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‘a remarkably accomplished, polished debut.’ malorie blackman ‘rightfully tipped for greatness’ sunday times ‘this moving tale of love and loss … is well worth the wait’ independent ‘ w hat’s distinctive is the modern, multi-ethnic vision of masculinity she presents and the solidarity that emerges from it … undeniably powerful too.’ guardian ‘ a sprawling and epic dual narrative … woven together with gentle urgency; sensitive and with a rare perspective on how our mixed race backgrounds can help form feelings of both internal power and conflict.’ i-d magazine ‘you can’t exactly stop birds from flying, can you? they go where they will…’ 1960s uganda. hasan is struggling to run his family business following the sudden death of his wife. just as he begins to see a way forward, a new regime seizes power, and a wave of rising prejudice threatens to sweep away everything he has built. present-day london. sameer, a young high-flying lawyer, senses an emptiness in what he thought was the life of his dreams. called back to his family home by an unexpected tragedy, sameer begins to find the missing pieces of himself not in his future plans, but in a past he never knew. shortlisted for the goldsboro books glass bell award 2022

‘the best thriller writer alive’ – ken follett i’m not a typical lawyer. i don’t maintain a pretty office filled with mahogany and leather. i don’t belong to a big firm, prestigious or otherwise. i don’t do good works through the bar association. i’m a lone gunman, a rogue who fights bad systems and hates injustice . . . sebastian rudd takes the cases no one else wants to take: the drug-addled punk accused of murdering two little girls; a crime lord on death row; a homeowner who shot at a swat team. rudd believes that every person accused of a crime is entitled to a fair trial – even if he has to cheat to get one. he antagonises people from both sides of the law: his last office was firebombed, either by drug dealers or cops. he doesn’t know or care which. but things are about to get even more complicated for sebastian. arch swanger is the prime suspect in the abduction and presumed murder of 21-year-old jiliana kemp, the daughter of the assistant chief of police. when swanger asks sebastian to represent him, he lets sebastian in on a terrible secret . . . one that will threaten everything sebastian holds dear. gritty, witty, and impossible to put down, rogue lawyer is the master of the legal thriller at his very best.

‘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 ‘i swear i didn’t breathe the whole time i was reading it. gripping, pacy, brilliantly twisty.’ clare mackintosh ‘a twisty and engrossing story of betrayal and redemption.’ ian rankin ____________________ 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. ____________________ ‘rich, dark and intricately twisted, this enthralling whodunnit mixes family saga with domestic noir to brilliantly chilling effect.’ ruth ware ‘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 ‘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.’ sarah pinborough ‘few writers of psychological suspense devise such swift, slippery plots; fewer still people their stories with characters so human and complex. lisa’s jewell’s the family upstairs glitters like a blade and cuts even deeper.’ aj finn ‘whenever i pick up a lisa jewell novel i know i’m in for a compelling, immersive and unputdownable read and the family upstairs is one of her very best’ cl taylor ‘i had hoped to save the family upstairs for my holiday, but failed miserably … i was hooked from the first page. i think it’s her best yet and hands down my favourite book so far this year.’ alice feeney ‘utterly compelling. deliciously dark and twisty with characters who live on in your head. lisa jewell just keeps getting better and better.’ jane corry ‘it’s absolutely bloody brilliant and i can’t tell you much i wish i’d written it.’ tammy cohen ‘it’s so good!’ india knight ‘i loved the family upstairs!’ sarah jessica parker ____________________ 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.’ ‘absolutely absorbing … thoroughly enjoyed it’ ‘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!’ #1 bestseller in the uk, sunday times, august 2019