The Stranger Game by Peter Gadol
Paperback published by Harper Collins 5th September 2019
Rebecca’s on-again-off-again boyfriend Ezra has gone missing, but when she notifies the police they seem surprisingly unconcerned. They suspect he has been playing the “stranger game,” a viral hit in which players start following others in real-life, as they might otherwise do on social media. As the game spreads, however, the rules begin to change, play grows more intense, and disappearances are reported across the country.
Curious about this popular new obsession, and hoping that she might be able to track down Ezra, Rebecca tries the game for herself. She also meets Carey, a player willing to take the game further than she imagined possible. As her relationship with Carey and involvement in the game deepen, she begins to uncover an unsettling subculture that has infiltrated the world around her. In playing the stranger game, what may lead her closer to finding Ezra may lead her further and further from the life she once lived.
MY REVIEW
ARE YOU READY TO PLAY ?
The Stranger Game is extremely Clever, with an unstoppable reading unusual story line.
I absolutely loved reading this thriller. Who can stop reading after the first sentence. THE FIRST TIME I FOLLOWED ANYONE WAS ON A SUNDAY afternoon in late November.
I totally recommend this book The Stranger game is a compulsive and inventive thriller, exploring a culture in which virtual followers are in opposition with human connections.
A compulsive, inventive thriller for fans of The Girl Before, Little Deaths and The Book of Mirrors.
About author Peter Gadol
Peter Gadol is the author of seven novels including The Stranger Game, Silver Lake, Light at Dusk, and The Long Rain. His work has been translated for foreign editions and appeared in literary journals, including Story Quarterly, the Los Angeles Review of Books. Peter Gadol lives in Los Angeles, where he is Chair and Professor of the MFA Writing program at Otis College of Art and Design.
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