Best Lisa Jewell Books

Then She Was Gone

by Lisa Jewell

After fifteen-year-old Ellie vanishes, her mother Laurel searches for ten years until a chance encounter reveals horrifying family secrets. Jewell crafts a disturbing exploration of parental obsession and twisted love.

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After fifteen-year-old Ellie vanishes, her mother Laurel searches for ten years until a chance encounter reveals horrifying family secrets. Jewell crafts a disturbing exploration of parental obsession and twisted love.

The Night She Disappeared

by Lisa Jewell

Tallulah and Zach disappear after a party at a country estate, then a year later a writer finds evidence they might still be alive in the surrounding forest.

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Tallulah and Zach disappear after a party at a country estate, then a year later a writer finds evidence they might still be alive in the surrounding forest.

I Found You

by Lisa Jewell

Alice finds a man with complete memory loss on the beach outside her home, while elsewhere a new bride searches for her vanished husband, their stories connecting in disturbing ways.

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Alice finds a man with complete memory loss on the beach outside her home, while elsewhere a new bride searches for her vanished husband, their stories connecting in disturbing ways.

The Family Remains

The Family Upstairs • Book 2

by Lisa Jewell

Bones discovered in the Thames connect a decades-old family tragedy to fresh murders, unraveling secrets that span generations. Jewell expertly weaves multiple timelines into a satisfying psychological puzzle.

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Bones discovered in the Thames connect a decades-old family tragedy to fresh murders, unraveling secrets that span generations. Jewell expertly weaves multiple timelines into a satisfying psychological puzzle.

Invisible Girl

by Lisa Jewell

Geography teacher Owen Pick's life implodes after sexual misconduct allegations, leading him into dangerous online communities just as teenage Saffyre disappears from his neighborhood. Jewell examines toxic masculinity and victim-blaming through a gripping contemporary thriller.

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Geography teacher Owen Pick's life implodes after sexual misconduct allegations, leading him into dangerous online communities just as teenage Saffyre disappears from his neighborhood. Jewell examines toxic masculinity and victim-blaming through a gripping contemporary thriller.

Don't Let Him In

The Family Upstairs Series

by Lisa Jewell

Three women across different times become entangled with charming Nick Radcliffe, whose perfect facade conceals a pattern of psychological manipulation and control.

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Three women across different times become entangled with charming Nick Radcliffe, whose perfect facade conceals a pattern of psychological manipulation and control.

The Girls in the Garden

by Lisa Jewell

Jewell's thriller asks what really happened to the unconscious teenager found in a London garden square where families thought their children were completely safe among trusted neighbors.

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Jewell's thriller asks what really happened to the unconscious teenager found in a London garden square where families thought their children were completely safe among trusted neighbors.

The Third Wife

by Lisa Jewell

Adrian investigates his wife Maya's suspicious death, uncovering dark truths about their happy blended family with his two ex-wives. Jewell peels back layers of domestic perfection to reveal something rotten underneath.

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Adrian investigates his wife Maya's suspicious death, uncovering dark truths about their happy blended family with his two ex-wives. Jewell peels back layers of domestic perfection to reveal something rotten underneath.