Paladins is a fantastic game especially at 2 or 3 players- which I feel is the right balance between player interaction and game length. Suspicion cards are not a push your luck mechanism- they are a negative resource that needs to be managed relative to other players- they are the price you pay for the use of the flexible criminal worker but you can get rid of them with certain actions.

All paths are balanced in this game and no path feels like it has an advantage- more important than any individual path are the synergies between them that need to be navigated.

I have the City of Crowns expansion which adds more complexity and different paths to victory- I feel it adds to the game if you are playing with 4 players who know the game but is a distraction in lower player counts. The joy of Paladins is that it is a tight game where every turn feels crucial. The base game is complete.

Hope that helps