The Family Upstairs
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4.1 • 840 Ratings
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- £7.99
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'A twisty and engrossing story of betrayal and redemption.' IAN RANKIN
'Rich, dark and intricately twisted, this enthralling whodunnit mixes family saga with domestic noir to brilliantly chilling effect.' RUTH WARE
'Really good, gripping. I couldn't bear for it to finish... I don't want to move onto the next book too soon as it feels like a betrayal.' OLIVIA COLMAN
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FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF INVISIBLE GIRL
In a large house in London's fashionable Chelsea, a baby is awake in her cot. Well-fed and cared for, she is happily waiting for someone to pick her up.
In the kitchen lie three decomposing corpses. Close to them is a hastily scrawled note.
They've been dead for several days.
Who has been looking after the baby?
And where did they go?
Two entangled families.
A house with the darkest of secrets.
A compulsive thriller from Lisa Jewell.
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Readers are obsessed with The Family Upstairs:
'I read so many books in the crime/mystery genre that it becomes harder to find a book that stands out. This one succeeded!! Hooked from page one'
'I totally adored this book. All of Lisa Jewell's books are fabulous, but something about this one is extra special.'
'Absolutely absorbing ... thoroughly enjoyed it'
'Kept me captivated from the very beginning ... Definitely worth reading - as long you like reading into the night!'
'What a book. Clever would be an understatement. And those last pages left me with chills. The concept had me intrigued and the execution had me captivated. I COULD NOT PUT THIS BOOK DOWN!'
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'You don't read a Lisa Jewell book, you fall into it. It takes huge talent to establish a whole world in the turn of two pages.' ERIN KELLY
'I swear I didn't breathe the whole time I was reading it. Gripping, pacy, brilliantly twisty.' CLARE MACKINTOSH
'Creepy, intricate and utterly immersive: an excellent holiday read.' GUARDIAN
'I had an unrelentingly pleasurable and thrilling for-God's-sake-tell-me-what-happened sensation in my stomach for the entire read ... Stupendous!' RUTH JONES
'Absolutely brilliant. Great characterisation, a fascinating and dark set up and a great conclusion. She's always great but this is next level stuff.' SARAH PINBOROUGH
'Few writers of psychological suspense devise such swift, slippery plots; fewer still people their stories with characters so human and complex. Lisa's Jewell's The Family Upstairs glitters like a blade and cuts even deeper.' AJ FINN
'Whenever I pick up a Lisa Jewell novel I know I'm in for a compelling, immersive and unputdownable read and The Family Upstairs is one of her very best' CL TAYLOR
'I had hoped to save The Family Upstairs for my holiday, but failed miserably ... I was hooked from the first page' ALICE FEENEY
'Utterly compelling. Deliciously dark and twisty with characters who live on in your head. Lisa Jewell just keeps getting better and better.' JANE CORRY
'It's absolutely bloody brilliant and I can't tell you much I wish I'd written it.' TAMMY COHEN
'I loved The Family Upstairs!' SARAH JESSICA PARKER
#1 Bestseller in the UK, Sunday Times, August 2019
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APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Lisa Jewell’s 2017 thriller Then She Was Gone was startlingly addictive. The Family Upstairs strays further into the realms of psychological horror and sees Jewell masterfully ratchet up the tension from the first chapter. We meet our lead Libby on her 25th birthday as she inherits a large home in the heart of London’s well-heeled Chelsea. What should be a property happily-ever-after rapidly descends into a sinister tale of wealth-gone-bad, manipulation and abandonment. Told through three twisting narratives, we unravel the disturbing secrets that lead to the discovery of three bodies. Jewell’s complex storytelling glides from past to present so deftly that the anticipation becomes unbearable. Just what is this dream house hiding?
Customer Reviews
The family upstairs
Was slow to get into but that might have been because it was my first audiobook. Really enjoyed the story line. Would recommend!
Brilliant & different
Would highly recommend... completely addictive, imaginative story not following the usual boring predictable storylines. Loved the different readers with captivating voices. Not a bad word to say just sad it finished!
*The Secrets Between Them*
**4.5 Stars**
The psychological drama continues it starts with the recovery of bones in the river Thames. From reading book one we already know who they belong to. This story is predominantly told in the present from a few points of view. The detective in charge of the case Dci Samuel Owusu is trying to untangle the web that all points to the large house in Chelsea that in the past was home to a whole horror of things happening behind closed doors.
Henry is obsessed with a previous member of the house who disappeared and such is his obsession he virtually changes his appearance to look like him. He races off to Chicago on the hunt to find him. He tells no one and his sister Lucy gets wind of his whereabouts and a sense of dread envelops her so she decides to go to Chicago with her kids. Both Henry and Lucy have skeletons in their closets and there is one secret Lucy is hiding and someone out there witnesses this secret.
Back in the U.K. another woman with something in common with Lucy is trying to find her is she friend or foe?
There is so much more to say but I do not want to give anything away. Will this family ever keep their secrets and will they ever feel settled?
A very fitting sequel that kept me gripped…..