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It Could Have Been Her: The brand-new addictive psychological thriller from No.1 bestselling author of None of This Is True

The night she almost died was only the beginning.
Reading guide
It Could Have Been Her is a standalone novel and can be enjoyed as a complete story without reading any other Lisa Jewell books.
Jane Trevally, still reeling from divorce, agrees to accompany a stranger to his home on Hampstead Heath one night in her twenties. A scream and a fall upstairs send her fleeing. Twenty-five years later, she returns to the same house to return a lost dog belonging to a missing woman. A glimpse of a haunted face through the window pulls Jane into an obsessive investigation of the house's terrifying secrets, leading her to confront the chilling realization that the victim could have been her.

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From the No.1 bestselling author of None of This Is True and Don't Let Him In comes a masterful new psychological thriller that cements Lisa Jewell's reputation as the queen of domestic suspense. It Could Have Been Her opens with a near-fatal encounter on Hampstead Heath, when newly divorced Jane Trevally barely escapes a nightmarish house. Twenty-five years later, a missing dog and a missing woman draw her back to the same address, plunging her into a labyrinth of dysfunctional family secrets, dark obsessions, and a haunting question: what if the victim had been her?

Jewell's signature blend of slow-burning tension, deeply flawed characters, and shocking twists makes this a must-read for fans of women's sleuth mysteries and amateur investigator stories. As Jane digs into the house's history, she uncovers crimes more terrifying than she could have imagined, yet every revelation forces her to confront her own buried traumas. This is psychological suspense at its finest: claustrophobic, emotionally acute, and breathlessly paced. It Could Have Been Her delivers the perfect escape for readers hungry for intelligent crime fiction with a domestic noir edge.

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