The Stranger
• Following ANZ sales of 11,000 copies across print and ebook of her first novel The Trap, standout debut author of 2016 Melanie Raabe is back with her chilling follow-up The Stranger • A pacey psychological thriller about the slippery nature of the truth that asks just how well we know those we love • Sarah’s missing husband is found alive after seven years—but the man who appears on her doorstep is a stranger, and he makes a threat. He knows everything about Sarah, and if she exposes him, she’ll lose all she holds dear: her house, her son, her whole beautiful life • Reviewers have compared Melanie Raabe to hugely successful international thriller writers including Paula Hawkins, Gillian Flynn and Tana French • Raabe’s work is inspired by Patricia Highsmith’s dark, morally ambiguous tales of psychological suspense • Melanie’s first novel was an international rights sensation at major book fairs in 2015. Film rights have been acquired by TriStar Pictures, a division of Sony • The Stranger is already a bestseller in Germany, having remained on Der Spiegel’s bestseller list for close to six months
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