The Family Upstairs Series 2 Books Collection Set

by Lisa Jewell

Please Note That The Following Individual Books As Per Original ISBN and Cover Image In this Listing shall be Dispatched Titles In This The Family Remains [Hardcover] The Family Upstairs The Family Remains [Hardcover], The Family Upstairs 2 Books Collection Set By Lisa The Family Remains [Hardcover]: 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—news that her husband, Michael, has been found dead in the cellar of his house in France. The Family “Rich, dark, and intricately twisted, this enthralling whodunit mixes family saga with domestic noir to brilliantly chilling effect.” —Ruth Ware, New York Times bestselling author “A haunting, atmospheric, stay-up-way-too-late read.” —Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone comes another page-turning look inside one family’s past as buried secrets threaten to come to light.

Genres: Thriller, Fiction, Mystery, Audiobook, Suspense

Paperback

About the author

LISA JEWELL was born in London in 1968.

Her first novel, Ralph's Party, was the best- selling debut novel of 1999. Since then she has written another twenty novels, most recently a number of dark psychological thrillers, including The Girls, Then She Was Gone, The Family Upstairs and The Night She Disappeared.

Lisa is a New York Times and Sunday Times number one bestselling author who has been published worldwide in over twenty-five languages. She lives in north London with her husband, two teenage daughters and the best dog in the world.

Lisa's Facebook page:
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Reviews

[Cindy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book! At first, I thought I should go back and read The Family Upstairs, but The Family Remains has enough references to happenings in the first book to refresh your memory. It was slow to start, but after about 75 pages, I found it difficult to put down. If you liked The Family Upstairs, you will enjoy reading this one, too!

[Kate Livingstone · Rating 5 out of 5]

So gripping, couldn’t put these books down. Would make a fab drama/film

[Lisa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very disturbing

[Lisa Panitz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read in 3 days . Could not put it down. End was not as great as I had hoped .

[Karen · Rating 2 out of 5]

HATED this book and all the people in it. Painful, disturbing, pointless. A mess of a plot, with scrambled time lines played out over 1995, and random months in 2017, 2018, 2019. Looks like an attempt to rescue a weak book by stringing out the reader, and I hated it and wished the author, editor and publisher would show more respect for us. Don’t believe it when you read that it’s a “stand alone “ sequel. I relied on the character list on the fly page the entire way through the book. Will not read more from this author.

[Drew McCormick · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVE LISA JEWELL WITH A PASSION.

[Nancy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Painful to get through

[Ellisha M · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lisa Jewell writes to keep you guessing. Another great read. Apparently, you should read the Family Upstairs first but I had no idea this was a sequel. It stands alone well.

[Lociko Povanych · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lisa Jewell once again delivers an absorbing psychological thriller that keeps you on edge until the final page. The Family Remains / The Family Upstairs intricately weaves two interconnected narratives filled with secrets, complex relationships, and jaw-dropping twists.

Jewell's writing is vivid and atmospheric, immersing readers in the dark and suspenseful world of her characters. The story's pacing is impeccable, alternating between slower, contemplative moments and bursts of gripping action. Each character feels deeply human, with flaws and motives that pull you further into the mystery.

While some twists are cleverly foreshadowed, others come as a complete surprise, making it nearly impossible to put the book down. Fans of family dramas with a sinister twist will especially appreciate the exploration of loyalty, betrayal, and the lingering effects of trauma.

Whether you’ve read The Family Upstairs or are picking up The Family Remains as a standalone, you’ll find yourself thoroughly captivated by Jewell’s storytelling. Highly recommended for thriller enthusiasts!

[Merryn Allingham · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'd read The Family Upstairs a while back and loved it. Lisa Jewell is a brilliant writer, an author who takes you from page to page so smoothly that you hardly realise you're turning them! The plotting in this book was clever but particularly intricate, involving several groups of characters, each having different connections to the crime that's uncovered and spanning different time periods in which their lives unfolded. It helped that I had read the earlier book, but at times I found the narrative a tad confusing, as it bounced me between different times, different groups, different names for the same characters. As always, they were well drawn and interesting, and the pace of the story kept you reading when you shouldn't be! Four stars then rather than five - the plot could have been less work for the reader - but still a hugely enjoyable read.

[Irene · Rating 3 out of 5]

Soon after her twenty-fifth birthday, Libby Jones returns home from work to find he letter she's been waiting for her entire life. She rips it open with one driving thought. I am finally going to know who I am, She learns not only the identity of her parents but also that she is the sole inheritor of their abandoned mansion on the banks of the Thames in London's fashionable neighborhood. The home, even in its dilapidated state, is worth millions. Everything in Libby's life is about to change. What she doesn't know is that others have been waiting for this day as well and they are now heading her way.
A story of two families living in a house with the darkest of secrets.

[Linda Lesser · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too confusing. Characters had different names, jumped back and forth. Lucy was marie, brother Henry was he really abusive to phinn or Finn as name switched. Michael married to rachel but was also married to Lucy. Woman’s bones found in old house that eventually Lucy wants to buy when Libby gives her §$ she inherits. No explanation really how that came to be and where exactly that $ came from - grandparents ? And confusing with the Michael/Rachel/Lucy connection and why that was all included. Maybe to show how awful Lucy’s past was?

[Victoria · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this book after reading"None of This is True" and "Then She Was Gone" and I think this will be my last Lisa Jewell. There's a lot of repetition between the books. Each story is driven by a weird/sad/creepy middle-aged woman who abuses a young girl. Each story has paedophilia and both Then She Was Gone and this book, a middle-aged woman who gets a young girl pregnant because she can't, in order to please her man. I love how easy Lisa Jewell is to read and the stories are interesting, but I just feel like her plotline is overdone now after reading 3 of her books.

[Regina Carlton · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read the first book about a year ago and wished I read the second one sooner. Both tie into each other nicely and you tend to forget important details if not read close in time to each other. The only reason I gave it only 4 stars is because the characters are hard to keep track of in the beginning of each book. The final chapter of the second book ties the stories together nicely for a good finish.

[Christine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Until I read the reviews for this book, after finishing it, I hadn’t realised that it was the sequel to The Family Upstairs which I read last year. That, in itself, is strange enough. I didn’t remember The Family Upstairs at all. When I read my review I was just very confused about the first book, This book however was much better. It was a gripping story in its own right. It was still quite convoluted, even contrived in parts, but I enjoyed it.

[Livxgbdx · Rating 4 out of 5]

After reading the first book I couldn’t wait to read the second.
The second had lots of twists and turns but I felt it was quite rushed towards the end and that Henry’s character shifted almost instantly, unexpectedly and maybe just too fast?
I can’t wait to read the third book as both books kept me hooked throughout. I just think it’s a shame Henry’s character development changed so quickly considering he had so many bizarre thoughts for a majority of the book.

[Jackie North · Rating 5 out of 5]

Took me a while to get into book one but this sequel was a real page turner. You definitely need to have read the first book to understand the plot and it answered anything left up in the air from it. A cracking read .

[Moira · Rating 4 out of 5]

I actually liked this a lot more than the first book--The Family Upstairs. That was just a bit too weird and creepy and a little hard to believe. This continued the stories of some of the characters, but they were a bit more believable, and, as a result, the ending was much more satisfying.

[Laura Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another fabulous book by Lisa Jewel. It’s the sequel to The Family Upstairs which I haven’t read but there are enough references to what happened in the house so I didn’t feel I missing out for not reading the first one. It was a great read from the beginning to the end!

[Carole Landry · Rating 3 out of 5]

A deeply disturbing examination of one British family and their struggle to understand their past and to deal with their present

[Sharon Vandersypen · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Family Remains is a very good mystery. I've read all of Lisa Jewell's books. Haven't read a bad one yet. This is a 41/2.

[Patricia Geller · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this twist complicated mystery. Well written and you like the characters though each and everyone of them is odd. Two mysteries lines are woven seamlessly together.

[Hannah Murphy · Rating 5 out of 5]

couldn’t put these books down - Lisa Jewell is defiantly a top author for me love love love her writing style - definitely my favourite books I’ve read so far.

[Joanne Murphy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is my second Lisa Jewell book. I enjoy her writing and will definitely be reading more.

[April Caissie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Both of these books had a great story. Both were equally suspenseful. Recommend. The family upstairs was first second the family remains.

[Dayna Krannawitter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Listened to the audiobook on both of these books. I feel like they could have been condensed into one novel. Got a little bored in the second one. But still good storytelling overall.

[Margie · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5⭐️

[,Lesley Apperloo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Crazy but good

[MaryBeth McDonald · Rating 4 out of 5]

At first I found it a little confusing. It took me a while to put all the characters in place. Then it was such a good read. I loved this book. I was rushing to finish it. So good.

[Denise · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not inclined to read the Family Upstairs, after reading the Family Remains.