just be a platypus instead. Nothing, but nothing is written in concrete in this one.

Convoluted characters, intricate hanging threads, and a switcheroo of settings makes A Stranger on the Beach an excellent choice for a summer read. Throw in a vicious hurricane inside this one and we have all the fixings of a sizzlin' read.

I received a copy of this book through NetGalley for an honest review. My thanks to St. Martin's Press and to Michele Campbell for the opportunity.

This was both an entertaining and a frustrating read. It's hard to stick with a book when the main characters are unlikeable, untrustworthy, and most likely lying to your face. The story is told from multiple points of view and the unreliable narrators scramble your understanding of events. As a reader you pick your villain, your nutcase and your victims in one scene only to be forced to change your place holders in the next. Talk about a rollercoaster psychological ride. Kudos to the author for thoroughly messing with my head. The twists and turns are dramatic enough that when the big reveal happens and the reader pulls themselves off the ground, the ending is anticlimactic by comparison.

If you love a twisty thriller with twisted main characters this might be a great read for you.

ARC received with thanks from publisher via NetGalley for review.

Excellent thriller that left me second-guessing who the psychopath was and what was around the next corner in the twisted lives of the main characters. It was a page-turner from beginning to end and the last line made actually gasp out loud. SO GOOD!!!

Michele Campbell has a genuine skill of writing in multiple POV and this one, involving such varied perspectives of love, lust, greed, charm, danger, and protection, is outstanding!!! Destined to be a on the best seller list this summer!!!

I was hooked on this book on page 1. I’m not kidding. I read it and thought to my self, oh man, I have no idea where this is going. This book was definitely my kind of thriller. It kept me guessing the whole time, twisting and turning and making me question myself and what I had read. I couldn’t figure out who was lying, or if no one was lying, or who was delusional or who was not. Michele Campbell did a great job of sucking me in as a reader, and making me become so involved in the story that the characters even started to distract me. I loved it, and now want to go try out all of her other books.

There are two sides to every story and the truth lies somewhere in between. You think you know the story in this he said/she said but it takes a turn for the unexpected.

I enjoyed the story and I thought I knew what was going on. It keeps you guessing till the end.

Gotta admit, I had the hardest time putting this book down. Told in the alternating voices of Caroline and Aidan, I was never sure who the reliable voice was, and I honestly didn’t know until the very end. What a ride! This was a thriller in the best sense of the word and I loved every minute of it.

The writing was stellar, the story was psychological thriller through and through and the characters were delightfully confusing, I was never sure which one to like or whether I should hate both of them. It was simply fabulous.

I recommend this book to lovers of suspense, well written characters you will love to hate and a page turner at its best. I so enjoyed this one.

Michele Campbell takes alternating and unreliable narration to the hilt in this domestic psychological suspense/thriller set in Manhattan and the Hamptons. Who to believe? Caroline who says she is being stalked, or Aidan, who says Caroline is playing criminal head games. Chances are you won't guess the ending of this twisty, turn-y wild ride until the very end.

1.5 stars rounded down.

This book was a hot mess...If I had realized that "A Stranger on the Beach" was by the same author who wrote "It's Always the Husband", which I read several years ago and disliked, I would not have requested it. Unfortunately, I did not make that connection and thus forced myself to finish this one like I did her previous book.

I was expecting so much more from this book based on the high number of positive reviews I've seen, but was greatly let down. The writing was lackluster, the characters had no redeeming qualities, and and the dual POV's were confusing and disjointed. I was hoping for some unique twist at the end to at least wrap things up in an interesting way, but the resolution was predictable and unsatisfying. Overall a disappointment and a waste of time.

This book provides the reader with two very different points of views of the two main characters. At first it felt like the story was dragging and it seemed a little far fetched but I wanted to know the ending so I kept going and was glad I did. It was not the ending I was anticipating, which made it worth the read! Makes for a great beach read!

A Stranger on the Beach was quite the page turner! It started off a little slow, but then really grabbed my attentiona dn didn't let go until the end. Recommended!

A stranger on the beach is the quintessential summer read. It is the type of book you want to curl up with when the thunder is booming and the winds are blowing. The atmosphere painted in this book is so mesmerizing and the thrilling aspects of this book pair so perfectly well. This book kept me awake well into the night and I am so glad it did! I am so impressed by the writing not to mention the background of the author. You never see the twists and turns coming in this one.