Libby Jones
Young woman who inherits a Chelsea mansion
2 books · 2019 to 2022First appears in The Family UpstairsLisa Jewell books in order · Lisa Jewell reading order · 10 books · 2013 to 2023 · Mostly set in London
Lisa Jewell Books in Order and Reading Order
Lisa Jewell began with funny, warm novels about London life and now writes some of the most popular psychological thrillers, including Then She Was Gone and The Family Upstairs.
Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip. Her earlier comic novels about London life are left out for now.
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Lisa Jewell books in order
The first The Family Upstairs book is The Family Upstairs (2019). There are 10 books in all, published from 2013 to 2023, across 2 series and groups.
The Lisa Jewell reading order: each series in publication order, with its lead characters. Where the story runs in a different order, switch to Story order. Crossover books are marked and listed under their main series. Use My books to track what you have read.
The Family Upstairs
2 books · Set in London- 1The Family Upstairs2019With Libby Jones and Henry LambBuy on Amazon
- 2The Family Remains2022With Libby Jones and Henry LambBuy on Amazon
Standalone
8 books · Mostly set in London- 1The House We Grew Up In2013With Lorelei Bird · Set in the CotswoldsBuy on Amazon
- 2The Girls in the Garden2015Buy on Amazon
- 3I Found You2016With Alice Lake · Set in Yorkshire coastBuy on Amazon
- 4Then She Was Gone2017With Laurel MackBuy on Amazon
- 5Watching You2018With Joey Mullen · Set in BristolBuy on Amazon
- 6Invisible Girl2020With Saffyre MaddoxBuy on Amazon
- 7The Night She Disappeared2021With Tallulah Murray · Set in SurreyBuy on Amazon
- 8None of This Is True2023With Alix Summer and Josie FairBuy on Amazon
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Characters
11 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.
Cheyne Walk
Henry Lamb
Man who grew up in the house
2 books · 2019 to 2022First appears in The Family UpstairsSamuel Owusu
Detective inspector
1 book · 2022First appears in The Family RemainsStandalone leads
Lorelei Bird
Mother who collects things
1 book · 2013First appears in The House We Grew Up InAlice Lake
Single mother on the Yorkshire coast
1 book · 2016First appears in I Found YouLaurel Mack
Mother whose daughter vanished
1 book · 2017First appears in Then She Was GoneJoey Mullen
Young wife in Bristol
1 book · 2018First appears in Watching YouSaffyre Maddox
Teenager watching from the shadows
1 book · 2020First appears in Invisible GirlTallulah Murray
Young mother who disappears
1 book · 2021First appears in The Night She DisappearedAlix Summer
Podcaster
1 book · 2023First appears in None of This Is TrueJosie Fair
Woman who shares her birthday
1 book · 2023First appears in None of This Is TrueSimilar authors
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