Lisa Jewell

Lisa Jewell is a best-selling British author known for her psychological thrillers. Born in London, she began writing in 2003 and has since published 19 novels. Jewell's early novels, including "Ralph's Party" (2004) and "Thirty Nothing" (2005), explored the lives of ordinary people in contemporary society. Her breakthrough came in 2012 with "Before I Met You," which became an international bestseller and won the RNA Novel of the Year Award. Since then, Jewell has consistently produced successful thrillers, including "The House We Grew Up In" (2017), "Watching You" (2018), and "The Family Upstairs" (2019). She has been praised for her complex characters, suspenseful plots, and ability to write stories that are both thought-provoking and page-turning. Jewell has won numerous awards throughout her career, including the British Book Awards Crime & Thriller of the Year for "Watching You" and the Crime Writers' Association Steel Dagger for "The Family Upstairs." Her books have been translated into over 30 languages and have sold millions of copies worldwide.