Lisa Jewell The Family Remains 2023 Penguin Random House 2023

Synopsis

<p><b>Prepare to be hooked . . . <p>* #1 UK SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER *<br>* A NEW YORK TIMES BSETSELLER *<br>* OVER 2,000 5 STAR REVIEWS *</b> <p>'I was <b>ENTHRALLED'</b> Gillian McAllister<br>'A <b>GRIPPING </b>read' Shari Lapena<br><b>'GRIPS</b> from first page to last' Paula Hawkins<br><b>'</b>Artful<b>, </b>slippery<b>, HUGELY SATISFYING'</b> Louise Candlish<br>'The story<b> EVERYONE</b> has been waiting for' Adele Parks<br><b>___________</b> <p><b>LONDON. Early morning, June 2019: on the foreshore of the river Thames, a bag of bones is discovered. Human bones.</b> <p>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. <p>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. <p>The clues point forward too to a brother and sister in Chicago searching for the only person who can make sense of their pasts. <p><b>Four deaths. An unsolved mystery. A family whose secrets can't stay buried for ever . . .</b><br><b>___________</b> <p><b>'Compulsive, gripping </b>and <b>immersive'</b> CL Taylor<br><b>'Twisty </b>and <b>strange </b>and <b>surprising'</b> Emily Henry<br>'A sheer <b>PLEASURE </b>to read' Harriet Tyce<br><b>'Perfection </b>on a page' Alice Feeney<br>'Guaranteed to send your<b> blood pressure soaring' </b><i>Red Magazine</i><br>'It's <b>a triumph. Brava!' </b>Erin Kelly<br>'Lisa Jewell is, <b> simply, outstanding' </b>Alex Marwood<br>'Compelling, ingenious, <b> breath-stopping' </b>Tamar Cohen<br>'A <b>witty </b>and <b>propulsive </b>stunner of a novel' Katherine Heiny<br>'This is Lisa Jewell<b> at her absolute best.' </b>Paul Burston<br>'A <b>compulsive, dark, satisfying</b> tale' Catherine Steadman<br><b>___________</b> <p><b><i>Readers can't get enough of The Family Remains . . .</i></b> <p><b>***** '</b>There's<b> nothing about this book that I would change.</b> Seriously.'<br><b>***** '</b>My <b>expectations were high </b>and this still <b>managed to surpass them.</b>'<br><b>***** '</b>The writing is <b>outstanding </b>from start to finish and it's an <b>engrossing</b> read.'<br><b>***** '</b>I <b>could not put it down </b>and loved the surprises and twists.'<br><b>***** '</b><b>Lisa Jewell can write one hell of a thriller!!'</b></p>