10 audiobooks for fans of The Family Upstairs
- 1
Then She Was Gone
by Lisa Jewell
Narrated by Helen Duff
Why this book?
Lisa Jewell masterfully weaves together multiple timelines and unreliable perspectives in this gripping mystery, delivering the same propulsive storytelling and emotional depth that made The Family Upstairs so compelling. Helen Duff's narration captures the same atmospheric tension, creating an equally immersive listening experience as families and secrets unravel across decades.
★ 4.61 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)★ 4.04 Goodreads (1.0M) ★ 4.56 Audible (84.7K)More about this pick
When fifteen-year-old Ellie vanishes without a trace, her mother Laurel spends ten years searching until a chance encounter reveals horrifying secrets. This psychological thriller twists through family obsession and revenge.
- 2
None of This is True
by Lisa Jewell
Narrated by Kristin Atherton, Ayesha Antoine, Louise Brealey, Alix Dunmore, Elliot Fitzpatrick, Lisa Jewell, Thomas Judd, Dominic Thorburn, Nicola Walker, Jenny Walser
Why this book?
Lisa Jewell's signature blend of unreliable narrators and domestic intrigue reaches new heights in None of This is True, with an equally immersive full-cast narration that deepens the psychological tension and mystery. The slightly longer runtime expands on Jewell's exploration of obsession and hidden truths, delivering the same page-turning momentum that made The Family Upstairs so compelling.
★ 4.53 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)★ 4.07 Goodreads (1.1M) ★ 4.53 Audible (15.4K)More about this pick
The impressive cast creates distinct voices for each character as podcaster Alix becomes dangerously entangled with mysterious birthday twin Josie Fair.
- 3
I Found You
by Lisa Jewell
Narrated by Helen Duff
★ 4.37 ABR Score (200.5K ratings)★ 3.93 Goodreads (177.6K) ★ 4.42 Audible (22.9K)More about this pick
Two mysteries converge—a man with amnesia on a Yorkshire beach and a missing groom in Surrey—as single mother Alice becomes drawn into a dangerous web of secrets.
- 4
Invisible Girl
by Lisa Jewell
Narrated by Donna Banya, Katherine Kelly, Connor Swindells
★ 4.30 ABR Score (202.2K ratings)★ 3.78 Goodreads (193.2K) ★ 4.47 Audible (9.0K)More about this pick
A suspended teacher's descent into incel forums collides with a teenage girl's mysterious disappearance in contemporary London. Three narrators bring distinct perspectives to this timely thriller, exploring online radicalization and the invisibility of certain kinds of victims.
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Watching You
by Lisa Jewell
Narrated by Gabrielle Glaister
★ 4.27 ABR Score (238.8K ratings)★ 3.86 Goodreads (232.1K) ★ 4.39 Audible (6.7K)More about this pick
In the posh Bristol neighborhood of Melville Heights, everyone has secrets and everyone is watching each other until murder disrupts their surveillance. Gabrielle Glaister voices the multiple suspicious residents.
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The Girls in the Garden
by Lisa Jewell
Narrated by Colleen Prendergast
★ 3.90 ABR Score (116.7K ratings)★ 3.54 Goodreads (113.4K) ★ 4.12 Audible (3.3K)More about this pick
Colleen Prendergast navigates the shifting suspicions among London neighbors when a thirteen-year-old girl is found unconscious in their supposedly safe communal garden square.
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The Third Wife
by Lisa Jewell
Narrated by Joe Jameson
★ 3.77 ABR Score (77.3K ratings)★ 3.44 Goodreads (73.5K) ★ 3.99 Audible (3.8K)More about this pick
Maya's apparent suicide doesn't add up to her devastated husband Adrian, who digs into their seemingly perfect blended family. Jameson navigates the shifting perspectives as Adrian's investigation reveals disturbing secrets.
- 8
The Night She Disappeared
by Lisa Jewell
Narrated by Joanne Froggatt
★ 4.57 ABR Score (348.1K ratings)★ 4.08 Goodreads (333.3K) ★ 4.63 Audible (14.8K)More about this pick
Jewell crafts a layered mystery where a young couple vanishes after a party, investigated a year later by a writer who discovers sinister clues in nearby woods.
- 9
Verity
Narrated by Vanessa Johansson, Amy Landon
★ 4.74 ABR Score (4.0M ratings)★ 4.29 Goodreads (3.9M) ★ 4.51 Audible (137.0K)More about this pick
Vanessa Johansson and Amy Landon create distinct voices for a psychological thriller where manuscript pages reveal whether Verity Crawford is victim or monster.
- 10
The Housemaid's Secret
The Housemaid • Book 2
Narrated by Lauryn Allman
★ 4.66 ABR Score (1.8M ratings)★ 4.16 Goodreads (1.8M) ★ 4.63 Audible (20.2K)More about this pick
Millie's new cleaning job in a luxury penthouse reveals that her mysterious employers harbor secrets as dark as her own hidden past.
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