Finn, New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window The Family Upstairs glitters like a blade and cuts even deeper." - A. Medical emergency or Lisa Jewell novel? Few writers of psychological suspense devise such swift, slippery plots fewer still people their stories with characters so human and complex. "This thriller is taut and fast-paced but lacks compelling protagonists." - Kirkus Reviews "A twisty British mystery.Brace yourself as Jewell stacks up the secrets, then lights a long, slow fuse." - People "Mesmerizing.Another dark winner from Jewell, who expertly teases out her tricky tale with stunning moments and richly drawn characters." - Booklist (starred review) "Un-put-downable.distinct, well-developed characters, shifting points of view, and a disturbing narrative that pulses with life create an enthralling tale full of surprises." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) In The Family Upstairs, the master of "bone-chilling suspense" ( People) brings us the can't-look-away story of three entangled families living in a house with the darkest of secrets. And the four other children reported to live at Cheyne Walk were gone. Downstairs in the kitchen lay three dead bodies, all dressed in black, next to a hastily scrawled note. When they arrived, they found a healthy ten-month-old happily cooing in her crib in the bedroom. Twenty-five years ago, police were called to 16 Cheyne Walk with reports of a baby crying. But what she can't possibly know is that others have been waiting for this day as well-and she is on a collision course to meet them. Everything in Libby's life is about to change. She soon learns not only the identity of her birth parents, but also that she is the sole inheritor of their abandoned mansion on the banks of the Thames in London's fashionable Chelsea neighborhood, worth millions. She rips it open with one driving thought: I am finally going to know who I am.
Soon after her twenty-fifth birthday, Libby Jones returns home from work to find the letter she's been waiting for her entire life. From the 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.
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