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The Family Remains: A Novel

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Other authors are at a ten out of ten, for me, and Lisa is a solid hundred." —Gillian McAllister, The Sunday Times (London) bestselling author of Wrong Place Wrong Time The #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell weaves a "simply masterful" (Samantha Downing, internationally bestselling author) thriller about twisted marriages, fractured families, and deadly obsessions in this stand-alone sequel to The Family Upstairs. Early one morning on the shore of the Thames, DCI Samuel Owusu is called to the scene of a gruesome discovery. When Owusu sends the evidence for examination, he learns the bones are connected to a cold case that left three people dead on the kitchen floor in a Chelsea mansion thirty years ago.Rachel Rimmer has also received a shock—her husband, Michael, has been found dead in the cellar of his house in France. All signs point to an intruder, and the French police need her to come urgently to answer questions about Michael and his past that she very much doesn't want to answer.After fleeing London thirty years ago in the wake of a horrific tragedy, Lucy Lamb is finally coming home. While she settles in with her children and is just about to purchase their first house, her brother takes off to find the boy from their shared past whose memory haunts their present.As they all race to discover answers to these convoluted mysteries, they will come to find that they're connected in ways they could have never imagined.In this masterful standalone sequel to her haunting New York Times bestseller The Family Upstairs, "Lisa Jewell is a superb writer at the top of her game" (Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author) with another jaw-dropping, intricate, and affecting novel about the lengths we will go to protect the ones we love and uncover the truth.

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ISBN9781982178918
PublisherAtria Books
Publication Date12/31/22
Pages381

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  • 4.0

    4/5 ⭐ | Was nicht vergessen wurde – Lisa Jewell Der Klappentext verspricht, dass man den ersten Band nicht kennen muss. Ehrlich gesagt: Ich würde das anders sehen. Bei mir lagen zwei Jahre zwischen Was damals geschah und diesem Buch – und der Einstieg war wirklich zäh. Ich hatte das Gefühl, wichtige Puzzleteile zu vermissen, und musste mich erst wieder in diese Welt hineinkämpfen. Aber dann – hat es mich vollkommen gepackt. Lisa Jewell zieht einen tief in diese Grauzone, in der keine Figur wirklich gut oder wirklich böse ist. Beziehungen, Familie, Geheimnisse – alles liest sich fast wie ein Thriller, dunkel und unbehaglich auf die beste Art. Besonders der Erzählstrang rund um Michael und Rachel hat mich gefesselt, und wie am Ende alle Fäden zusammenlaufen – das war wirklich stark. Mein einziger Rat: Lest vorher Was damals geschah. Oder zumindest eine kurze Zusammenfassung. Ihr werdet es nicht bereuen. 🖤 ?​​​​#rezension #bookstagram #lesenistliebe

    Apr 22, 2026

  • elbleserin
    elbleserin

    670 Followers

    4.5

    Hat mir sehr gut gefallen. Genauso spannend wie der vorige Teil. Man kann die Bücher sicher auch unabhängig voneinander lesen, aber ich würde empfehlen, trotzdem erst den ersten Band zu lesen. Man erfährt soviel Hintergründe und hat ein komplettes Gesamtbild. Klare Leseempfehlung von mir.

    Apr 27, 2026

  • bookup
    bookup

    313 Followers

    3.0

    The epilogue of ‘The Family Upstairs’ in a whole book! 🏠

    A bag of bones is found in the Rive Thames. Readers of ‘The Family Upstairs‘ already know how it got there—and who it is. For DI Samuel Owusu, however, it marks the start of a quest for the truth! ‘The Family Remains’ was fun to read, but for much of the time, it felt like a 450-page epilogue of the prequel. The story was narrated in Lisa Jewell’s signature gripping and tense style, switching between different POVs, places and times. But there were hardly any new revelations or unexpected twists. It’s a great read if you enjoyed the creepy atmosphere and unconventional characters of ‘The Family Upstairs’, but not something you should pick up purely for the plot.

    Apr 10, 2025

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dietanteApr 3, 2026

Ich habe den 2. Teil direkt im Anschluss an den 1. angefangen zu lesen. Dadurch bin ich sehr gut ins Buch reingekommen….jetzt mal gucken ob Henry Phin in Chicago findet?!

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