Bøker av Lisa Jewell

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.

When she was nine years old, Melody Browne's house burned down, taking every toy, every photograph, every item of clothing and old Christmas card with it. But not only did the fire destroy all her possessions, it took with it all her memories - Melody Browne can remember nothing before her ninth birthday.

You're not the only one watching.Gripping psychological suspense from the #1 bestselling author of Then She Was Gone._______________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.

THEN - 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. NOW - it's been ten years since Ellie disappeared, but Laurel has never given up hope of finding her daughter. And then one day a stranger called Floyd walks into a cafe and sweeps Laurel off her feet.

'How long have you been sitting out here?''I got here yesterday.''Where did you come from?''I have no idea.'East Yorkshire: Single mum Alice Lake finds a man on the beach outside her house. Against her better judgement she invites him in to her home.

The huge bestseller from the author of The Family Upstairs and The Girls - a love story for anyone who adored One Day in December and David Nicholls. Right person. Wrong time . . . Vince and Joy have their whole lives ahead of them on the day they meet as teenagers, and instantly fall in love. But two weeks later, a misunderstanding forces them apart. When they cross paths seven years later they've been living very different lives. Yet neither of them has been able to let go of their first love. What happens when you meet the right person at the wrong time? 'A gem of a read' Grazia'One of those rare books with the variety, complexity and unexpectedness of real life. A book you simply disappear into. And you emerge two days later on a cloud of cosy memories' Sunday Telegraph'A Must Buy Book - classy, evocative, intelligent and insightful' Company

Dark secrets, a devastating mystery and the games people play: the gripping new novel from the bestselling author of The House We Grew Up In and The Third Wife.Midsummer night: a thirteen-year-old girl is found unconscious in a dark corner of the garden square.

London, 3am: a tragic accident, and Adrian's life starts to fall apart. Because everyone has secrets and secrets have consequences. Some of which can be devastating.

In a hospice in Bury St Edmunds, a man called Daniel is slowly fading away. Lydia is still wearing the scars from her traumatic childhood and although she is wealthy and successful, her life is lonely and disjointed. Dean is a young man, burdened with unexpected responsibility, whose life is going nowhere.

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

From the Number One bestselling author of Then She Was Gone, comes a romance about neighbours brought together by fate . . .31 Silversmith Road.For years, Toby has opened his door to the people who needed his help.For years, Leah has watched the house across the street, wondering who the unusual assortment of occupants might be.They've never met - until one day, they're brought together by a letter. A letter which makes Toby realize he needs to move on with his life - and help his tenants move on with theirs, too.Leah offers to help them each find a new way to be happy. But can she make Toby's dreams come true, too?'Another jewel from Lisa' Heat'A big warm-hearted book' Marie Claire'A life-affirming tale studded with Jewell's trademark warmth and humour' Red

Before I Met You, a captivating novel by Lisa Jewell, was first published in 2013 by Cornerstone. This book is a remarkable journey of self-discovery and love, showcasing Jewell's knack for creating relatable characters and heart-wrenching storylines. Set against the backdrop of London's vibrant and bustling streets, the story unfolds with a unique blend of suspense, romance, and drama. Jewell, renowned for her ability to weave intricate plots and create compelling characters, doesn't disappoint with this gem. The book has been praised for its engaging narrative, complex character development, and the author's exceptional ability to capture the essence of human relationships. Before I Met You is a testament to Lisa Jewell's storytelling prowess and Cornerstone's commitment to publishing high-quality fiction. This book is a must-read for anyone seeking a deeply moving and beautifully written story.

The smash-hit romantic comedy from the author of The Girls and Then She Was Gone Six people, one big house and the party that brings it all down . . . 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 she want? Upstairs, Karl and Siobhan are happily unmarried and have been for fifteen years - until Cheri moves into the flat above, and fixes her sights on Karl. Why should a little problem like his girlfriend get in her way? Sooner or later this house is bound to implode. So when Ralph throws a party and invites the whole house, what could possibly go wrong?If you like Marian Keyes, Jane Fallon, and Sophie Kinsella, you'll love this. 'Addictively readable' The Times 'A joy . . . a fun summer read' Guardian

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._____________'The pace doesn't let up, the characters never once slip. Tricksy, endlessly interesting and pure entertainment, don't miss this one.' Gillian McAllister'Fresh, lively, insightful-and the action scenes hit like a chop. A really cracking story.' AJ Finn'The perfect blend of psychological thriller and supernatural chiller. Lisa's huge army of fans will love it.' Mark Edwards'Classic Lisa Jewell with an amazing twist!' Jenny Colgan'Reveals the depth and complexity of one of the most fascinating and indomitable characters in the Marvel canon.' S. A. Cosby_____________Meet Jessica Jones: a private investigator and retired super hero based out of Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, who goes from job to job as a hard living, rough talking, loner. And then a wealthy Upper East Side woman pays her a visit. Amber Randall is concerned about her twin sixteen-year-olds, Lark and Fox, who have acted and looked very different since they returned from spending the summer with their British father in the UK. She tells Jessica that her children have unnaturally perfect skin for teenagers and have lost all the tics and habits that made them who they were. They are not Lark and Fox, she tells Jessica. Something has happened to them.To find out more, Jessica travels to Essex to talk to their father and once there meets Belle who is living a curiously isolated existence in a run-down farmhouse with her guardian Debra. Jessica knows that Lark and Fox had spent the summer with Belle-but can this unworldly teenager really be responsible for Lark and Fox's new personas?Jessica soon discovers that, behind Belle and Debra, evil geniuses are playing a dangerous game with technology in order to make the world a "better place", not caring who gets hurt, maimed or even killed in the process. Can Jessica stop them from wreaking destruction on a whole generation of young people?Nothing is certain in Lisa Jewell's gripping and most imaginative novel yet._____________Reader' s love Breaking the Dark . . .***** 'I quickly became absorbed into the story and couldn't put it down ... A great read and highly recommended.'*****'Wow... The book can be read by someone super into Marvel and also someone who has no prior super hero knowledge. I enjoyed the twists and turns and the worry of where tech may lead!'***** 'I don't usually like superhero stuff, this book was fun and exciting. I recommend it!'***** 'A fun, exciting and supercharged read that even readers who are not lovers off Marvel will be able to pick up and enjoy.'***** 'I love Lisa Jewell and I was a bit apprehensive of this as it wasn't her usual style but she didn't let me down. What a book. I loved it!'

Hemmeligheter. Løgner. Drap. Da den populære podcasteren Alix Summers feirer bursdagen sin på den lokale puben, møter hun ved en tilfeldighet den uanselige kvinnen, Josie Fair. Det viser seg at Josie også feirer 45-årsdagen sin. De er faktisk bursdagstvillinger, og snart kommer Alix på tanken om å lage en podcast med Josie. Det blir historien om to kvinners liv som ikke kunne vært mer forskjellige. Sakte, men sikkert begynner Alix å innse at Josie skjuler mørke hemmeligheter. Det er foruroligende, men hun klarer ikke motstå fristelsen til å fortsette med podcasten. Og før hun vet ordet av det, har Josie snodd seg inn i livet til Alix og familien, og hun begynner å bekymre seg for at hun aldri vil bli kvitt henne. Men like raskt som hun dukket opp, forsvinner Josie. Først da oppdager Alix at Josie har etterlatt seg en forferdelig og skremmende hemmelighet, og at hun og familien er i større fare enn hun noen gang trodde var mulig ...

A major, nail-biting work of fiction by one of the nation's favourite authors, coming in Summer 2024.

FRA MILLIONSELGENDE FORFATTER LISA JEWELL - OVERSATT TIL OVER 30 SPRÅK OG NR. 1 PÅ BESTSELGERLISTENE TIL SUNDAY TIMES OG NEW YORK TIMES - kommer krimromanen Jentene i parken, en spennende historie og en mørk hemmelighet - klassisk Lisa Jewell «Gripende.» Daily Mail Hvor mye stoler du egentlig på naboene dine? Du bor ved en vakker park - i en oase midt i London - der barna kan løpe fritt, inn og ut hos hverandre. Du har kjent naboene i årevis, og du stoler på dem. Det tror du i hvert fall. Og du tror at barna dine er trygge, men er de virkelig det? En kveld blir en tenåringsjente fra nabolaget funnet bevisstløs i et mørkt hjørne av parken. Hva har skjedd med henne? Og hvem er ansvarlig?

«En pageturner ... Spenning og mysterium som både fansen og nye lesere vil elske.» USA TODAYFra New York Times # 1 bestselgende forfatter Lisa Jewell kommer en fascinerende og sterk spenningsroman om forskrudde ekteskap, splittede familier og dødelige tvangstanker. En frittstående oppfølger til den «geniale og uhyggelige» (Ruth Ware, New York Times bestselgende forfatter) Lucy Lambs hemmelighet.En tidlig morgen blir politiet tilkalt da en turgåer gjør en grusom oppdagelse ved bredden av Themsen. Politietterforsker Samuel Owusu sender bevisene til undersøkelse, og det viser seg at beinrestene som ble funnet i en pose, er knyttet til en tretti år gammel sak der tre mennesker ble funnet døde på kjøkkengulvet i et herskapshus i London.Rachel Rimmer har hemmeligheter. Og da nyheten om at mannen hennes er funnet drept i kjelleren i huset i Frankrike, får hun sjokk. Alt tyder på at det er en inntrenger som står bak, men politiet vil snakke med Rachel om ektemannen og hans fortid - og de stiller spørsmål hun ikke ønsker å svare på.Etter å ha flyktet fra London for tretti år siden i kjølvannet av en forferdelig tragedie, kommer Lucy Lamb endelig hjem. Hun er i ferd med å kjøpe sitt første hus noensinne da broren plutselig forsvinner for å finne en gutt fra fortiden - en fortid som stadig hjemsøker både ham og søsteren.I sin desperate jakt for å finne svar og løse mysterier, finner alle sammen ut at de er forbundet på måter som de aldri kunne ha forestilt seg ...I denne mesterlige og frittstående oppfølgeren til New York Times-bestselgeren Lucy Lamb, viser Lisa Jewell nok en gang skyhøyt nivå, og skriver en fengslende og sterk spenningsroman om hvor langt man kan være villig til å gå for å beskytte dem man elsker og avdekke sannheten.MILLIONSELGENDE LISA JEWELL - OVERSATT TIL OVER 30 SPRÅK OG NR. 1 PÅ SALGSLISTENE TIL SUNDAY TIMES OG NEW YORK TIMES

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Other authors are at a ten out of ten, for me, and Lisa is a solid hundred.” —Gillian McAllister, The Sunday Times (London) bestselling author of Wrong Place Wrong Time The #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell weaves a “simply masterful” (Samantha Downing, internationally bestselling author) thriller about twisted marriages, fractured families, and deadly obsessions in this standalone sequel to The Family Upstairs.Early one morning on the shore of the Thames, DCI Samuel Owusu is called to the scene of a gruesome discovery. When Owusu sends the evidence for examination, he learns the bones are connected to a cold case that left three people dead on the kitchen floor in a Chelsea mansion thirty years ago. Rachel Rimmer has also received a shock—her husband, Michael, has been found dead in the cellar of his house in France. All signs point to an intruder, and the French police need her to come urgently to answer questions about Michael and his past that she very much doesn’t want to answer. After fleeing London thirty years ago in the wake of a horrific tragedy, Lucy Lamb is finally coming home. While she settles in with her children and is just about to purchase their first house, her brother takes off to find the boy from their shared past whose memory haunts their present. As they all race to discover answers to these convoluted mysteries, they will come to find that they’re connected in ways they could have never imagined. In this masterful standalone sequel to her haunting New York Times bestseller The Family Upstairs, “Lisa Jewell is a superb writer at the top of her game” (Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author) with another jaw-dropping, intricate, and affecting novel about the lengths we will go to protect the ones we love and uncover the truth.

"When she was a child, Melody Browne's house burned down, destroying all her family's possessions and her memories. Ever since this tragic event, Melody Browne has had no recollection of her life before she was rescued from the flames. Now in her early thirties, Melody is a single mother, living in the middle of London with her teenaged son. She hasn't seen her parents since she left home at fifteen, but Melody has no desire to reconnect until one night, while attending a hypnotist show with a date, she faints. When she comes around, she is suddenly overwhelmed with fragmented memories of her life before that fateful fire. Slowly, she begins the arduous process of piecing together the real story of her childhood. Her journey takes her up and down the countryside, to seaside towns to the back streets of London, where she meets strangers who seem to love her like their own. But the more answers she uncovers, the more questions she is left with, and Melody can't help but wonder if she'll ever know the whole truth about her past"--

"Soon after her twenty-fifth birthday, Libby Jones returns home from work to find the letter she's been waiting for her entire life. She rips it open with one driving thought: I am finally going to know who I am. 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. Everything in Libby's life is about to change. 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. 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"--Page 4 of cover

"Originally published in 2013 in Great Britain by Century"--Title page verso.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone comes a “compelling and heartbreaking” (Jojo Moyes) novel about three strangers who are brought together by the father they never knew.Lydia, Dean, and Robyn don’t know one another. Yet. Each is facing difficult challenges. Lydia is still wearing the scars from her traumatic childhood. Wealthy and successful, she leads a lonely and disjointed existence. Dean is a young, unemployed, single dad whose life is going nowhere. Robyn is eighteen. Gorgeous, popular, and intelligent, she entered her first year of college confident of her dream to become a pediatrician. Now she’s failing her classes. Now she’s falling in love for the first time. Lydia, Dean, and Robyn live very different lives, but each of them, independently, has always felt that something was missing. What they don’t know is that a letter is about to arrive that will turn their lives upside down. It is a letter containing a secret—one that will bind them together and show them what love and family and friendship really mean. “Filled with heart and humor” (Kirkus Reviews), The Making of Us is a literary gem that will remind readers of the miracles that happen when we bring life into the world and share our lives with those we love.