{"product_id":"the-stranger-within-me-ruby-scott-9798233076176","title":"The Stranger Within Me","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA GRIPPING LESBIAN PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER OF SECRETS, LIES AND OBSESSION.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe victims are dead. The footage says otherwise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA string of impossible murders is about to rewrite everything Detective Ashley Tate believes about life, death, and justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe victims are predators who escaped punishment. Each one is found decomposing in their homes, dead for days. Yet security footage shows them walking, talking, and living after their confirmed time of death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the body count rises, Ashley is pulled into a case that defies logic and threatens her sanity. The deeper she digs, the more the evidence points somewhere she cannot afford to look, her secret lover, powerful crime boss Coco Matino.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Coco's behaviour shifts and her presence is linked to a crime scene, Ashley's professional duty collides with her personal life in ways that could destroy them both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, journalist Jude Abrahams is always one step ahead. First at every crime scene. Publishing articles that praise the killer and expose police failures. But Jude is hiding something, a secret rooted in a traumatic genetics experiment that may explain the impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs identities blur and the truth fractures, Ashley is forced to confront a reality more dangerous than any killer. In a city where nothing is what it seems, the line between hunter and hunted disappears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis dark lesbian thriller blends psychological suspense, mystery, and a slow burn sapphic romance with dangerous stakes. Expect shocking twists, impossible crimes, and a killer who should not exist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you love: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003elesbian psychological thriller\u003cbr\u003edark mystery and suspense\u003cbr\u003edetective crime thrillers\u003cbr\u003eforbidden sapphic romance\u003cbr\u003esecret identity and deception\u003cbr\u003evigilante justice stories\u003cbr\u003etwists you won't see coming\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethen this gripping lesbian thriller will keep you turning pages late into the night.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of dark, character-driven thrillers where obsession, identity, and desire collide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ruby Scott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798233076176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ruby Scott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.57d","brand":"Ruby Scott","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49001122267391,"sku":"9798233076176","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-stranger-within-me-ruby-scott-9798233076176","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}