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The Family Remains

The #1 bestselling thriller from the author of The Family Upstairs

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The Family Remains

By: Lisa Jewell
Narrated by: Eleanor Tomlinson, Dominic Thorburn, Bea Holland, Hugh Quarshie, Josh Dylan, Thomas Judd
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**Loved THE FAMILY UPSTAIRS? Find out what happened next ...**

LONDON. Early morning, June 2019: on the foreshore of the river Thames, a bag of bones is discovered. Human bones.

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.

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.

The clues point forward too to a brother and sister in Chicago searching for the only person who can make sense of their pasts.

Four deaths. An unsolved mystery. A family whose secrets can't stay buried for ever ...

PREPARE TO BE HOOKED.

'Enthralling' RUTH WARE
'Gripping' OLIVIA COLMAN
'Engrossing' IAN RANKIN
'Twisty' CLARE MACKINTOSH
'Excellent' GUARDIAN
'Stupendous' RUTH JONES
'Brilliant' SARAH PINBOROUGH
'Unputdownable' C.L. TAYLOR

© Lisa Jewell 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

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I gave up on book one as I found it depressing and distressing and just a queasy read, but as a big fan of Lisa Jewel's recent work, when I saw it as the daily deal I gave it a whirl and was delighted to have taken a chance on it as it was light, funny in parts, clever and very entertaining.
Some reviews have said this is a domestic drama not a thriller. I avoid domestic dramas and so I am glad to report I did not agree with this as although about a fractured family it was far from the usual litany of packed lunches, school runs and endless porridge stirring.
I loved Henry's bits, he was so fabulous and laughed out loud at the drunken text he sent - genius. I also loved the Michael Rimmer romance story, also so very clever and gripping.

All in all i would give it a 4.5 - not my favourite Lisa Jewel, but a really entertaining and intriguing read which gave me hours of top entertainment.

Disliked book 1 ... loved book 2!

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Brilliant sequel to 'The family upstairs'. Absolutely perfect in every way....if, like myself, you were left wanting more at the end of the previous book then you absolutely need to read this. Loved it !

Wonderful

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Waited patiently for this second book to be released. Absolutely loved it and as good as, if not better, than first book. Love this author, I’ve got no more of her books to read now….waiting for next one to be written

Well worth the wait

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Perfect sequel, the story needed to be finished and this book completes it very well. Highly recommended if you have read The family upstairs.

A great sequel

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Well written and narrated, sometimes too good had to fast forward through some parts referring to abuse. Thoroughly moving.

Brilliant, gripping, intelligent and moving👏

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