The Stranger Inside - A compulsive and gripping crime thriller from the Irish Times bestselling author of The Perfect Place

Ciara Duffy is behind bars, framed for her husband's murder. She gets one chance to run - and takes it. A breathless prison break thriller from the Irish Times bestseller.

About the author

Amanda Cassidy is a freelance journalist, commissioning editor, former Sky News reporter, and an Irish Times bestselling author. She has been shortlisted for the Irish Journalist of the Year Awards, the Headline Media writing awards and more recently has been shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger for her debut novel, Breaking. She’s a frequent contributor to national radio, print and television and holds a BA in French and Italian from Trinity College Dublin. When she’s not on a plane, you’ll find her in her cottage in Dublin where she lives with her family. Amanda can be found @amandacasssidy on X (Twitter).

Summary

Ciara Duffy is behind bars, framed for her husband’s murder. She gets one chance to run — and takes it. A breathless prison break thriller from the Irish Times bestseller.

Product details

• Authors: Amanda Cassidy
• Publisher: Pan macmillan Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 09.07.2026
• EAN: 9781835982853
• ISBN: 978-1-83598-285-3
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION / Women, FICTION / Crime, Crime & mystery, FICTION / Family Life / General, FICTION / Thrillers / Crime, Thriller / suspense fiction, Thriller / suspense, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Crime and mystery: women sleuths / detectives