Ne laissez pas entrer le loup dans la bergerie...

Trois cadavres et un bébé abandonné : c’est la macabre découverte que fait la police dans une demeure de Chelsea. Faute de preuves, on privilégie la piste d’un suicide collectif et l’affaire est classée. Pourtant, avant l’arrivée des « autres », la famille Lamb coulait des jours heureux. Mais il est des invités qui ont tendance à s’éterniser, et certains ne repartent jamais.

Le jour de ses vingt-cinq ans, Libby hérite de la maison où elle a été retrouvée bébé. Bien décidée à percer le mystère de ses origines, la jeune femme mène l’enquête au 16 Cheyne Walk. Mais est-elle prête à découvrir l’effroyable secret qu’on lui cache depuis sa naissance ? Elle ignore encore que quelqu’un, quelque part, donnerait cher pour la retrouver...

« J’ai retenu mon souffle jusqu’à la dernière page. » - Clare Mackintosh

« Cette histoire immersive à la construction sophistiquée fait froid dans le dos. » - The Guardian

« Une atmosphère aussi sombre que fascinante et un dénouement qui laisse sans voix. Un tour de force ! » - Sarah Pinborough

« On ne lit pas les romans de Lisa Jewell, on plonge dedans. » - Erin Kelly

L'histoire glaçante d'une obsession...

À Melville Heights, il ne se passe jamais rien. Aussi, quand on retrouve dans ce quartier huppé de Bristol, un cadavre lardé de coups de couteau, les résidents sont atterrés. Qui a pu commettre un crime pareil ? Dans le voisinage, tout le monde se connaît : on est entre gens bien. D'ailleurs, on ne fait pas que se côtoyer entre voisins, on s'épie.
Josephine développe une véritable obsession Tom, le charmant directeur du collège qui vit à deux pas de chez elle. Mais elle n'est pas la seule à guetter ses moindres faits et gestes : Jenna soupçonne le proviseur d'avoir une attirance malsaine pour les adolescentes. Quels sombres secrets cache donc cet homme trop beau pour être honnête ?

« La première page m'a intrigué. La troisième m'a hameçonné. À la cinquième, j'étais complètement accro. Une lecture addictive qui mêle habilement le drame familial et le roman noir. Extraordinaire ! » - A.J. Finn, auteur du best-seller La Femme à la fenêtre

« Un livre qui vous prend aux tripes. » - A. J. Finn, auteur du best-seller La Femme à la fenêtre

« Un roman addictif qui séduira à coup sûr les fans de A.J. Finn et Ruth Ware » - Booklist

« Captivant... Jewell fabrique une explosive machine à secrets avant d'appuyer sur le détonateur. » - People

« Un suspense haletant. » - Cosmopolitan

« Préparez-vous à sursauter ! » - Publishers Weekly

« Une histoire qui se déroule dans un microcosme à la Petits Secrets et grands mensongesde Liane Moriarty, avec des enjeux aussi impressionnants que le QI d'Amy dans Les Apparences. Un incontournable ! » - InStyle

« Je te suivrai comme une ombre porte l'obsession à son paroxysme. » - PopSugar

« Ce roman vous tiendra en haleine jusqu'au bout de la nuit. » - Brouhaha

« Un roman noir sensationnel. Jewell brouille savamment les pistes et vous réserve un dénouement absolument renversant. Ce roman addictif séduira à coup sûr les fans de A.J. Finn et Ruth Ware » - Booklist

A RICHARD & JUDY BOOK-CLUB PICK

'I love all Lisa's books, but The Night She Disappeared is by far her best thriller yet.' HARLAN COBEN

'Mother of God, Lisa Jewell's on fire. The Night She Disappeared is UNBELIEVABLY good. I was utterly utterly agog.' MARIAN KEYES

'Insane suspense. I loved it.' LEE CHILD

'A gothic, multi-layered tale, deeply satisfying. We both loved it.' RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB
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'Mum, there's some people here from college, they asked me back to theirs. Just for an hour or so. Is that OK?'

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 . . .
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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.

'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, author of Lies Lies Lies and Just My Luck

'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

'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

'Masterly. Gripping from start to finish.' JOANNE HARRIS

'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, author of Blood Orange

'I predict another number one.' ERIN KELLY, author of He Said, She Said

'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, author of Here to Stay

'Totally absorbing.

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.

BESTSELLING PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE, AND A TOP RICHARD & JUDY SELECTION
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OVER 1,000 5* REVIEWS – this is why readers love this book:

'Grips to the point of OBSESSION'

'My life STOPPED while I read this book'

'My heart was THUMPING in my chest'

'This is EDGE OF YOUR SEAT reading'

'This book left me BREATHLESS'

'Cancel all plans and BUY THIS BOOK'
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She was fifteen, 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?

Les souvenirs, c’est comme les cadavres : tôt ou tard, ils refont surface.

Qui est cet homme assis sur la plage en pleine tempête, sur le lieu d’un crime commis vingt ans plus tôt ? Il n’a pas de nom, pas de manteau, et a perdu la mémoire. Alice prend l’inconnu sous son aile et décide de l’héberger, sans savoir qu’il va bouleverser sa vie à jamais.

Au même moment, dans la banlieue de Londres, Lily attend en vain le retour de l’homme qu’elle vient d’épouser et dont la police tarde à signaler la disparition. Parviendra-t-elle à retrouver celui pour qui elle a tout abandonné ?

Un roman haletant au suspense maîtrisé.

« J’adore les livres de Lisa Jewell, mais On se reverra m’a complètement happée. Je l’ai dévoré en une journée. Ça m’a transportée. » - Jojo Moyes
« Les lecteurs de Liane Moriarty, Paula Hawkins et Ruth Ware vont adorer. » - Library Journal
« Une intrigue menée de main de maître ! On retient son souffle jusqu’à la dernière page. » - New York Times
« Un suspense haletant. » - Sunday Express
« Une histoire très efficace, un suspense à couper le souffle, une grande humanité. » - Herald
« Une histoire déchirante et imprévisible. » - Metro

PREPARE TO BE HOOKED
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One of Holly Willoughby's summer reading highlights!

'I genuinely struggled to put this one down and ended up staying very late to finish it.' THE UNMUMSY MUM

'A twisty and engrossing story of betrayal and redemption.' IAN RANKIN

'Rich, dark and intricately twisted, this enthralling whodunnit mixes family saga with domestic noir to brilliantly chilling effect.' RUTH WARE

'Really good, gripping. I couldn't bear for it to finish... I don't want to move onto the next book too soon as it feels like a betrayal.' OLIVIA COLMAN
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FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF INVISIBLE GIRL

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.
A compulsive thriller from Lisa Jewell.
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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.'
'Kept me captivated from the very beginning ... Definitely worth reading - as long you like reading into the night!'
'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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'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 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

'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.

Two women. Twenty years of secrets. And a man who doesn't remember anything.

Or does he?
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'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
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Everyone has secrets. What if you can't remember yours?

'How long have you been sitting out here?'
'I got here yesterday.'
'Where did you come from?'
'I have no idea.'

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?

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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.
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Another unforgettable novel from top 10 bestseller Lisa Jewell, author of Then She Was Gone and The Family Upstairs.

The Family Upstairs was the #1 Bestseller in the UK, Sunday Times, August 2019

From the #1 bestselling author of The Night She Disappeared, The Family Upstairs and Then She Was Gone

AN UNFORGETTABLE STORY ABOUT A FAMILY WITH A TERRIBLE SECRET

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 . . .

YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE WATCHING

‘Page one intrigued me. Page three hooked me. By page five, I was consumed. This compulsive, propulsive novel is both a seize-you-by-the-throat thriller and a genuinely moving family drama. Stellar.’ – A.J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window
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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.
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Family secrets, illicit passion and an unexplained murder? It can only be the gripping new novel from Lisa Jewell, #1 bestselling author of Then She Was Gone.
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'I was totally gripped by this excellent psychological thriller. Set in Bristol, it opens with a dead body, then moves into the head of Joey, a newly-married 27-year-old who gets a sudden crush on one of her new neighbours, which quickly becomes obsessive. Hugely enjoyable.' – Marian Keyes, author of The Break

'If you only pick one summer read this year, make it Watching You. I inhaled it in one sitting. A gripping plot, characters you love but can't trust, and a thumping emotional heart, Lisa Jewell has done it again.' – Sarah Pinborough, author of Behind Her Eyes and 13 Minutes

'If you loved The Woman in The Window and The Girl on the Train then this is for you!' – the Hotlist, U Magazine

'Then She Was Gone was my favourite thriller last year and this is even better. Brilliantly plotted and impossible to put down, it kept me guessing until the very end.' - Alice Feeney, author of Sometimes I Lie

'She's done it again! Lisa Jewell has penned the page-turner of the summer. Emotionally-engrossing and utterly compelling, with a mystery that keeps you gripped until the last heart-wrenching page.' - Tammy Cohen, author of They All Fall Down

'Jewell writes wonderfully engaging characters who weave plausibly tangled webs and the whodunit was largely incidental until the closing pages. She masterfully draws all her threads together, throwing in some cunning twists for good measure…The countdown is on for the next Lisa Jewell novel.

Une troublante impression de déjà-vu...

Ellie a disparu à l'âge de quinze ans. Sa mère n'a jamais réussi à faire son deuil, d'autant plus que la police n'a retrouvé ni le coupable ni le corps. Dix ans plus tard, cette femme brisée doit pourtant se résoudre à tourner la page. C'est alors qu'elle fait la connaissance de Floyd, un homme charmant, père célibataire, auquel elle se lie peu à peu. Mais lorsqu'elle rencontre la fille de celui-ci, Poppy, âgée de neuf ans, le passé la rattrape brutalement : cette fillette est le portrait craché de sa fille disparue...

« Si vous étiez le premier de vos amis à lire La Fille du train et si vous avez lu et relu Les Apparences, vous adorerez ce thriller. » - The Sun
« L'intrigue de ce nouveau roman est vertigineuse. Comme toi est un livre sombre, sans échappatoire, mais profondément émouvant et sincère. À couper le souffle. » - C. L. Taylor
« Captivant et bien mené. » - The Sunday Mirror
« Un thriller psychologique noir, passionnant et exaltant. » - Rachel Rhys
« Un roman noir aussi intelligent qu'émouvant. » - Mail Online