Prepare to be hooked . . .* #1 UK SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ** A NEW YORK TIMES BSETSELLER ** OVER 2,000 5 STAR REVIEWS *''I was ENTHRALLED'' Gillian McAllister''A GRIPPING read'' Shari Lapena''A sheer PLEASURE to read'' Harriet Tyce''Artful, slippery, HUGELY SATISFYING'' Louise Candlish''The story EVERYONE has been waiting for'' Adele Parks___________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 . . .___________''GRIPS from first page to last'' Paula Hawkins''Compulsive, gripping and immersive'' CL Taylor''Twisty and strange and surprising'' Emily Henry''Perfection on a page'' Alice Feeney''Guaranteed to send your blood pressure soaring'' Red Magazine''It''s a triumph. Brava!'' Erin Kelly''Lisa Jewell is, simply, outstanding'' Alex Marwood''Compelling, ingenious, breath-stopping'' Tamar Cohen''A witty and propulsive stunner of a novel'' Katherine Heiny''This is Lisa Jewell at her absolute best.'' Paul Burston''A compulsive, dark, satisfying tale'' Catherine Steadman___________Readers can''t get enough of The Family Remains . . .***** ''There''s nothing about this book that I would change. Seriously.''***** ''My expectations were high and this still managed to surpass them.''***** ''The writing is outstanding from start to finish and it''s an engrossing read.''***** ''I could not put it down and loved the surprises and twists.''***** ''Lisa Jewell can write one hell of a thriller!!''The Family Remains, Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, May 2023New York Times bestseller, August 2023