The Family Upstairs

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*'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_______________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._______________More love for The Family Upstairs . . .'I loved The Family Upstairs!' Sarah Jessica Parker'Really good, gripping. I couldn't bear for it to finish...' Olivia Colman'My eyes were glued to this book!' Hayley Morris'You don't read a Lisa Jewell book, you fall into it.' Erin Kelly'I swear I didn't breathe the whole time I was reading it.' Clare Mackintosh'Creepy, intricate and utterly immersive.' Guardian'I had a thrilling for-God's-sake-tell-me-what-happened sensation in my stomach for the entire read' Ruth Jones'Absolutely brilliant.' Sarah Pinborough'Glitters like a blade and cuts even deeper.' AJ Finn'I was hooked from the first page.' Alice Feeney'Utterly compelling. Deliciously dark and twisty.' Jane Corry'It's absolutely bloody brilliant.' Tammy Cohen'I genuinely struggled to put this one down.' The Unmumsy MumThe Family Upstairs has sold over a million copies across all formats [Nielsen, May 2024]Lisa Jewell, Number One Sunday Times bestseller, March 2024