20 must-read mystery thriller books like The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1) by Lisa Jewell

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The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)

By: Lisa Jewell

3.96

Format: 340 pages, Hardcover

An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here. Soon after her twenty-fifth birthd…

"It's very strange, looking back, how accepting children can be of the oddest scenarios."

-Lisa Jewell, The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)

"It's very strange, looking back, how accepting children can be of the oddest scenarios."

-Lisa Jewell, The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)

"But, what if it's not a mistake? What if it's true? Well then, my angel... you'll be a very rich woman indeed."

-Lisa Jewell, The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)

"But, what if it's not a mistake? What if it's true? Well then, my angel... you'll be a very rich woman indeed."

-Lisa Jewell, The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)

If you liked the mystery thriller plot in The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1) by Lisa Jewell , here is a list of 20 books like this:

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1. The Couple Next Door

By: Shari Lapena

3.81

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

You never know what's happening on the other side of the wall. Your neighbour told you that she … read more

Similar categories in Shari Lapena's The Couple Next Door book and Lisa Jewell's The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook

2. Pretty Girls

By: Karin Slaughter

3.86

Format: None pages, Paperback

#1 internationally bestselling author Karin Slaughter returns with a sophisticated and chilling psy… read more

Similar categories in Karin Slaughter's Pretty Girls book and Lisa Jewell's The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)

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3. She's Not Sorry

By: Mary Kubica

3.81

Format: 330 pages, Hardcover

An ICU nurse accidentally uncovers a patient’s frightening past in this chilling thriller. Megha… read more

Similar categories in Mary Kubica's She's Not Sorry book and Lisa Jewell's The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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4. Everyone Here Is Lying

By: Shari Lapena

3.80

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to Stanhope - a safe neighbourhood. A place for families.William Wooler is a family man, on… read more

Similar categories in Shari Lapena's Everyone Here Is Lying book and Lisa Jewell's The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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5. First Lie Wins

By: Ashley Elston

4.05

Format: 340 pages, Hardcover

Evie Porter has everything a nice, Southern girl could want: a perfect, doting boyfriend, a house w… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Elston's First Lie Wins book and Lisa Jewell's The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Blunt honesty has more value than blind worship"

-Ashley Elston, First Lie Wins

"It’s because you’re not ready to tell me the truth and I’d rather you not lie to me."

-Ashley Elston, First Lie Wins

"There’s an old saying: The first lie wins. It’s not referring to the little white kind that tumble out with no thought; it refers to the big one. The one that changes the game. The one that is delibe…"

-Ashley Elston, First Lie Wins

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6. The Only One Left

By: Riley Sager

4.14

Format: 385 pages, Hardcover

At seventeen, Lenora Hope Hung her sister with a rope Now reduced to a schoolyard chant, the Ho… read more

Similar categories in Riley Sager's The Only One Left book and Lisa Jewell's The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"You're never alone when there's a book,' she used to say. 'Never ever."

-Riley Sager, The Only One Left

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7. The Teacher

By: Freida McFadden

3.94

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

From the New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes a chilling story of twisted secret… read more

Similar categories in Freida McFadden's The Teacher book and Lisa Jewell's The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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8. Listen for the Lie

By: Amy Tintera

4.13

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

What if you thought you murdered your best friend? And if everyone else thought so too? And what if… read more

Similar categories in Amy Tintera's Listen for the Lie book and Lisa Jewell's The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Men say shit,"

-Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

"What are you doing here?"

-Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

"We were all so repressed in our twenties,"

-Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

"Lucy, didn’t you want to be a writer once?"

-Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

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9. The Drowning Woman

By: Robyn Harding

4.07

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A deliciously twisted story of friendship, retribution, and betrayal about a homeless woman fleeing… read more

Similar categories in Robyn Harding's The Drowning Woman book and Lisa Jewell's The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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10. One by One

By: Freida McFadden

3.93

Format: 295 pages, Kindle Edition

One by one, they will get what they deserve... A night spent sleeping on dirt and leaves is not … read more

Similar categories in Freida McFadden's One by One book and Lisa Jewell's The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"For the last week, Emma has crawled into our queen-sized bed every single night to sleep. Fortunately, Noah and I sleep with a gap the size of the Atlantic Ocean between us."

-Freida McFadden, One by One

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11. The Locked Door

By: Freida McFadden

4.05

Format: 313 pages, Kindle Edition

Some doors are locked for a reason… While eleven-year-old Nora Davis was up in her bedroom doing… read more

Similar categories in Freida McFadden's The Locked Door book and Lisa Jewell's The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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12. The Coworker

By: Freida McFadden

3.79

Format: 362 pages, Paperback

Two women. An office filled with secrets. One terrible crime that can't be taken back Dawn Schif… read more

Similar categories in Freida McFadden's The Coworker book and Lisa Jewell's The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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13. Local Woman Missing

By: Mary Kubica

4.14

Format: 356 pages, Paperback

People don’t just disappear without a trace.... Shelby Tebow is the first to go missing. Not lon… read more

Similar categories in Mary Kubica's Local Woman Missing book and Lisa Jewell's The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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14. Never Lie

By: Freida McFadden

4.09

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

Newlyweds Tricia and Ethan are searching for the house of their dreams. But when they visit the … read more

Similar categories in Freida McFadden's Never Lie book and Lisa Jewell's The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"my mother always said that the only way two people can keep a secret is if one of them is dead"

-Freida McFadden, Never Lie

"After all, my mother always said that the only way two people can keep a secret is if one of them is dead."

-Freida McFadden, Never Lie

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15. The Housemaid (The Housemaid, #1)

By: Freida McFadden

4.32

Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition

“Welcome to the family,” Nina Winchester says as I shake her elegant, manicured hand. I smile polit… read more

Similar categories in Freida McFadden's The Housemaid (The Housemaid, #1) book and Lisa Jewell's The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"No puedo fiarme de nadie, salvo de mí misma."

-Freida McFadden, The Housemaid (The Housemaid, #1)

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16. The Housemaid's Secret (The Housemaid, #2)

By: Freida McFadden

4.24

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

As he continues showing me their incredible penthouse apartment, I have a terrible feeling about th… read more

Similar categories in Freida McFadden's The Housemaid's Secret (The Housemaid, #2) book and Lisa Jewell's The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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17. The Inmate

By: Freida McFadden

4.06

Format: 388 pages, Kindle Edition

There are three rules Brooke Sullivan must follow as a new nurse practitioner at a men's maximum-se… read more

Similar categories in Freida McFadden's The Inmate book and Lisa Jewell's The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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18. Darling Girls

By: Sally Hepworth

4.04

Format: 359 pages, Hardcover

SISTERS, SECRETS, LOVE, AND MURDER... Sally Hepworth’s new novel has it all. For as long as they… read more

Similar categories in Sally Hepworth's Darling Girls book and Lisa Jewell's The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"She didn’t do well out of her routine."

-Sally Hepworth, Darling Girls

"[…] the dogs burst out into the night in search of nocturnal animals to torment."

-Sally Hepworth, Darling Girls

"She had a very specific routine that she had to follow if she was to have the slightest hope of drifting off."

-Sally Hepworth, Darling Girls

"Today had involved far too much talking. Norah appreciated the great wonder of communication as much as the next person, but she despised it in excess."

-Sally Hepworth, Darling Girls

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19. Keep It in the Family

By: John Marrs

4.09

Format: 380 pages, Kindle Edition

In this chilling novel from bestselling author John Marrs, a young couple’s house hides terrible se… read more

Similar categories in John Marrs's Keep It in the Family book and Lisa Jewell's The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"...we're only ever our true selves when we think we are alone."

-John Marrs, Keep It in the Family

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20. The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)

By: Lisa Jewell

3.96

Format: 340 pages, Hardcover

An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here. Soon after her twenty-fifth birthd… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Jewell's The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1) book and Lisa Jewell's The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"It's very strange, looking back, how accepting children can be of the oddest scenarios."

-Lisa Jewell, The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)

"But, what if it's not a mistake? What if it's true? Well then, my angel... you'll be a very rich woman indeed."

-Lisa Jewell, The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)

"But, what if it's not a mistake? What if it's true?" "Well then, my angel... you'll be a very rich woman indeed."

-Lisa Jewell, The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)

"Libby can hear the whisper of every moment that this room has existed. Feel every breath of every person who has ever sat where she is sitting."

-Lisa Jewell, The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)

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21. The Housemaid Is Watching (The Housemaid, #3)

By: Freida McFadden

3.90

Format: 364 pages, Paperback

“You must be our new neighbors!” Mrs. Lowell gushes and waves across the picket fence. I clutch my … read more

Similar categories in Freida McFadden's The Housemaid Is Watching (The Housemaid, #3) book and Lisa Jewell's The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook

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