The Stranger Within

by Tara Lyons

Torn away from his family life, DI Denis Hamilton is urgently called into a briefing in the early hours of his weekend off. He must unravel an investigation he thought had long closed.Putting his personal worries to one side, Hamilton and his team come up against a patient struggling with their mental health and hell-bent on revenge. Comparing the present day with memories of his tragic past, can Hamilton begin to understand the difficulties of mental illness in order to catch a murderer?Then, when a colleague's life is threatened, can Hamilton unlock the truth of the stranger within before it's too late?London’s murder investigations team returns in this fourth novel from the bestselling author of In The Shadows, No Safe Home and Deadly Friendship

224 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 13, 2022

About the author

Tara is a crime and psychological suspense author from London. Her debut novel, In the Shadows, was published in March 2016. Later that same year, Tara signed with Bloodhound Books and published three more books in the DI Hamilton series.

Tara then crossed over from series to standalone and has written two psychological suspense thrillers, The Paramedic’s Daughter and The Perfect Stranger.

She has also written a festive murder mystery novella, A Christmas Crime, and created and produced a charity anthology - Written in the Stars - in memory of her daughter, who passed away in 2020. The anthology is a unique collection of short stories from bestselling authors Angela Marsons, Rob Sinclair, Joy Ellis, Louise Beech, and many more. All net profits from the anthology are in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity and The Butterfly AVM Charity.

When she’s not writing, Tara keeps busy with her publishing career and her active family life.

Follow her writing journey via Instagram and TikTok: @Taralyonsauthor