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The Family Upstairs
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- Author
- Lisa Jewell
- Publisher
- Random House
- Publish Date
- 8 August 2019
- Run Time
- 10 hours
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Classic crime and mystery fiction, Psychological thriller, Thriller / suspense fiction, Crime and / or mystery fiction
- Rating
- 4.2 (4 reviews)
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What to expect
Prepare to be hooked . . . A compulsive thriller from Lisa Jewell.
* #1 UK SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER *
* OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD *
* HOLLY WILLOUGHBY'S SUMMER READING HIGHLIGHT *
*A RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK*
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.
'I read it all in one sitting.' Colleen Hoover
'A twisty and engrossing story of betrayal and redemption.' Ian Rankin
'Rich, dark and intricately twisted' Ruth Ware
The Family Upstairs has sold over a million copies across all formats [Nielsen, May 2024]
Lisa Jewell, Number One Sunday Times bestseller, March 2024
© Lisa Jewell 2019 (P) Penguin Audio 2019
Critics Review
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I swear I didn’t breathe the whole time I was reading. Gripping, pacy, brilliantly twisty.
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Rich, dark and intricately twisted, this enthralling whodunnit mixes family saga with domestic noir to brilliantly chilling effect.
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Twisty and engrossing story of betrayal and redemption. Reminiscent of Donna Tartt in scope and quality
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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.
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Creepy, intricate and utterly immersive: an excellent holiday read.
Guardian
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The Family Upstairs was a great read! Loved this page-turner by Lisa Jewell.
Shari Lapena
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I had an unrelentingly pleasurable and a thrilling for-God’s-sake-tell-me-what-happened sensation in my stomach for the entire read ... Stupendous!
Ruth Jones
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The perfect poolside read. The perfect anywhere read, to be honest. This book is riveting, moving, and out in August. Highest possible level of recommendation.
Sophie Hannah
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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
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Rich in mystery from the very first page and Lisa Jewell’s best book yet.
User Reviews
Book 4.2
Narration 4.8
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5.0 5.0
Another great story, brilliantly narrated
kama 2024-03-07 -
4.0 4.0
Intriguing story, and I’m pleased there is a sequel. Great narration.
KP 2023-11-26 -
4.0 5.0
I picked this story on a whim and it didn't disappoint. I was fascinated by the dysfunctional family living in the heart of posh Chelsea and the people they moved in to live with them who ended up running their lives. I have to say that I guessed the real secret of what had happened part way through, but it didn't stop me enjoying the story. This is not a deep life changing book, but it's well written and the narration is great
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Details
- Author
- Lisa Jewell
- Narrator
- Tamaryn Payne, Bea Holland, Dominic Thorburn
- Duration
- 10 hours
- Release Date
- 8 August 2019
- ISBN
- 9781473564909
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Random House
- Genre
- Classic crime and mystery fiction, Psychological thriller, Thriller / suspense fiction, Crime and / or mystery fiction
- Rating
- 4.2(4 reviews)
- Narration
- 4.8(4 reviews)
Synopsis
Prepare to be hooked . . . A compulsive thriller from Lisa Jewell.* #1 UK SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ** OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD ** HOLLY WILLOUGHBY'S SUMMER READING HIGHLIGHT **A RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK*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.'I read it all in one sitting.' Colleen Hoover'A twisty and engrossing story of betrayal and redemption.' Ian Rankin'Rich, dark and intricately twisted' Ruth WareThe Family Upstairs has sold over a million copies across all formats [Nielsen, May 2024]Lisa Jewell, Number One Sunday Times bestseller, March 2024© Lisa Jewell 2019 (P) Penguin Audio 2019
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