# The Stranger on the Stairs

**THE GRIPPING NEW NOVEL FROM RUTH MANCINI, THE _SUNDAY TIMES_ BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF _THE WOMAN ON THE LEDGE._**  
  
'**Brilliantly smart, unsettlingly human and impossible to put down**' Rob Rinder  
  
**'A propulsive, heart-thumping read'** Gill Perdue  
  
'**Kept me guessing (and biting my nails) throughout**' Anna Mazzola  
  
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You were only seven years old when you witnessed your mother's murder.  
  
Although you did not see her attacker clearly, you are pretty sure who it was.  
  
Thanks to you, he went to prison for twenty years.  
  
**Now he's out.**  
  
And you are no longer certain that the man you identified that terrifying evening really was the killer.  
  
But if it wasn't him, who was the stranger on the stairs?  
  
**And can he now be coming for you?**  
  
Inspired by a shocking real-life case, a gripping psychological thriller by a criminal defence lawyer who has seen it all.  
  
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**Praise for Ruth Mancini and _The Stranger on the Stairs_:**  
  
''It's **gripping and propulsive**, but also **moving** and quiet in all the right places. **Bravo!**' Sabine Durrant  
  
'Ruth Mancini is fast becoming **a master of the thriller genre**' Laura Pearson  
  
'Ruth Mancini writes thrillers with the **certainty of someone who's seen the law in action** and knows exactly how to unpick it. **Brilliantly smart, unsettlingly human and impossible to put down**' Rob Rinder  
  
'Ruth Mancini has done it again. **Smart, twisty and propulsive**' Harriet Tyce  
  
'Ruth Mancini is like a **British Jodi Picoult**' Jennie Godfrey  
  
'Only Ruth Mancini can deliver such **brilliant twists** that **keep you turning the pages**. Her **legal expertise shines through**, providing a sense of veracity and immediacy that is **uniquely addictive**.' Kelly Mullen

## Details

- **Price:** 29.43 GBP
- **Vendor:** Penguin Random House
- **Type:** Unknown Author

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