Family Remains

By Lisa Jewell | Publisher: Cornerstone

About the book

Prepare to be hooked by the gripping thriller that returns to the dark secrets of Lisa Jewell’s million-copy bestseller The Family Upstairs.

* #1 UK SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER *
* A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *

'I was ENTHRALLED' Gillian McAllister
'A GRIPPING read' Shari Lapena
'A sheer PLEASURE to read' Harriet Tyce
___________

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 . . .
___________

More praise for The Family Remains:

'Grips from first page to last' Paula Hawkins

'Artful, slippery, HUGELY SATISFYING' Louise Candlish

'Compulsive, gripping and immersive' CL Taylor

'Twisty and strange and surprising' Emily Henry

'Perfection on a page' Alice Feeney

'The story EVERYONE has been waiting for' Adele Parks

'Guaranteed to send your blood pressure soaring' Red Magazine

'It's a triumph. Brava!' Erin Kelly

'Lisa Jewell is, simply, outstanding' Alex Marwood

'Compelling, ingenious, breath-stopping' Tammy Cohen

'A witty and propulsive stunner of a novel' Katherine Heiny

'This is Lisa Jewell at her absolute best.' Paul Burston

'A compulsive, dark, satisfying tale' Catherine Steadman

'The writing is outstanding from start to finish and it's an engrossing read' 5-star reader review

'I could not put it down and loved the surprises and twists' 5-star reader review

'Lisa Jewell can write one hell of a thriller!!' 5-star reader review

The Family Remains, Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, May 2023
New York Times bestseller, August 2023

Editions of Family Remains

Hardcover
ISBN 9781529125795
Paperback
ISBN 9781529158564
AltFormat
ISBN 9781529125801
EBook
ISBN 9781529157666
EBook
ISBN 9781804941362
AudioStreaming
ISBN 9781473597457

Read an Excerpt

Prepare to be hooked by the gripping thriller that returns to the dark secrets of Lisa Jewell’s million-copy bestseller The Family Upstairs.

* #1 UK SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER *
* A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *

'I was ENTHRALLED' Gillian McAllister
'A GRIPPING read' Shari Lapena
'A sheer PLEASURE to read' Harriet Tyce
___________

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 . . .
___________

More praise for The Family Remains:

'Grips from first page to last' Paula Hawkins

'Artful, slippery, HUGELY SATISFYING' Louise Candlish

'Compulsive, gripping and immersive' CL Taylor

'Twisty and strange and surprising' Emily Henry

'Perfection on a page' Alice Feeney

'The story EVERYONE has been waiting for' Adele Parks

'Guaranteed to send your blood pressure soaring' Red Magazine

'It's a triumph. Brava!' Erin Kelly

'Lisa Jewell is, simply, outstanding' Alex Marwood

'Compelling, ingenious, breath-stopping' Tammy Cohen

'A witty and propulsive stunner of a novel' Katherine Heiny

'This is Lisa Jewell at her absolute best.' Paul Burston

'A compulsive, dark, satisfying tale' Catherine Steadman

'The writing is outstanding from start to finish and it's an engrossing read' 5-star reader review

'I could not put it down and loved the surprises and twists' 5-star reader review

'Lisa Jewell can write one hell of a thriller!!' 5-star reader review

The Family Remains, Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, May 2023
New York Times bestseller, August 2023

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Family Remains about?

Prepare to be hooked by the gripping thriller that returns to the dark secrets of Lisa Jewell’s million-copy bestseller The Family Upstairs.

* #1 UK SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER *
* A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *

'I was ENTHRALLED' Gillian McAllister
'A GRIPPING read' Shari Lapena
'A sheer PLEASURE to read' Harriet Tyce
___________

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 . . .
___________

More praise for The Family Remains:

'Grips from first page to last' Paula Hawkins

'Artful, slippery, HUGELY SATISFYING' Louise Candlish

'Compulsive, gripping and immersive' CL Taylor

'Twisty and strange and surprising' Emily Henry

'Perfection on a page' Alice Feeney

'The story EVERYONE has been waiting for' Adele Parks

'Guaranteed to send your blood pressure soaring' Red Magazine

'It's a triumph. Brava!' Erin Kelly

'Lisa Jewell is, simply, outstanding' Alex Marwood

'Compelling, ingenious, breath-stopping' Tammy Cohen

'A witty and propulsive stunner of a novel' Katherine Heiny

'This is Lisa Jewell at her absolute best.' Paul Burston

'A compulsive, dark, satisfying tale' Catherine Steadman

'The writing is outstanding from start to finish and it's an engrossing read' 5-star reader review

'I could not put it down and loved the surprises and twists' 5-star reader review

'Lisa Jewell can write one hell of a thriller!!' 5-star reader review

The Family Remains, Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, May 2023
New York Times bestseller, August 2023

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Family Remains?

Fiction > Crime and / or mystery fiction

Where can I read a sample of Family Remains?

You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781529125795

Who is/are the Author/s of the book Family Remains?

Lisa Jewell

Who is the Publisher of the book Family Remains?

Cornerstone

What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?

Family Remains is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781529125795) and paperback(ISBN 9781529158564) and altformat(ISBN 9781529125801) and ebook(ISBN 9781529157666) and ebook(ISBN 9781804941362) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781473597457)

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