Under Your Skin

The gripping thriller for 2026 with a twist you won't see coming, from the acclaimed author of Lie With Me and Dead Heat

By: Sabine Durrant

Narrated by: Tracy-Ann Oberman

A gripping psychological thriller from the bestselling author of Lie With Me and Dead Heat.

It's true what they say: one moment can change your life completely.
I found a woman's body on the common.
I touched her; that was all.
But now the police won't leave me alone.
Because all the evidence is leading to me.
And I don't know who I can trust...

Gaby Mortimer thought she had a perfect life: a high-powered job, loving husband, beautiful daughter. But then early one morning she discovers the body of a murdered woman - a woman who looks like her, and seems to be wearing her clothes...

'Will keep you gripped and guessing till the very end' Grazia©2013 TPC & G Limited

Critic reviews

Will keep you gripped and guessing till the very end. Is it - dare we say - the new Gone Girl?

An emotionally tense sprint of a read...I was left breathless at the end (Penny Hancock, author of Tideline)

Twisty and unputdownable

Packed with suspense from the offset... guaranteed to keep you guessing right until the very end

More twists than a rollercoaster

A twisty, clever murder story, peppered with suspicious characters and topped with a satisfyingly unexpected ending. (Alex Marwood, author of The Wicked Girls)

This has all the authority of the best novels by Nicci French

Pacy, clever and gripping

Delectably twisted

Twists and turns through a beautifully controlled plot, hiding nothing yet constantly springing surprises

Stunning

Sabine Durrant writes beautifully and with such a light touch that the twists were truly shocking (Jane Casey, author of The Missing)

Reminiscent of Nicci French and Rosamund Lupton, Sabine Durrant's UNDER YOUR SKIN is utterly gripping. I devoured it in one weekend, ignoring the phone, the door, even my husband and kids (Hannah Richell, author of Secrets of the Tides)

I was hooked from the gruesome discovery to the last page with its unpredictable but brilliantly satisfying conclusion... I don't often say this about a book, but I thought it was perfect in every way.

UNDER YOUR SKIN rapidly unravels into a maelstrom of tension and paranoia, as Durrant draws a disturbing picture of how easy it is for even the most perfect life to implode... if the mark of a good thriller is the compulsion to reread it immediately on finishing, to see if the clues can be spotted second time round, then UNDER YOUR SKIN has it, in spades

An emotionally tense sprint of a read...I was left breathless at the end

Durrant's fluid, easy style and deliciously detailed characterisations keep you glued to the page. A twisty, clever murder story, peppered with suspicious characters and topped with a satisfyingly unexpected ending.

Sabine Durrant writes beautifully and with such a light touch that the twists were truly shocking

I was hooked from the gruesome discovery to the last page with its unpredictable but brilliantly satisfying conclusion... I don't often say this about a book, but I thought it was perfect in every way.

Hang in there!

Don't be put off by the detached voice of the narrator, cold like that of a news reader. Hang in there, and you'll be in for a big surprise. The voice will warm up, the pace of the events increase, and you will suddenly reach a surprising finale. I did not see it coming and that's what I expect from a good thriller. Very satisfactory listening.

IT BUILDS & BUILDS & GETS BETTER & BETTER !!

What does Tracy-Ann Oberman bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

At first I wasn't sure I could listen to hours of her sort of gushy semi whispered fast speech, but it grows and grows on you until she seamlessly becomes the character and protagonist, Gaby Mortimer. By the end of the book, I could not imagine it being narrated successfully by anyone else.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I purchased this book about six months ago, and like most audiobooks I buy, I did not re-read the summary to remind myself why I purchased it. The main character, Gaby, spent a lot of time in the early ⅓ of the book doing a lot of navel gazing about herself, her career as a TV daytime host, and her love life with her husband. One day, while out running she finds the body of a murdered young woman on the common and from here the story starts to build and become really interesting. By the time I was half way through the book, I found it hard to put down, not having any idea where it was heading.

Any additional comments?

This is a first class mystery suspense story which is extremely well written; the prose, intelligent and descriptive. The main characters are very well fleshed out and totally believable. This book is so much more that just a murder mystery; it explores the relationship between a husband and wife and how it changes over time and many other themes are explored as well; friendship, loyalty and the meaning of life. I thoroughly recommend this book to those you enjoy well written prose and multilayered themes.