The Family Remains

Lisa Jewell

From Shelf: Books publishing w/c 18th July 2022

PREPARE TO BE HOOKED . . .* #1 UK SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ** A NEW YORK TIMES BSETSELLER ** OVER 2,000 5 STAR REVIEWS *'I was ENTHRALLED. Empathetic, gripping, authentic' Gillian McAllister'A GRIPPING read. Superb!' Shari Lapena'The story EVERYONE has been waiting for.' Adele Parks'Fast-paced, cleverly plotted. GRIPS from first page to last' Paula Hawkins'Artful, slippery, HUGELY SATISFYING. A rare treat awaits!' Louise Candlish___________LONDON. Early morning, June 2019: on the foreshore of the river Thames, a bag of bones is discovered. Human bones.DCI Samuel Owusu is called to the scene and quickly sends the bag for forensic examination. The bones are those of a young woman, killed by a blow to the head many years ago.Also inside the bag is a trail of clues, in particular the seeds of a rare tree which lead DCI Owusu back to a mansion in Chelsea where, nearly thirty years previously, three people lay dead in a kitchen, and a baby waited upstairs for someone to pick her up.The clues point forward too to a brother and sister in Chicago searching for the only person who can make sense of their pasts.Four deaths. An unsolved mystery. A family whose secrets can't stay buried for ever ...___________'Twisty and strange and surprising' EMILY HENRY'Dark menace, consummate plotting. A sheer PLEASURE to read' HARRIET TYCE'This is perfection on a page.' ALICE FEENEY'A riveting, rollicking read, guaranteed to send your blood pressure soaring' RED MAGAZINE'It's a triumph. Brava!' ERIN KELLY'Compulsive, gripping and immersive.' CL TAYLOR'Lisa Jewell is, simply, outstanding.' ALEX MARWOOD'Compelling, ingenious, breath-stopping.' TAMAR COHEN'A witty and propulsive stunner of a novel.' KATHERINE HEINY'This is Lisa Jewell at her absolute best. I loved it!' PAUL BURSTON'A compulsive, dark, satisfying tale that will pick you up and refuse to put you down.' CATHERINE STEADMAN___________Readers can't get enough of The Family Remains . . .***** 'There's nothing about this book that I would change. Seriously.'***** 'My expectations were high and this still managed to surpass them.'***** 'The writing is outstanding from start to finish and it's an engrossing read.'***** 'I could not put it down and loved the surprises and twists.'***** 'Lisa Jewell can write one hell of a thriller!!'