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* The instant Sunday Times bestseller! *Breaking the Dark, the first book in the brand-new Marvel Crime series, introduces fans to a grittier, street-level side of the Marvel Universe, and will continue with original novels featuring fan-favorite characters like Luke Cage, written by S.A. Cosby, and Daredevil, written by Alex Segura.________''Never has a novelist captured me so consistently every single year for so long' Gillian McAllister''Absolutely perfect'' Booklist''A fun, entertaining read that really packs a punch!'' Shari Lapena''So cleverly plotted and as ever beautifully written'' Harriet Tyce''An exciting, riveting, adrenaline-pumping story'' Liz NugentImmersive, page-turning, addictive, fresh and fun.'' Andrea Mara''Exhilarating, twisty and original. Agatha Christie meets Black Mirror!' Claire DouglasI was hook

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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 *'I read it all in one sitting.' Colleen Hoover'I loved The Family Upstairs!' Sarah Jessica Parker'Really good, gripping. I couldn't bear for it to finish...' Olivia Colman'A twisty and engrossing story of betrayal and redemption.' Ian Rankin'Rich, dark and intricately twisted' Ruth Ware_______________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._______________More love for The Family Upstairs . . .'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.' Guarian'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

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The hit romance about the havoc an old flame can create, from the bestselling author of I Found You and Then She Was GoneThis blast from the past will knock them off their feet . . . Dig Ryan hasn't seen Delilah for twelve years, but when she bursts back into his life he can't help falling for his first love all over again.Nadine has been in love with Dig for fifteen years, so she can't help feeling cheated when her best friend has his head turned again by her old nemesis Delilah.But how low will Nadine stoop in order to make Delilah go away? And how can she make Dig realize who he really loves?'Will keep you up all night in a sweaty, addicted reading frenzy' The Times'Very entertaining and very funny' Heat'Jewell writes with invigorating zest and lashings of emotional intelligence' Independent'Wary, funny, realistic and immensely readable' Cosmopolitan

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Everyone has secrets. What if you can't remember yours?'Fresh and intriguing, with characters so real I ached for them. I loved I Found You' Clare Mackintosh'I LOVED I Found You. A proper thriller with wonderful characters' Sabine Durrant'Dark and moody, this is a mystery with substance' Kirkus Reviews____________Two women. Twenty years of secrets. And a man who doesn't remember anything.Or does he?Lily has only been married for three weeks. When her new husband fails to come home from work one night, she is left stranded in a new country where she knows no one.Alice finds a man on the beach outside her house. He has no name, no jacket, no idea what he is doing there. Against her better judgement, she invites him into her home.But who is he, and how can she trust a man who has lost his memory?____________Readers love I FOUND YOU . . .***** 'Wow! I loved this book. A fantastic psychological suspense novel.'***** 'This book had EVERYTHING!!! I enjoyed this very, very much.'***** 'Lisa Jewell never lets me down ever. A great book with an ending you may not be expecting.'***** 'This is my favourite novel by this author so far.'***** 'For fast paced suspense, well developed characters, and a great story, it just doesn't get any better than this!'Lisa Jewell, Sunday Times bestseller, October 2023

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* The instant Sunday Times bestseller! *Breaking the Dark, the first book in the brand-new Marvel Crime series, introduces fans to a grittier, street-level side of the Marvel Universe, and will continue with original novels featuring fan-favorite characters like Luke Cage, written by S.A. Cosby, and Daredevil, written by Alex Segura.________''Never has a novelist captured me so consistently every single year for so long' Gillian McAllister''Absolutely perfect'' Booklist''A fun, entertaining read that really packs a punch!'' Shari Lapena''So cleverly plotted and as ever beautifully written'' Harriet Tyce''An exciting, riveting, adrenaline-pumping story'' Liz NugentImmersive, page-turning, addictive, fresh and fun.'' Andrea Mara''Exhilarating, twisty and original. Agatha Christie meets Black Mirror!' Claire DouglasI was hook

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The huge bestseller from the author of Then She Was Gone and The GirlsA stranger in the house can only mean troubleThe London family is in crisis.Newly-divorced Tony is fantasizing about someone he shouldn't.Prize-winning writer Sean has a hot new girlfriend, and a dose of writer's block.Their brother Ned has just come back from Australia, leaving his girlfriend behind. And now they have a new lodger - a mysterious stranger. But is he the friend this family needs, or a troublemaker they could do without?'Terrific stuff: touching, funny and sentient' Sunday Times'Funny and emotionally satisfying' The Times'A heart-warming page-turner from start to finish' Heat

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An emotional, uplifting story about sisters, secrets, and second chances, from No. 1 bestselling author of Richard & Judy pick THE FAMILY UPSTAIRSBee Beahorn had it all - a successful music career, fabulous friends, and a glamorous celebrity lifestyle.At least, that's what her estranged sister, Ana, had always believed.Their lives were worlds apart. Bea was beautiful, extravagant and full of life. Ana was awkward, shy, and destined to live in Bea's shadow. But when Bea is found dead in her flat, Ana realises that everything she knew about her sister had been a lie. Ana is determined to find out the truth about her sister - and she might just find herself along the way . . ._________'A compelling story packed with intriguing characters' The Times'Written with intelligence, verve and wit . . . a triumph' Hello'Inventive and moving, with definite charms and a real sense of poignancy' Sunday Times

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The brilliant novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Ralph's Party, Then She Was Gone and The Family Upstairs.'Poignant and heart-wrenching' The Sun'Jewell writes, as ever, with wit and verve' The Guardian'Well written and compelling' Daily Mail___________Eleven years ago, Jem and Ralph fell in love. They thought it would be for ever, that they'd found their happy ending.Then two became four, a flat became a house. Romantic nights out became sleepless nights in.And they soon found that life wasn't quite so simple any more.Now two people who were so right together are starting to drift apart. As they try to find a way back to each other, back to what they once had, they both become dangerously distracted.But maybe it's not too late to recapture happily ever after . . .___________Readers can't get enough of After the Party . . .***** 'Wow, I ended up LOVING this one'***** 'It's a fantastic book to sink your teeth into and it never gets dull'***** 'Lisa Jewell's books keep getting better'***** 'Aw. This is beautiful'***** 'Wow. I have never read a book that covered every aspect of human emotion, fallibility, forgiveness, acceptance, love and family life'

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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 eighteen novels, most recently a number of dark psychological thrillers, including The Girls, Then She Was Gone and The Family Upstairs (all of which were Richard & Judy Book Club picks).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.

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A missing girl. A buried secret. From the ten-million-copy bestselling author comes a brand new look for this compulsively twisty psychological thriller that will keep you hooked to the very last page.‘A tense, clever page-turner that everyone will be talking about.’ Adele Parks‘Dark and claustrophobic but also heartfelt and moving ... packs a huge emotional punch that will leave you winded. I loved it.’ C. L. Taylor‘Both utterly gripping and startlingly original. Prepare to be hooked.’ Sun_____________Ellie was her mother's golden girl.She had her whole life ahead of her.And then, in the blink of an eye, Ellie was gone.Ten years on, Laurel has never given up hope of finding Ellie. And then she meets a charming and charismatic stranger who sweeps her off her feet.But what really takes her breath away is when she meets his nine-year-old daughter.Because his daughter is the image of Ellie.Now all those unanswered questions that have haunted Laurel come flooding back.What really happened to Ellie? And who still has secrets to hide?_____________OVER 180,000 5* RATINGS - this is why readers love this book:'Breathtaking. Compulsive. Suspenseful. Poetic.''One of the top 5 thrillers I’ve ever read.''I wanted the book never to end.''Suspense filled… edge of my seat… I could not put this down!!''This was my first Lisa Jewell book, and it will definitely not be my last.''Dark, winding and haunting, I couldn't put this one down.'Lisa Jewell, Sunday Times bestseller, October 2023

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Another unforgettable psychological suspense novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone and The Family Upstairs.'There are so many psychological thrillers around right now - but this is one of the best' The Sun'Wonderful, endlessly fascinating' Sophie Kinsella'Brilliantly plotted, beautifully written' Daily Mail____________You think you have the perfect life.You're successful. Attractive. Well liked.And you've just got married for the third time.But that's OK, because everyone's happy. Your children are happy. You're happy. And so is your new wife.But one tragic accident smashes your perfect life to pieces. Because everyone has secrets, and secrets have consequences.Some of which can be devastating.____________Readers can't get enough of The Third Wife . . .***** 'This book blew me away...'***** 'Hair-raising Yes! Twitchy high-strung Plot Yes! Sinister Yes! Worth the time Totally Yes!'***** 'I texted my book mate to tell her, she MUST read this book.'***** 'I cannot recommend this highly enough.'***** 'Lisa Jewell knocked it out of the park with The Third Wife.'

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An uplifting, unforgettable story of two women in two different times from the Sunday Times bestselling author of After the Party, The Making of Us and The Family Upstairs._____________London, 1920. Arlette works in Liberty by day, and by night is caught up in a glamorous whirl of parties, clubs, cocktails and jazz. But when tragedy strikes she flees the city, never to return.Over half a century later, in the grungy mid-90s, her granddaughter Betty arrives in London.She can't wait to begin her new life. But before she can do so, she must find the mysterious woman named in her grandmother's will.What she doesn't know is that her search will uncover the heart-breaking secret that changed her grandmother's life, and might also change hers forever . . ._____________Readers love Before I Met You . . .***** 'LOVED, LOVED, LOVED this book!'***** 'This was a thoroughly enjoyable novel and one that I can easily recommend.'***** 'If I say it reminded me of the best of JoJo Moyes, I mean it as a real compliment.'***** 'A marvellously written novel. Lisa Jewell is one of the best women writers.'***** 'It is an underrated book and definitely needs more attention.'

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'The Night She Disappeared is by far her best thriller yet.' HARLAN COBEN'Insane suspense. I loved it.' LEE CHILD'A gothic, multi-layered tale, deeply satisfying. We both loved it.' RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUBThe Night She Disappeared is UNBELIEVABLY good. I was utterly utterly agog.' MARIAN KEYES___________________________A cold case. An abandoned mansion. A family hiding a terrible secret. Prepare to be hooked. Lisa Jewell's latest thriller is her best yet.Midsummer 2017: teenage mum Tallulah heads out on a date, leaving her baby son at home with her mother, Kim.At 11 p.m. she sends her mum a text message. At 4.30 a.m. Kim awakens to discover that Tallulah has not come home.Friends tell her that Tallulah was last seen heading to a pool party at a house in the woods nearby called Dark Place.Tallulah never returns.2018: walking in the woods behind the boarding school where her boyfriend has just started as a head teacher, Sophie sees a sign nailed to a fence.A sign that says: DIG HERE . . .___________________________'No one thickens a plot like Lisa Jewell. I couldn't put this book down. Jewell just keeps getting better. It's SO GOOD!' SHARI LAPENA'Absolutely loved this one by Lisa Jewell - compelling, deep, surprising, tense, modern. Most thrillers are in black and white to me in terms of character and Lisa is blazing saturated technicolour.' GILLIAN MCALLISTER'Masterly. Gripping from start to finish.' JOANNE HARRIS'I'm calling it early. This is Lisa's best book yet, and she always sets that bar high! Stayed up so late because I couldn't put it down.' ADELE PARKS'Oh my God, so good. A head-scratching, heart-racing, page-turning triumph - I think this might be my favourite Lisa Jewell yet.' LOUISE CANDLISH'I swear her books are masterclasses for authors. Every time I read one, I'm in awe. I loved this one so much - clever, slick and so intriguing. Lots of emotion and I love how all the sub-plots come together. #bowdowntoLisa' MEL SHERRATT'Another first-class mystery . . . Totally enthralling.' HARRIET TYCE'I predict another number one.' ERIN KELLY'Once again Lisa Jewell has knocked it out of the park. Another masterclass in thriller writing from one of the world's most consistently brilliant authors. I was superglued to the pages.' MARK EDWARDS'Totally absorbing. I felt as though I'd slipped into the book and lived there for a few days, heart pounding. So so so amazing!' KATHERINE HEINY'Intriguing and wonderfully dark' THE SUN'I'm passionately attached to Lisa Jewell, whose novels somehow manage to be good-natured, creepy and tense all at once.' SARAH PERRY'Nail-biting. Left me reeling.' JANE CORRY'A compelling psychological thriller full of twists and turns... ideal for fans of Ruth Rendell and Lianne Moriarty' YOURS BOOK CLUB

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An unforgettable story about a family with a terrible secret. From the #1 bestselling author of Then She Was Gone, The Night She Disappeared and The Family Upstairs.____________When a tragedy breaks a family apart, what can bring it back together?The Birds seem to be the perfect family: mother, father, four children, a picture-book cottage in the country.But one Easter weekend, something happens - something so unexpected, so devastating, that no one can bring themselves to talk about it.The family shatters, seemingly for good.Until, years later, they are forced to return to the house they grew up in, and to confront what really broke the family apart . . .____________Readers can't get enough of The House We Grew Up In . . .***** 'I could NOT put it down!'***** 'What a fabulous, fabulous read. I honestly LOVED this book and I could not put it down.'***** 'This book is so smooth and natural that I felt like I almost knew the characters.'***** 'Incredibly moving, delightfully funny, painfully tragic.'***** 'It's one of the very best books I've read this year.'

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Lisa Jewell is the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of twenty-two novels, including The Family Upstairs, Then She Was Gone and her latest novel, None of This is True. Her novels have sold over 10 million copies in the UK and internationally, and her work has been translated into over thirty languages. She lives in London with her husband, two daughters and their amazing Romanian rescue dog, Daisy. Connect with her on Twitter @LisaJewellUK, on Instagram @LisaJewellUK, and on Facebook @LisaJewellOfficial.

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* PRE-ORDER LISA'S LATEST NOVEL - NONE OF THIS IS TRUE - NOW! *You're not the only one watching. . . The gripping psychological suspense from the number one bestselling author of Then She Was Gone and The Family Upstairs.'I inhaled it in one sitting' Sarah Pinborough 'I was totally gripped by this excellent psychological thriller' Marian Keyes'Page one intrigued me. Page three hooked me. By page five, I was consumed' A.J. Finn_______________You're back home after four years working abroad, new husband in tow.You're keen to find a place of your own. But for now you're crashing in your big brother's spare room.That's when you meet the man next door.He's the head teacher at the local school. Twice your age. Extraordinarily attractive. You find yourself watching him.All the time.But you never dreamed that your innocent crush might become a deadly obsession.Or that someone is watching you._______________Reader's can't get enough of Watching You . . .***** 'Intelligent, suspenseful, and shocking-my first experience reading the incredible Lisa Jewell blew my mind!!!'***** 'Entrancing, irresistible and compelling!'***** 'A creepy compulsive character driven thriller that will make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up!'***** 'I really really enjoyed this book. Amazing.'***** 'Omg, Lisa Jewell has totally blown me away again.'

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25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF THE BESTSELLING DEBUT ABOUT A PARTY YOU'LL NEVER FORGETFOR FANS OF ONE DAY AND THE FLAT SHARE''Addictively readable'' The Times''It was so much fun being reunited with Ralph, Jem, Smith and Siobahn! . . . It still feels so sharp, fresh and cool. I''m so excited to see a new generation of readers falling in love with this iconic love story'' Daisy BuchananThe fabulous first novel by the fabulous Lisa Jewell: it''s pure 90s and completely brilliant''. Jenny Colgan, bestselling author of Little Beach Street Bakery. ----THE SMASH-HIT STORY OF LOVE, FRIENDS AND FLATSHARES TURNS 25Meet the residents of 31 Alamanac Road . . .Ralph and Smith are flatmates and best mates. Nothing can come between them until the gorgeous Jemima moves in. They're both falling for her, but which one of them does Jem

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'I swear I didn’t breathe the whole time I was reading it. Gripping, pacy, brilliantly twisty.’ CLARE MACKINTOSH‘Creepy, intricate and utterly immersive: an excellent holiday read.' GUARDIAN‘A twisty and engrossing story of betrayal and redemption.’ IAN RANKIN____________________________FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THEN SHE WAS GONEIn 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.A compulsive new thriller from Lisa Jewell.____________________________'Rich, dark and intricately twisted, this enthralling whodunnit mixes family saga with domestic noir to brilliantly chilling effect.' RUTH WARE‘You don't read a Lisa Jewell book, you fall into it. It takes huge talent to establish a whole world in the turn of two pages.' ERIN KELLY'I had an unrelentingly pleasurable and thrilling for-God’s-sake-tell-me-what-happened sensation in my stomach for the entire read ... Stupendous!' RUTH JONES'Absolutely brilliant. Great characterisation, a fascinating and dark set up and a great conclusion. She’s always great but this is next level stuff.' SARAH PINBOROUGH'Few writers of psychological suspense devise such swift, slippery plots; fewer still people their stories with characters so human and complex. Lisa’s Jewell’s The Family Upstairs glitters like a blade and cuts even deeper.' AJ FINN'Whenever I pick up a Lisa Jewell novel I know I'm in for a compelling, immersive and unputdownable read and The Family Upstairs is one of her very best' CL TAYLOR‘I had hoped to save The Family Upstairs for my holiday, but failed miserably ... I was hooked from the first page. I think it's her best yet and hands down my favourite book so far this year.’ ALICE FEENEY‘Utterly compelling. Deliciously dark and twisty with characters who live on in your head. Lisa Jewell just keeps getting better and better.’ JANE CORRY‘This is my pick of the crop of thrillers out this month … Lisa Jewell is brilliant at creating a menacing atmosphere and this is almost unbelievably tense at times.’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING'It’s absolutely bloody brilliant and I can’t tell you much I wish I’d written it.' TAMMY COHEN‘It’s SO GOOD!’ INDIA KNIGHT'I loved The Family Upstairs!' SARAH JESSICA PARKER____________________________Readers are obsessed with The Family Upstairs:‘I read so many books in the crime/mystery genre that it becomes harder to find a book that stands out. This one succeeded!! Hooked from page one’‘I totally adored this book. All of Lisa Jewell’s books are fabulous, but something about this one is extra special.’'Absolutely absorbing ... thoroughly enjoyed it''Kept me captivated from the very beginning ... Definitely worth reading – as long you like reading into the night!''Everything you could wish for in a book. I devoured it.'‘Wow!!’‘What a book. Clever would be an understatement. And those last pages left me with chills. The concept had me intrigued and the execution had me captivated. I COULD NOT PUT THIS BOOK DOWN!’

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The compelling Sunday Times bestseller about two neighbours brought together by fate, from the million-copy bestselling author of The Family Upstairs'Another jewel from Lisa' HEAT'Perfect to curl up on the sofa on a Sunday and read in one delightful sitting!' 5***** READER REVIEW'A big warm-hearted book' MARIE CLAIRE_______For years, Toby has opened his door to the people who needed his help.For years, Leah has been fascinated by the mysterious house across the street and its unusual mix of occupants.They've never met - until Toby receives a letter that draws Leah inside.Finally, Leah gets to know the lives of the people she's wondered about for so long - a group of artists who have each lost their way.When Toby decides he needs to move on with his life, he knows he needs to help his tenants, too.Leah insists on helping his plan to bring them all happiness.But can she also make Toby's dreams come true?_______'Truly delightful, lively and fun' 5***** Reader Review'A life-affirming tale studded with Jewell's trademark warmth and humour' Red'Such a feel-good book!' 5***** Reader Review

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You live on a picturesque communal garden square, an oasis in urban London where your children run free, in and out of other people's houses.You've known your neighbours for years and you trust them. Implicitly.You think your children are safe.But are they really?Midsummer night: a thirteen-year-old girl is found unconscious in a dark corner of the garden square. What really happened to her? And who is responsible?Utterly believable characters, a gripping story and a dark secret buried at its core: this is Lisa Jewell at her heart-stopping best.

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