Author: Amanda CassidyIreland | Crime & mystery | Thriller / suspensePublished on 9th July 2026 by Canelo (Canelo Crime) in the United Kingdom.Paperback / softback | 368 pages 129mm x 198mm x 25mm | 258g You're behind bars, framed for a crime you didn't commit.Midwife Ciara Duffy goes to sleep and wakes in the small hours to find her husband beside her stabbed through the heart. Soon she is arrested and charged with his murder.You get one chance to run.Ciara knows she is innocent. She has no one to rely on. Meanwhile, her young daughter is gravely ill. Ciara has to fight by any means necessary.Do you take it?The day comes when getting out might be possible. But Ciara's choices are bleak: hope justice prevails and she gets to her daughter in time. Or become a fugitive on the hunt for a killer.A compulsive thriller that grips and never lets go from the Irish Times bestseller. Perfect for fans of Andrea Mara, Catherine Ryan Howard and Lisa Jewell.Praise for Amanda Cassidy'Sublime storytelling' ANDREA MARA'Grips and won't let go' CATHERINE RYAN HOWARD'Will keep you hooked to the twisty last page' SAM BLAKE'Propulsive plotting, beautiful prose the perfect read' LIZZY BARBERWhat readers are saying about The Stranger Inside'A brilliant book with cliffhangers at every turn' Reader review'A fast-paced, gripping read full of uncertainty and suspense' Reader review'WOW this novel has left me stunned. My jaw is still on the floor! The perfect one-sitting read' Reader review'I couldn't read this quick enough! Action-packed and heart-racing. One of the best, most fast-paced books I have read in a while' Reader review'A must-read I was engrossed from start to finish. It had many jaw-dropping twists prepare to be on the edge of your seat until the very end as I was!' Reader review
