Lisa Jewell Books

The brand new thriller from Lisa Jewell It's nearly midnight and you're home alone with only your baby grandson for company. Your daughter and her boyfriend have gone out to a party; the first time they've been out since their son was born. And now you are waiting for them to come home. But they don't. The next morning, frantic, you ring your daughter's friends, and you're told that she was last seen heading to a party in an isolated village known as Dark Place ... An unsolved mystery, family secrets, a boarding school for difficult teenagers, and an unidentified body - watch out for the brand new Lisa Jewell hardcover in July 2021!

London, 1920. Arlette works in Liberty by day, and by night is caughty up in a glamorous whirl of parties, clubs, cocktails and jazz. But when tragedy strikes she flees the city, never to return.Over half a century later, in the grungy mid-'90s, her graddaughter Betty arrives in London.She can't wait to begin her new life. But before she can do so, she must find the mysterious woman named in her grandmother's will.What she doesn't know is that her search will uncover the heartbreaking secret that changed her grandmother's life, and might also change hers for ever...

Celebrating her 45th birthday at her local pub, podcaster Alix Summers crosses paths with an unassuming woman called Josie Fair. Josie is also celebrating her 45th birthday. They are, in fact birthday twins. A few days later, Alix and Josie bump into each other again, this time outside Alix's children's school. Josie has been listening to Alix's podcasts and thinks she might be an interesting subject for Alix's series. She is, she tells Alix, on the cusp of great changes in her life. Alix agrees to a trial interview. Josie's life appears to be strange and complicated, and although Alix finds her unsettling, she can't quite resist the temptation to keep digging. Slowly Alix starts to realise that Josie has been hiding some very dark secrets, and before she knows it Josie has inveigled her way into Alix's life - and into her home. Soon she begins to wonder who is Josie Fair? And what has she done?[Bokinfo]

A gripping novel of psychological suspense unfolds as a young bride, a lonely single mother, and a man with amnesia converge on a desolate English beach. In Ridinghouse Bay, single mom Alice Lake encounters a nameless man sitting on the shore, who has no recollection of how he arrived. Despite her reservations, she invites him into her home. Meanwhile, in a London suburb, newlywed Lily Monrose grows increasingly anxious when her husband fails to return from work. Her concern escalates when the police inform her that the man she married never existed. Flashing back twenty-three years, we meet teenagers Gray and Kirsty Ross on a summer holiday, where an enigmatic stranger's attention toward Kirsty unsettles Gray, who feels protective of his sister. The narrative weaves together these seemingly disparate threads, raising questions about the man on the beach, Lily’s missing husband, and the mysterious figure from Gray's past. With believable characters, stunning prose, and unexpected twists, this novel offers a captivating reading experience that will resonate with fans of Liane Moriarty, Paula Hawkins, and Ruth Ware. The intrigue is palpable, ensuring readers are hooked until the final page.

More than a whiff of The Lovely Bones wafts through this haunting domestic noir from bestseller Jewell. Skillfully told by several narrators, some ghostly, this gripping novel explores loss, grief, and renewal. Jewell teases out her twisty plot at just the right pace, keeping readers on the edge of their seats. Her multilayered characters are sheer perfection, and even the most astute thriller reader won’t see where everything is going until the final threads are unknotted. Ellie Mack was the perfect daughter, beloved by her parents, friends, and teachers. Just days away from an idyllic summer vacation, her life was abruptly cut short when she disappeared. Now, her mother, Laurel Mack, is trying to rebuild her life ten years later, following her daughter’s vanishing, the end of her marriage, and the recent discovery of a clue in Ellie’s case. When Laurel meets a charming man named Floyd in a café, their flirtation quickly deepens. However, she is taken aback when she meets Floyd’s youngest daughter, Poppy, who strikingly resembles Ellie. This resemblance reignites Laurel’s haunting questions: Where did Ellie go? Did she truly run away, or is there a darker truth? Who is Floyd, and why does his daughter evoke such visceral memories of her missing girl?

You're back home after four years working abroad, new husband in tow. You're keen to find a place of your own. But for now you're crashing in your big brother's spare room. That's when you meet the man next door. He's the head teacher at the local school. Twice your age. Extraordinarily attractive. You find yourself watching him. All the time. But you never dreamed that your innocent crush might become a deadly obsession. Or that someone is watching you.

Three women are connected by one man in this kaleidoscopic thriller.Restauranteur Paddy Swann was the life of the party until the day a man pushed him in the path of an oncoming train, leaving his twenty-something daughter Ash and wife Nina devastated. Shortly after Paddy’s funeral, the two women receive a surprise in the mail: a note and package from Nick Ratcliffe, an old friend of Paddy’s, and a nondescript lighter that once belonged to him decades ago. This unexpected gift draws Nick and Nina closer together—much to Ash’s dismay.Martha is a small-town florist with dreams of expansion. She lives with her second husband Al, her baby, and two sons from her prior marriage. But they never seem to have any money, and with his constant traveling for work, she feels like a single parent—especially when an emergency makes her realize something needs to change.But Nick and Al may not be who they say they are, leading these three women on a shocking collision course, wishing they had heeded a warning: Don’t let him in.

The unforgettable story about a family with a secret at its core, from Top Ten bestseller Lisa Jewell, author of Ralph's Party, The Making of Us and Before I Met You. Picture a picture-book cottage in a village. A family in a sun-drenched kitchen filled with love and laughter. Picture an Easter weekend when tragedy strikes - so unexpected, so devastating that no one can talk about it. The years pass; the children become adults. Gradually they lose touch as the secret between them tears them apart. And then something happens that calls them back to the house they grew up in - and to what really happened that Easter weekend all those years ago.

FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THEN SHE WAS GONE 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 new thriller from Lisa Jewell.

After their mother passes, three estranged siblings reunite to sort out her estate. Beth, the oldest, never left home. She stayed with her mom, caring for her until the very end. Nicole, the middle child, has been kept at arm's length due to her ongoing battle with a serious drug addiction. Michael, the youngest, lives out of state and hasn't been back to their small Wisconsin town since their father ran out on them seven years before.While going through their parents' belongings, the siblings stumble upon a collection of home videos and decide to revisit those happier memories. However, the nostalgia is cut short when one of the VHS tapes reveals a night back in 1999 that none of them have any recollection of. On screen, their father appears covered in blood. What follows is a dead body and a pact between their parents to get rid of it, before the video abruptly ends.Beth, Nicole, and Michael must now decide whether to leave the past in the past or uncover the dark secret their mother took to her grave.