Century/Arrow Lisa Jewell The Family Upstairs Series 2 Books Collection Set

Lisa Jewell The Family Upstairs Series 2 Books Collection Set brings together two connected thrillers set between London and beyond. The collection opens in Chelsea, where a baby is found safe in her cot while three bodies lie in the kitchen, alongside a hastily written note and unanswered questions about who has been caring for her.

The story continues years later on the foreshore of the River Thames, when a bag containing human bones is discovered. DCI Samuel Owusu is called in, and forensic examination reveals the remains of a young woman killed long ago. A trail of clues, including seeds from a rare tree, leads back to the same Chelsea mansion and the deaths that occurred there nearly thirty years earlier, while also pointing towards a brother and sister in Chicago searching for the one person who can explain their past.

Included titles

• The Family Remains
• The Family Upstairs

Key details

• Two-book collection set
• Series: The Family Upstairs
• Author: Lisa Jewell
• Publisher: Century/Arrow

Synopses

The Family Remains

Early one morning in June 2019, a bag of human bones is found on the River Thames. DCI Samuel Owusu sends the remains for forensic examination and learns they belong to a young woman killed by a blow to the head many years earlier. Clues inside the bag, including seeds from a rare tree, lead him back to a mansion in Chelsea where three people were found dead decades before, and also towards a brother and sister in Chicago searching for answers about their past.

The Family Upstairs

In a large house in Chelsea, a baby waits in her cot, well-fed and cared for. In the kitchen, three decomposing bodies lie near a hastily scrawled note, and it is clear they have been dead for several days. Questions remain about who has been looking after the baby, where they went, and what secrets the house holds.