Lisa Jewell The Family Remains A Novel 2022 Penguin Random House 2022

Synopsis

<p><b>PREPARE TO BE HOOKED . . .</b><br> <br> * #1 UK SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER *<br> * A NEW YORK TIMES BSETSELLER *<br> * OVER 2,000 5 STAR REVIEWS *<br> <br> <b>'</b><b>I was ENTHRALLED. Empathetic, gripping, authentic'</b> Gillian McAllister<br> <b>'A GRIPPING read. Superb!</b>' Shari Lapena<br> <b>'The story EVERYONE has been waiting for.'</b> Adele Parks<br> <b>'Fast-paced, cleverly plotted. GRIPS from first page to last'</b> Paula Hawkins<br> <b>'Artful, slippery, HUGELY SATISFYING. A rare treat awaits!'</b> Louise Candlish<br> <b>___________</b><br> <br> <b>LONDON. Early morning, June 2019: on the foreshore of the river Thames, a bag of bones is discovered. Human bones.</b><br> <br> 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.<br> <br> 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.<br> <br> The clues point forward too to a brother and sister in Chicago searching for the only person who can make sense of their pasts.<br> <br> <b>Four deaths. An unsolved mystery. A family whose secrets can't stay buried for ever ...</b><br> <b>___________</b><br> <br> <b>'Twisty and strange and surprising'</b> EMILY HENRY<br> <b>'Dark menace, consummate plotting. A sheer PLEASURE to read'</b> HARRIET TYCE<br> <b>'This is perfection on a page.'</b> ALICE FEENEY<br> <b>'A riveting, rollicking read, guaranteed to send your blood pressure soaring'</b> <i>RED MAGAZINE</i><br> <b>'It's a triumph. Brava!'</b> ERIN KELLY<br> <b>'Compulsive, gripping and immersive.'</b> CL TAYLOR<br> <b>'Lisa Jewell is, simply, outstanding.'</b> ALEX MARWOOD<br> <b>'Compelling, ingenious, breath-stopping.'</b> TAMAR COHEN<br> <b>'A witty and propulsive stunner of a novel.'</b> KATHERINE HEINY<br> <b>'This is Lisa Jewell at her absolute best. I loved it!'</b> PAUL BURSTON<br> <b>'A compulsive, dark, satisfying tale that will pick you up and refuse to put you down.'</b> CATHERINE STEADMAN<br> <b>___________</b><br> <br> <b><i>Readers can't get enough of The Family Remains . . .</i></b><br> <br> <b>***** 'There's nothing about this book that I would change. Seriously.</b>'<br> <b>***** '</b>My <b>expectations were high</b> and this still <b>managed to surpass them.</b>'<br> <b>***** '</b>The <b>writing</b> <b>is 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>