{"product_id":"the-stranger-on-the-stairs","title":"The Stranger On The Stairs","description":"\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.cs3388614{text-align:left;margin:0pt 0pt 10pt 0pt;line-height:1.15;text-indent:0pt} .cs95B300B{11pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Calibri;}\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\t\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eIn **The Stranger on the Stairs** by **Ruth Mancini**, a childhood identification becomes a ticking clock in a twisty **psychological thriller** that’s as emotionally sharp as it is relentlessly readable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eAt seven, you watched your mother die. You didn’t see the killer clearly, but you pointed to a man who went to prison for twenty years. Now he’s free, and adulthood has brought an unsettling possibility: what if you were wrong? As old memories are re-examined and new details surface, certainty unravels into fear—and the past starts to feel dangerously close.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eInspired by a real-life case and written with a criminal defence lawyer’s eye for detail, this is **crime fiction** that leans into doubt, trauma, and the slippery nature of truth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003ePerfect for readers who love **domestic suspense**, morally tangled mysteries, and page-turners that keep you questioning right to the final chapters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eStep inside and see what you remember.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dear Village","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52543118835988,"sku":"9781529968552","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/6460\/0596\/files\/9781529968552_1.jpg?v=1779682227","url":"https:\/\/dearvillage.com.au\/products\/the-stranger-on-the-stairs","provider":"Dear Village","version":"1.0","type":"link"}