This was my first book from Tara Lyons. I wish I had read the previous 3 books in the series first, so as to know more about the characters and their backgrounds. I felt like an intruder!

The Stranger Within is a fast-paced, suspenseful and somehow dark thriller, dealing with the mental disorder known as Dissociative Identity Disorder or DID.

The story delves deep into the human mind and soul, showing us how the wounds, inflicted in our childhood, both mental and physical, can over a period of time, converge and become a raging monster ready to lash out at whoever or whatever it perceives harmful and evil.

Grace Murphy, who has a mental disorder, escapes from a hospital for the criminal, killing a security guard. Now she is on her way to right some wrongs and take some lives.
Would D.I. Hamilton and his team be able to stop her? Would she be able to stop herself before it is too late?

Thanks to Tara Lyons, Bloodhound Books and NetGalley for providing me with an advanced copy.

Absolutely fantastic, suspenseful psychological thriller that follows police officer Denis Hamilton in a case where he the must see shades of gray in his black and white outlook on life! This story has many twists as a woman who is arrested for murder has multi-personalities due to severe sexual abuse as a young teenager. We learn along with Hamilton, the amazing power of our brains, as a totally different personality is shown as an escape when life hits a period of turmoil.
DI Hamilton gets some insight into the suicide death of his own daughter recently, starting to understand that the woman who escaped from the hospital may actually be seeking someone to help her, to understand things that she can't herself! I could not put this book down after starting to read it! The author keeps the words flowing and characters three dimensional. I was able to learn more about psychology and the workings of the brain, in an exciting story that keeps you on the edge of your seat!
This is the fourth book in the DI Hamilton series, and I must go back to read a few I missed!
I received an ARC of this story from author Tara Lyons and Netgalley, who I thank for an incredible adventure, and I am able to put my thoughts into this review to assist other readers into grabbing this book!!

I feeel as if I've been waiting a lifetime for this book to come out. Was it worth the wait????? Too right it was, I loved it.

The story is based on Grace who has Multiple Personality Disorder which I found really interesting but also so sad at the same time. The author certainly did her research because at the beginning of the book I didn't know very much about the disorder but now I do.

We get the background to Grace and the reason why this disorder was triggered later in her life.

This is book 4 in the DI Hamilton Series It's always great to catch up with him and the team.

This is a pleasant, interesting and undemanding series in which the principal characters are well drawn and the crimes well thought out. In this book the theme is multiple personality disorder and the effect it has on those who suffer from it. I enjoyed the story but, unfortunately, it was let down by the disappointing number of grammar, vocabulary and spelling mistakes.

Tara you kept me up late last night as I couldn't put it down!!

As with the previous books this one is a fast paced and compelling read that had me hooked from the very first page. Tara's knowledge of London is excellent. The plot is gripping and well structured and the subject matter very well researched.

If you are looking for a Can't Put It Down, well written British crime thriller then look no further. I highly recommend this book and give it an easy 5 *****.

***This is book number four in the D.I. Hamilton series, it can be read as a standalone but I would recommend reading the previous books, especially book number one, In the Shadows, if you want the background to this story.

Another winner in this series. I love Hamilton, he is a great character.
I have a horrible feeling that this may be the last book, I hope not!
My thanks to Netgalley for this copy.