The Stranger Within Me (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by Ruby Scott, 2026
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Paperback. A string of baffling murders has Detective Ashley Tate questioning everything she thought she knew about death itself. The victims-all predators who escaped justice-are found decomposing in their homes, having been dead for days. Yet security footage impossibly shows them alive and walking around after forensics prove they died. As the body count rises, Ashley's investigation leads to disturbing connections with her own secret lover, powerful crime boss Coco Matino, whose sudden behavioral changes raise questions Ashley never thought she'd have to ask. When evidence places Coco at a crime scene, Ashley's professional and personal worlds collide with devastating consequences. Meanwhile, journalist Jude Abrahams has been tracking these cases with uncanny accuracy, always first at crime scenes and publishing articles that praise the mysterious vigilante while criticizing police incompetence. But Jude harbors a dark secret connected to her traumatic experience in a genetics lab one year ago-a secret that could explain the impossible evidence.When Ashley finally confronts what she believes is the truth, she faces a revelation more terrifying than any crime she's investigated. In a city where nothing is as it seems and identity itself becomes a deadly weapon, Ashley must uncover who-or what-is hunting the guilty before she becomes the next target. Perfect for readers who love: Body SnatchingVigilante JusticeForbidden RomanceDetective/MysterySecret IdentityCorruptionLove TriangleIf you love steamy sapphic paranormal romance with dark twists and slow-burning tension, this genre-bending thriller delivers shapeshifters, secrets, and a love story that refuses to stay buried. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- The Stranger Within Me (Paperback)
- Author
- Ruby Scott
- Publisher
- Ruby Scott
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 13
- 9798233076176
- Series
- Book 1 of 2: Velvet Storm Series
A GRIPPING LESBIAN PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER OF SECRETS, LIES AND OBSESSION.
The victims are dead. The footage says otherwise.
A string of impossible murders is about to rewrite everything Detective Ashley Tate believes about life, death, and justice.
The 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.
As 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.
When 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.
Meanwhile, 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.
As 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.
This 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.
If you love:
lesbian psychological thriller
dark mystery and suspense
detective crime thrillers
forbidden sapphic romance
secret identity and deception
vigilante justice stories
twists you won't see coming
then this gripping lesbian thriller will keep you turning pages late into the night.
Perfect for readers of dark, character-driven thrillers where obsession, identity, and desire collide.
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