The Family Upstairs
By Lisa Jewell
- Release Date: 2019-11-05
- Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Description
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A GOOD MORNING AMERICA COVER TO COVER BOOK CLUB PICK
“Rich, dark, and intricately twisted, this enthralling whodunit mixes family saga with domestic noir to brilliantly chilling effect.” —Ruth Ware, New York Times bestselling author
“A haunting, atmospheric, stay-up-way-too-late read.” —Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone comes another page-turning look inside one family’s past as buried secrets threaten to come to light.
Be careful who you let in.
Soon after her twenty-fifth birthday, Libby Jones returns home from work to find the letter she’s been waiting for her entire life. She rips it open with one driving thought: I am finally going to know who I am.
She soon learns not only the identity of her birth parents, but also that she is the sole inheritor of their abandoned mansion on the banks of the Thames in London’s fashionable Chelsea neighborhood, worth millions. Everything in Libby’s life is about to change. But what she can’t possibly know is that others have been waiting for this day as well—and she is on a collision course to meet them.
Twenty-five years ago, police were called to 16 Cheyne Walk with reports of a baby crying. When they arrived, they found a healthy ten-month-old happily cooing in her crib in the bedroom. Downstairs in the kitchen lay three dead bodies, all dressed in black, next to a hastily scrawled note. And the four other children reported to live at Cheyne Walk were gone.
In The Family Upstairs, the master of “bone-chilling suspense” (People) brings us the can’t-look-away story of three entangled families living in a house with the darkest of secrets.
Reviews
Amazing
5By HlrwAnother great story. I read it in two days!Great story!
5By puffycoquiA must readDrawn out
3By Dollybolly1OkGood Read
4By Pickles 7I enjoyed this book. Quite a few twist and turns and tied up neatly at the end. I enjoy this authors style of writing. There is a sequel to this book. So I will reading it as well.Great read.
5By Unknown89755433111At first I will admit I was intimidated by how many different character plots were intertwined in this book. However, after you get a sense of how all the characters are connected it makes the read so smooth. I honestly could not put this book down once I got into it. Such an unexpected ending. I highly recommend reading the sequel because it makes the book complete.Meh
3By HappymeforeverA lot of characters to keep track of. Wasn’t thrilling or suspenseful. Wouldn’t recommend to a friend. Just mehC BBB b
3By yvnnnnn mggbEnjoyed this
5By Wasan.bVery well writtenLost
1By KellyAnn9Not all books are for everyone…just couldn’t get into this one or keep track of the characters and timeline. Probably won’t read the sequelLove this book!
4By AlexaAdamsSlow in the beginning. Tricky to follow all the character and timelines that change every chapter. I recommend reading in large chunks and making a note of the characters so you don’t get. The second half of the book is soooo good. Read like 300 pages in one day. I love this book!