Try free for 30 days

1 credit a month to use on any title, yours to keep (you’ll use your first credit on this title).
Stream or download thousands of included titles.
Access to exclusive deals and discounts.
$16.45 a month after 30 day trial. Cancel anytime.
The Family Remains cover art

The Family Remains

By: Lisa Jewell
Narrated by: Eleanor Tomlinson, Dominic Thorburn, Bea Holland, Hugh Quarshie, Josh Dylan, Thomas Judd
Try for $0.00

$16.45 per month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for $25.99

Buy Now for $25.99

Pay using voucher balance (if applicable) then card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions Of Use and Privacy Notice and authorise Audible to charge your designated credit card or another available credit card on file.

Publisher's Summary

Brought to you by Penguin.

London. Early morning, June 2019: on the foreshore of the river Thames, a bag of bones is discovered. Human bones.

DCI Samuel Owusu is called to the scene and quickly sends the bag for forensic examination. The bones are those of a young woman, killed by a blow to the head many years ago.

Also inside the bag is a trail of clues, in particular the seeds of a rare tree which lead DCI Owusu back to a mansion in Chelsea where, nearly 30 years previously, three people lay dead in a kitchen, and a baby waited upstairs for someone to pick her up.

The clues point forward too to a brother and sister in Chicago searching for the only person who can make sense of their pasts.

Four deaths. An unsolved mystery. A family whose secrets can't stay buried for ever....

Prepare to be hooked.

The sequel to million-copy best-seller The Family Upstairs.

©2021 Lisa Jewell (P)2021 Penguin Audio

Critic Reviews

"Enthralling." (Ruth Ware)

"Gripping." (Olivia Colman)

"Twisty." (Clare Mackintosh)

What listeners say about The Family Remains

Average Customer Ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    166
  • 4 Stars
    44
  • 3 Stars
    11
  • 2 Stars
    1
  • 1 Stars
    1
Performance
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    173
  • 4 Stars
    22
  • 3 Stars
    9
  • 2 Stars
    1
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    143
  • 4 Stars
    46
  • 3 Stars
    13
  • 2 Stars
    3
  • 1 Stars
    1

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
  • DP
  • 02-06-2023

Incredible sequence from The Family Upstairs

For those who is wondering… it’s easy to understand the story of The Family Remains if you haven’t read The Family Upstairs.
But the thrilling and excitement of the story will be way more captivating if you read them in the sequence. I loved both books! Can’t wait to read another novel from Lisa Jewell.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Sensational

Absolutely brilliant novel - yet again Lisa jewell!
What a gripping story with a fantastic ending.
An absolute must read.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely brilliant!

I’m not one to submit written reviews but I have not hesitated for this book. It’s been a while since I read The Family Upstairs so had forgotten some of the story but this new book weaves the first storyline all through it as the continuing story unfolds. Absolutely brilliant Lisa Jewell!!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Great Characters

The story was great and interwoven. Interesting players across the story. Poses some moral questions that don’t necessarily have an answer.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Worthy sequel

I enjoyed this worthy sequel to The Family Upstairs and could not stop listening until I discovered how “the family” fared in the ensuing years !

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Gripping sequel!

Loved it so much. I didn’t realise it was a sequel to family upstairs until I started listening and luckily I had already listened to the first book. I was so happy that story would continue!!! It was very intense and found myself gasping.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Another Lisa Jewell Gem

Hooked from the start !! This was my third Lisa Jewell and I’m off to search for more.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Couldn't stop listening!

Part 2 did not disappoint and wanting to listen every chance I had. Each characters story was as intriguing as the next, very thought out and enhanced by the choice of narrators. Thoroughly enjoyed!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Keeps you going!

Loved this book with its twists & turns. Kept me interested the whole way through. Thoroughly recommend it to anyone.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Great conclusion to the first book

This book wrapped up the stories of the characters from the first book, as well as introducing some more that were tied in with the story. I enjoyed the narration and the characters were each voiced very well. There was lots of suspense and suprises, and I think if you enjoyed the first book, you will definitely enjoy this one.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.