The Stranger on the Stairs

<p><b>THE GRIPPING NEW NOVEL FROM RUTH MANCINI, THE <i>SUNDAY TIMES</i> BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF <i>THE WOMAN ON THE LEDGE.</i></b></p><p>'<b>Lisa Jewell</b> meets the <b>Secret Barrister</b>' Imran Mahmood</p><p>'<b>Brilliantly smart, unsettlingly human and impossible to put down</b>' Rob Rinder</p><p><b>'A propulsive, heart-thumping read'</b> Gill Perdue</p><p><b>'A cleverly crafted chilling psychological thriller' </b>Louise Minchin</p><p>___________</p><p>You were only seven years old when you witnessed your mother's murder.</p><p>Although you did not see her attacker clearly, you are pretty sure who it was.</p><p>Thanks to you, he went to prison for twenty years.</p><p><b>Now he's out.</b></p><p>And you are no longer certain that the man you identified that terrifying evening really was the killer.</p><p>But if it wasn’t him, who was the stranger on the stairs?</p><p><b>And can he now be coming for you?</b></p><p>Inspired by a shocking real-life case, a gripping psychological thriller by a criminal defence lawyer who has seen it all.</p><p>___________</p><p><u><b>Praise for Ruth Mancini and <i>The Stranger on the Stairs</i>:</b></u></p><p>'I <b>absolutely raced through this compulsive page-turner </b>... <b>Well drawn characters</b> - proper plot and <b>great writing</b>. What more could you want?' Imran Mahmood</p><p>‘It’s <b>gripping and propulsive</b>, but also <b>moving</b> and quiet in all the right places. <b>Bravo!</b>' Sabine Durrant</p><p>'<b>Kept me guessing (and biting my nails) throughout</b>' Anna Mazzola</p><p>‘Ruth Mancini is fast becoming <b>a master of the thriller genre</b>' Laura Pearson</p><p>'Ruth Mancini writes thrillers with the <b>certainty of someone who’s seen the law in action </b>and knows exactly how to unpick it. <b>Brilliantly smart, unsettlingly human and impossible to put down</b>' Rob Rinder</p><p>'Ruth Mancini is like a <b>British Jodi Picoult</b>' Jennie Godfrey</p><p>'Only Ruth Mancini can deliver such <b>brilliant twists</b> that <b>keep you turning the pages</b>. Her <b>legal expertise shines through</b>, providing a sense of veracity and immediacy that is <b>uniquely addictive</b>.’ Kelly Mullen</p><p>'<b>Exciting</b> and <b>addictive</b>' 5-star reader review</p><p>'I WAS <b>HOOKED!</b>' 5-star reader review</p><p>‘A <b>super-readable, brilliantly clever</b> domestic thriller’ <i>Fabulous Magazine</i></p><p>'A <b>fantastic </b>story that had me <b>gripped from the start</b>' 5-star reader review</p>