Lisa Jewell

Lisa Jewell

Lisa Jewell was born on July 19th, 1968 and is currently 57 years old. Lisa Jewell was born in London, England. Jewell attended Epsom School of Art & Design where she received a diploma in fashion.

Lisa Jewell is known for writing in the Mystery, Romance, and Thriller genres.

Lisa Jewell has written 19 standalone novels, starting with Thirtynothing in 2000. The most recently released novel was It Could Have Been Her, which was released in 2026. There are no upcoming standalone novels by Lisa at this time.

Lisa Jewell has also written the Ralph's Party series which has 2 books including Ralph's Party and After the Party.

Lisa Jewell: Awards & Accolades

Lisa Jewell was nominated for the Crime Writer's Association Award, Dagger in the Library Award, in 2021. Jewell's books have won multiple awards, Then She Was Gone won The Dead Good Reader Award, The House of Horrors Award for Most Dysfunctional Family, in 2018. The Family Upstairs won the Nielsen Awards, Gold Bestseller, in 2021. None of This Is True won the British Book Awards, Crime and Thriller Book of the Year, in 2024 as well as the British Book Awards - Fiction Audiobook of the Year in 2024, TikTok Book Awards - Book of the Year (UK and Ireland) in 2024. Don't Let Him In won the Audie Award, Best Thriller or Suspense, in 2026.

The following novels by Lisa Jewell were nominated for these awards:

• The House We Grew Up In: RUSA Awards, Women's Fiction Award (2015). Audie Award, Best Fiction (2020).
• Then She Was Gone: Goodreads Awards, Best Mystery and Thriller (2018).
• The Family Upstairs: Goodreads Awards, Best Mystery and Thriller (2019). CrimeFest, Sounds of Crime Award (2020).
• Invisible Girl: Suspense Magazine Awards, Best Suspense Thriller (2020). CrimeFest, Sounds of Crime Award (2021).
• The Night She Disappeared: Goodreads Awards, Best Mystery and Thriller (2021). British Book Awards, Fiction Audiobook of the Year (2022). CrimeFest, Sounds of Crime Award (2022).
• The Family Remains: Goodreads Awards, Best Mystery and Thriller (2022).
• None of This Is True: Goodreads Awards, Best Mystery and Thriller (2023). British Book Awards, Book of the Year (2024). Theakston's Old Peculier, Crime Novel of the Year (2024).
• Don't Let Him In: Goodreads Awards, Best Mystery and Thriller (2025).

Lisa Jewell: Lists & Other Mentions

• The Girls / The Girls in the Garden was a Richard & Judy Book Club 2016 Summer Pick.
• Then She Was Gone was a Richard & Judy Book Club 2018 Spring Pick.
• The Family Upstairs has been featured in several clubs including:
  1. Richard & Judy Book Club 2019 Winter Pick.
  2. Barnes & Noble Book Club November 2019 Pick.
  3. Good Morning America Book Club November 2019 Pick.
• The Night She Disappeared was a Richard & Judy Book Club 2021 Winter Pick.
• The Family Remains was a Richard & Judy Book Club 2023 April Pick.
• It Could Have Been Her was a BBC Radio 2 Book Club July 2026 Pick.
• Then She Was Gone: Dead Good Books: 100 Best Crime Books Of All Time Selection in 2020.
• Don't Let Him In: New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2025.

Related Authors

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1. Ashley Winstead, author of: In My Dreams I Hold a Knife.
2. Erica Spindler, author of: The Other Girl.
3. A.R. Torre, author of: The Good Lie.
4. Freida McFadden, author of The Housemaid Series.
5. Nora Roberts, author of the Chronicles of The One Series.
6. J.D. Robb, author of the In Death Series.
7. Sandra Brown, author of: Mean Streak.
8. Linwood Barclay, author of the Promise Falls Series.
9. Jane Harper, author of the Aaron Falk Series.
10. Alice Feeney, author of: Rock Paper Scissors.

Lisa Jewell: F.A.Q