It Could Have Been Her

THE NUMBER ONE <i>SUNDAY TIMES</i> BESTSELLER<br /><br /><b>A missing woman, a dysfunctional family and dark, dark secrets ...<br /><br />Prepare to be hooked by the new thriller for 2026 from Lisa Jewell, bestselling author of <i>None of This Is True </i>and<i> Don't Let Him In.</i></b><br /><br />'A deliciously twisted <b>gem of a thriller</b> and her best yet' CLAIRE DOUGLAS<br />'A <b>true masterpiece'</b> ANDREA MARA<br />'Superbly written, <b>entertaining and twisty'</b> LIZ NUGENT<br /><b>'Dark, intense, brilliant'</b> SHARI LAPENA<br /><br />___________<br /><br /><b>It was the night she almost died.</b><br /><br />Newly divorced and feeling a little lost, Jane Trevally agrees to accompany a man she doesn't know to his house in the darkest corner of Hampstead Heath.<br /><br />She's offered a drink. She steps inside.<br /><br />And then she hears a scream.<br /><br />Jane runs.<br /><br />Twenty five years later, Jane finds herself outside the same house, this time to return a dog who's been found near her home. A dog whose owner has just been reported missing.<br /><br />A fleeting glimpse of a haunted looking woman through the window sends Jane on a mission to uncover the house's secrets - secrets more terrifying than she could have ever imagined.<br /><br /><b>And she can't stop thinking:<br /><br />It could have been her . . .</b><br /><br />___________<br /><br />Praise for <i>It Could Have Been Her </i>and Lisa Jewell:<br /><br /><b>'Gripping. Shocking. Masterful.' </b>FREIDA McFADDEN<br /><br /><b>‘Her best thriller </b>yet.' HARLEN COBEN<br /><br />'Insane suspense. <b>I loved it.' </b>LEE CHILD<br /><br /><b>'A thrilling chilling work of genius.' </b>CHRIS WHITAKER <br /><br />'Lisa Jewell is <b>a STONE COLD GENIUS</b>!' MARIAN KEYES<br /><br />'<b>Deliciously dark, devilishly addictive</b> and<b> beautifully written'</b> ALICE FEENEY<br /><br />'A <b>master of suspense</b>' RILEY SAGER<br /><br />‘She always sets that bar high! I <b>couldn't put it down</b>.' ADELE PARKS<br /><br />'Lisa Jewell books are <b>a must-read</b> for me' JOJO MOYES<br /><br />'<b>Utterly brilliant</b>' MARK EDWARDS<br /><br />‘Lisa Jewell is on <b>top-form</b>' RUTH WARE<br /><br />'Lisa is<b> a rare gem of a writer' </b>GILLIAN McALLISTER<br /><br />'<b>Hideously plausible </b>and<b> horribly unsettling</b>' HARRIET TYCE<br /><br />'A <b>masterclass in suspense</b>' ALEX MICHAELIDES<br /><br />'A <b>master of her craft</b>’ MICHELLE McDONAGH<br /><br />Readers love<i> It Could Have Been Her</i>!<br /><br />'It’s <b>by far Jewell’s creepiest and most unsettling book</b>' 5-star reader review<br /><br />'An absolute <b>masterpiece</b>' 5-star reader review<br /><br />'Such a <b>dark and delicious</b> mystery!' 5-star reader review<br /><br />'<b>Shook me to my core</b>' 5-star reader review<br /><br />'I <b>devoured </b>this <b>addictive page turner</b>!' 5-star reader review