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The Family Upstairs

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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
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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.
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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 Mum

The Family Upstairs has sold over a million copies across all formats [Nielsen, May 2024]
Lisa Jewell, Number One Sunday Times bestseller, March 2024

Editions (8)

ISBN9781787461482
PublisherBBC Books
Publication Date12/12/19
Pages480

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  • elbleserin
    elbleserin

    670 Followers

    5.0

    Tragische Familiengeschichte , sehr spannend verpackt. Großartig. Lese gleich den 2. Teil hinterher.

    Apr 20, 2026

  • daze2478
    daze2478

    462 Followers

    5.0

    Das Buch hatte eine große Sogwirkung. Es war spannend und fesselnd von Anfang bis Ende. Ein toller Roman erzählt aus 3 Perspektiven und 2 Zeitebenen. Von Kapitel zu Kapitel kommt man der Frage näher ,,was damals geschah“. Das Ende lässt mich wie nach einem erfolgreich beendeten Puzzle befriedigt zurück. Für mich ein Spannungsroman ganz nach meinem Geschmack und eine klare Leseempfehlung!

    Jan 24, 2026

  • philomenalovesbooks
    philomenalovesbooks

    555 Followers

    4.0

    Ich bin ja großer Fan von Büchern die in der Gegenwart sowie in der Vergangenheit spielen. Dieser Aspekt wurde hier sehr gut umgesetzt. Das Buch lässt sich schnell und flüssig lesen, ich mochte es. Das Ende fand ich nicht so überzeugend hier hätte ich mir etwas anderes erwartet.

    Oct 19, 2025

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