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The Stranger on the Stairs
  • Published: 23 April 2026
  • ISBN: 9781529968569
  • Imprint: Cornerstone Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 400
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The Stranger on the Stairs

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Tr. Paperback
11 Aug 2026
EBook
23 Apr 2026
Hardback
23 May 2026
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The new jaw-dropping, twisty thriller from Sunday Times bestselling Ruth Mancini.

*PRE-ORDER NOW: THE GRIPPING NEW NOVEL FROM RUTH MANCINI, THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE WOMAN ON THE LEDGE *
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Praise for The Woman on the Ledge . . .
‘I’ve been yearning for something to give me Girl on the Train vibes. . . this is that book.’ Lisa Jewell
'I guarantee you’ll be absolutely hooked.' The Guardian
'Totally unpredictable. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough' Claire Douglas
'A thrill-ride of a novel - dark, riveting and twisty' Lucy Clarke
‘Razor-sharp plotting, great writing ... a pitch-perfect legal thriller’ Harriet Tyce
  • Published: 23 April 2026
  • ISBN: 9781529968569
  • Imprint: Cornerstone Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 400
Categories:

About the author

Ruth Mancini

Ruth Mancini was born in south-west London and started her career as a marketing executive for a publisher before undertaking a post-graduate diploma in law and retraining as a solicitor.

Ruth has spent the past twenty-five years in and out of courts and police stations, representing those accused of crimes. She still practises as a lawyer for a large criminal law firm with offices in London, conducting advocacy in the courts and defending people arrested at the police station.

She also reviews trial files across the firm and juggles her legal work with writing crime and psychological fiction.

She can be found on Twitter @RuthMancini1 and Facebook at www.facebook.com/ruth.mancini.author.

RM

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Praise for The Stranger on the Stairs

Brilliant. My favourite Ruth Mancini yet. A taut, haunting and thought-provoking story of fractured memories, complex relationships and coverups. Kept me guessing (and biting my nails) throughout.

Anna Mazzola

Wow! Everything you’d expect from the brilliant Ruth Mancini – a propulsive, heart-thumping read, complex characters you really care about, multiple layers of thought-provoking insights, taut plotting, and an absolutely nail-shredding finish. Fantastic! If Ruth Mancini’s writing it, I’m reading it!

Gill Perdue

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