FACES explores books of fiction. This month the focus is on thrillers like The Family Upstairs, Such A Fun Age and The Other People.
The Family Upstairs
Author: Lisa Jewell
Libby Jones, 25, comes home one day to find a letter waiting on her doorstep. In it lies the truth about who she is, who her birth parents are and that she is the sole inheritor of their abandoned mansion worth millions. Her life is about to change, overnight. But what she isn’t aware of is that there are others out there who’ve been waiting for this day as well, and she is on a collision course to meet them. Who could they be? The murder of three at Cheyne Walk 25 years ago, where only a healthy baby was recovered and the four other children reported to live at Cheyne Walk were missing is the biggest clue… That’s The Family Upstairs in a nutshell!
Such a Fun Age
Author: Kiley Reid
Alix is a blogger and mom of two who has built herself into a confidence-based brand. But when her babysitter Emira, a black woman, is accused of kidnapping two-year-old Briar, a white child, one night when they are out, Alix is shocked and swears to make things right. Emira is humiliated, having been accused by a security guard at a high-end supermarket and the whole ordeal filmed by bystanders. Aimless and broke, Emira wonders what to do with her life. But when the video of Emira unearths someone from Alix’s past, their lives become intertwined and everything they think they know about themselves is upended.
The Other People
Author: C.J. Tudor
Gabe saw his daughter taken in a rusty old car. Three years later, he refuses to give up looking for her. Katie, a waitress, sees Gabe often. She knows his story and it pains her. Nine years ago her father was murdered and it tore her family apart. She hasn’t seen her sister since the funeral, the day she did something horrible. Fran and her daughter Alice are constantly on the run, trying to put as many miles between themselves and the people who want to hurt them. She knows what happened to Gabe’s daughter and who is responsible. And she knows if they find her and Alice, they are dead.