It Could Have Been Her

THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

A missing woman, a dysfunctional family and dark, dark secrets ... Prepare to be hooked by the new thriller for 2026 from Lisa Jewell, bestselling author of None of This Is True and Don't Let Him In. 'A deliciously twisted gem of a thriller and her best yet' CLAIRE DOUGLAS'A true masterpiece' ANDREA MARA 'Superbly written, entertaining and twisty' LIZ NUGENT' Dark, intense, brilliant' SHARI LAPENA.

It was the night she almost died.

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. She's offered a drink. She steps inside.

And then she hears a scream. Jane runs. 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. 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. And she can't stop thinking:It could have been her .