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Invisible Girl

Invisible Girl

(2021) From the #1 bestselling author of THE FAMILY UPSTAIRS and THEN SHE WAS GONE comes an engrossing, twist-packed story of dark family secrets and betrayal. ‘Dark, furiously twisty and utterly gripping.’ LUCY FOLEY, author of The Hunting Party _______________________________________ YOU DON’T SEE HER. BUT SHE SEES YOU. MIDNIGHT. In the bad part of town, where cats prowl and foxes shriek, a girl is watching… When Saffyre Maddox was ten, something terrible happened, and she’s carried the pain of it ever since. The man who she thought was going to heal her didn’t, and now she hides and watches him, learning his secrets, invisible in the shadows. Owen Pick is invisible too. He’s never had a girlfriend; he’s never even had a friend. Nobody sees him. Nobody cares. But when Saffyre goes missing from opposite his house on Valentine’s Day, suddenly the whole world is looking at Owen. Accusing him. Holding him responsible for Saffyre’s disappearance… INVISIBLE GIRL: an engrossing, twisty story of how we look in the wrong places for bad people while the real predators walk among us in plain sight. _________________________________ ‘I’ve really struggled with reading during lockdown but this weekend I finished Lisa Jewell’s gripping Invisible Girl and it was such a joy not to be able to put a book down. Her best yet.’ JOJO MOYES ‘A masterclass in how to write with pace and tension.’ HARRIET TYCE ‘Lisa Jewell’s dark and twisty thriller explores the murkier reaches of the human psyche, confounding expectations as it reaches a shocking denouement.’ DAILY MAIL ‘An engrossing and compelling read.’ MIRROR ‘Another twisty, turny and tangled thriller from Lisa Jewell, which also manages to deliver a really satisfying and shocking denouement.’ RED ‘She isn’t afraid of plunging an icy blade into her readers’ hearts whilst examining the cruel realities of the world.’ ADELE PARKS ‘Compelling and surprisingly moving – Lisa Jewell never lets you down.’ CLARE MACKINTOSH ‘A masterclass in character… A wonderful slow-burn gripper – I loved it.’ LOUISE CANDLISH ‘An up-all-night gripping story with characters who feel as real as you and me.’ ERIN KELLY ‘Not only is her plotting masterful, Lisa has the rare ability to make you care – passionately – about all her characters… Invisible Girl is quite brilliant in every way.’ JANE CASEY ‘Dark, gripping, emotionally intense. My heart hurt from being squeezed so tight.’ TAMAR COHEN ‘I loved it. Every damn word.’ AJ FINN ‘A breathtakingly brilliant novel by an author at the absolute top of her game.’ JENNY COLGAN ‘Once again, Jewell deliversa story with characters you care about and enough twists to keep you hooked’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING ‘Gripping, disturbing and acutely observant; Jewell is an extremely special writer.’ ALEX MARWOOD Bestseller in the UK, Sunday Times, August 2020

Family Upstairs

Family Upstairs

(2019) 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

Authenticity Project

Authenticity Project

(2021) ‘A joyous, funny read that leaves you all warm inside’ Beth Morrey, author of Saving Missy ‘Feel-good…full of hope. A quirky cast of characters you can’t help but root for’Woman & Home, Book of the Month Read the warm, poignant and uplifting New York Times bestseller and Radio 2 Book Club pick, loved by readers. Six strangers with one thing in common: their lives aren’t always what they make them out to be. What would happen if they told the truth instead? Julian Jessop is tired of hiding the deep loneliness he feels. So he begins The Authenticity Project – a small green notebook containing the truth about his life. Leaving the notebook on a table in his friendly neighbourhood café, Julian never expects Monica, the owner, to track him down after finding it. Or that she’ll be inspired to write down her own story. Little do they realize that such small acts of honesty hold the power to impact all those who discover the notebook and change their lives completely. ————– Readers are falling in love with The Authenticity Project: ***** ‘A charming, funny and uplifting story.’ ***** ‘Full of optimism . . . I defy anyone not to pick it up and be both transported and delighted.’ ***** ‘An absolute gem of a book . . . brings both honesty and the perfect level of escapism to give you a warm fuzzy glow inside.’

Universe Has Your Back

Universe Has Your Back

Compendium of Magical Things

Compendium of Magical Things

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Mexican Gothic

Mexican Gothic

(2020) The award-winning author of Gods of Jade and Shadow (one of the 100 best fantasy novels of all time, TIME magazine) returns with a mesmerising feminist Gothic fantasy, in which a glamorous young socialite discovers the haunting secrets of a beautiful old mansion in 1950s Mexico. He is trying to poison me. You must come for me, Noem?. You have to save me. When glamorous socialite Noem? Taboada receives a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging to be rescued from a mysterious doom, it’s clear something is desperately amiss. Catalina has always had a flair for the dramatic, but her claims that her husband is poisoning her and her visions of restless ghosts seem remarkable, even for her. Noem?’s chic gowns and perfect lipstick are more suited to cocktail parties than amateur sleuthing, but she immediately heads to High Place, a remote mansion in the Mexican countryside, determined to discover what is so affecting her cousin. Tough and smart, she possesses an indomitable will, and she is not afraid: not of her cousin’s new husband, who is both menacing and alluring; not of his father, the ancient patriarch who seems to be fascinated by Noem?; and not of the house itself, which begins to invade Noemi’s dreams with visions of blood and doom. Her only ally in this inhospitable abode is the family’s youngest son. Shy and gentle, he seems to want to help, but might also be hiding dark knowledge of his family’s past. For there are many secrets behind the walls of High Place. The family’s once colossal wealth and faded mining empire kept them from prying eyes, but as Noem? digs deeper she unearths stories of violence and madness. And Noem?, mesmerized by the terrifying yet seductive world of High Place, may soon find it impossible to leave this enigmatic house behind . . .

Hidden in Plain Sight

Hidden in Plain Sight

(2021) Newly promoted, Detective Sergeant William Warwick has been reassigned to the drugs squad. His first case: to investigate a notorious south London drug lord known as the Viper. But as William and his team close the net around a criminal network unlike any they have ever encountered, he is also faced with an old enemy, Miles Faulkner. It will take all of William’s cunning to devise a means to bring both men to justice, a trap neither will expect, one that is hidden in plain sight . . . Filled with Jeffrey Archer’s trademark twists and turns, Hidden in Plain Sight is the gripping next instalment in the life of William Warwick. It follows on from Nothing Ventured, but can be read as a standalone story.

The Wedding Dress

Wedding Dress

(2021) The story of a family and a special dress, handed down from mother to daughter, during times of fortune, loss, tragedy and victory, by the world’s favourite storyteller, Danielle Steel. The Deveraux family were among the most important members of 1920s San Francisco society, and the wedding of their daughter Eleanor to wealthy banker Alexander Allen would be the highlight of the 1929 social calendar. The wedding, held in the family’s magnificent Pacific Heights mansion, was everything they’d hoped, and Eleanor’s dress was a triumph. Designed by one of the most famous fashion houses in Paris, it was exquisite in every way. But the dream life, along with the most perfect honeymoon in Europe, was about to come to an end when Alex received news of the Wall Street Crash. It appeared that the family had lost everything . . . In the years that followed, the Deveraux lived through periods of huge social and political change. What helped to unite them was the beautiful wedding dress, first worn by Eleanor, which remained a family heirloom and continued to hold a special place in the hearts of a family desperate to survive the turmoil and changing fortunes of the times.

Exciting Times

Exciting Times

(2021) The book of the summer … Kept me rapt until the final page’ THE TIMES ‘A sharp, smart, witty modern love story. I loved it’ David Nicholls, author of ONE DAY ‘More than lives up to the hype … Likely to fill the Sally-Rooney-shaped hole in many readers’ lives’ IRISH TIMES ‘Droll, shrewd and unafraid – a winning debut’ Hilary Mantel, author of WOLF HALL ‘I’ve been pushing Exciting Times on everyone I know. Some of Dolan’s pithy observations of her characters are the best I’ve read since Edward St Aubyn’ OBSERVER ‘A frankly sensational book’ Pandora Sykes on THE HIGH LOW ‘In the tradition of Dorothy Parker, Joan Rivers and Nora Ephron … I found myself purring with pleasure. …This is comic writing at the highest level’ Craig Brown, DAILY MAIL When you leave Ireland aged 22 to spend your parents’ money, it’s called a gap year. When Ava leaves Ireland aged 22 to make her own money, she’s not sure what to call it, but it involves: – a badly-paid job in Hong Kong, teaching English grammar to rich children; – Julian, who likes to spend money on Ava and lets her move into his guest room; – Edith, who Ava meets while Julian is out of town and actually listens to her when she talks; – money, love, cynicism, unspoken feelings and unlikely connections. Exciting times ensue.