The Family Remains: A Novel

· Sold by Simon and Schuster
4.9
8 reviews
Ebook
384
Pages
Eligible

About this ebook

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“Other authors are at a ten out of ten, for me, and Lisa is a solid hundred.” —Gillian McAllister, The Sunday Times (London) bestselling author of Wrong Place Wrong Time

The #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell weaves a “simply masterful” (Samantha Downing, internationally bestselling author) thriller about twisted marriages, fractured families, and deadly obsessions in this standalone sequel to The Family Upstairs.

Early one morning on the shore of the Thames, DCI Samuel Owusu is called to the scene of a gruesome discovery. When Owusu sends the evidence for examination, he learns the bones are connected to a cold case that left three people dead on the kitchen floor in a Chelsea mansion thirty years ago.

Rachel Rimmer has also received a shock—her husband, Michael, has been found dead in the cellar of his house in France. All signs point to an intruder, and the French police need her to come urgently to answer questions about Michael and his past that she very much doesn’t want to answer.

After fleeing London thirty years ago in the wake of a horrific tragedy, Lucy Lamb is finally coming home. While she settles in with her children and is just about to purchase their first house, her brother takes off to find the boy from their shared past whose memory haunts their present.

As they all race to discover answers to these convoluted mysteries, they will come to find that they’re connected in ways they could have never imagined.

In this masterful standalone sequel to her haunting New York Times bestseller The Family Upstairs, “Lisa Jewell is a superb writer at the top of her game” (Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author) with another jaw-dropping, intricate, and affecting novel about the lengths we will go to protect the ones we love and uncover the truth.

Ratings and reviews

4.9
8 reviews
Edie Watson
May 18, 2024
I read this before finding out it was a sequel to The Family Upstairs. So read that one first if you haven't already! However, it was still a fantastic story and I didn't feel lost or confused having not read the first book. As the description says, it's a standalone sequel so it's all good if they're read out of order. Regardless, I'm still very happy with this book and would recommend any Lisa Jewell book!
Did you find this helpful?
Teresa Doguelli
June 3, 2023
Wow! Wow! and Wow again! What an intriguing tapestry of characters and dramas, separate and yet so interconnected. I've read many of Lisa Jewell's books but this one for me was by far the best and most unpredictable from chapter to chapter! But read The Family Upstairs first as it will put this one into context. Now I want a sequel to the sequel. The ground has been laid!
Did you find this helpful?
marina hamilton
July 10, 2023
I love Lisa Jewell's previous novels and this one is written just as well!
Did you find this helpful?

About the author

Lisa Jewell is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of nineteen novels, including The Family Upstairs and Then She Was Gone, as well as Invisible Girl and Watching You. Her novels have sold over 10 million copies internationally, and her work has also been translated into twenty-nine languages. Connect with her on Twitter @LisaJewellUK, on Instagram @LisaJewellUK, and on Facebook @LisaJewellOfficial.

Rate this ebook

Tell us what you think.

Reading information

Smartphones and tablets
Install the Google Play Books app for Android and iPad/iPhone. It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are.
Laptops and computers
You can listen to audiobooks purchased on Google Play using your computer's web browser.
eReaders and other devices
To read on e-ink devices like Kobo eReaders, you'll need to download a file and transfer it to your device. Follow the detailed Help Center instructions to transfer the files to supported eReaders.