Lisa Jewell Books in Order
Lisa Jewell has written 24 books, published between 1999 and 2026. The first book is Ralph's Party (1999) and the newest is It Could Have Been Her (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 24
- Published
- 1999–2026
- Confirmed
- 24 of 24 titles
- Pages on record
- 6,421 in 16 of 24 books
- Reading time
- 107–161 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,421 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 24 titles with a page count on record.
English novelist Lisa Jewell, born in 1968, writes popular fiction. The catalogue holds 24 of her books, from Ralph's Party (1999) to It Could Have Been Her (2026). Other titles include Thirtynothing (2000), After the Party (2010), Then She Was Gone (2018), The Family Upstairs (2019) and None of This Is True (2023). Subjects range over family secrets, sisters, missing persons and London, with both psychological suspense and humorous fiction represented. Ralph's Party and Family Upstairs also appear as series listings next to her standalone novels.
Lisa Jewell writes psychological thrillers and family dramas, including Then She Was Gone and The Family Upstairs, built around intricate plots and multiple storylines.
How many Lisa Jewell books are there?
Lisa Jewell has 24 books, released between 1999 and 2026. They include 2 separate series.
Lisa Jewell Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 24 Lisa Jewell books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 11999–3/4
- 220004364/4
- 320004494/4
- 420004604/4
- 520034324/4
- 62005–4/4
- 720093773/4
- 820104454/4
- 92011–4/4
- 1020124354/4
- 1120134164/4
- 1220143364/4
- 13The Girls / The Girls in the GardenLisa Jewell Standalone Novels #112015 · 437 pages · confirmed 4/420154374/4
- 1420163544/4
- 152018–4/4
- 1620183364/4
- 1720193403/4
- 1820203684/4
- 1920214164/4
- 202022–4/4
- 2120233844/4
- 222024–4/4
- 232025–4/4
- 242026–3/4
Lisa Jewell books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Lisa Jewell Standalone Novels
19 books19 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Ralph's Party in order
2 booksFamily Upstairs in order
2 booksMarvel Crime in order
1 bookLisa Jewell Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Lisa Jewell books run from Ralph's Party (1999) to It Could Have Been Her (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Lisa Jewell in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Lisa Jewell books in order?
You only need to read Lisa Jewell books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Lisa Jewell books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Ralph's Party (1999), the earliest published title. After it come Thirtynothing (2000), One-Hit Wonder (2000), Roommates Wanted / 31 Dream Street (2000) and A Friend of the Family (2003); the numbered table above continues from there.
What is the newest Lisa Jewell book?
It Could Have Been Her (2026) is the newest Lisa Jewell book released so far.
Is there a new Lisa Jewell book coming?
No next Lisa Jewell book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Printable Lisa Jewell Books in Order Checklist
A printable checklist of all 24 books in publication order is on the Lisa Jewell reading checklist, with a tick box beside each title.
Lisa Jewell at a glance
- Still publishing
- Lisa Jewell published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Lisa Jewell books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,421 pages across the 16 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 416 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Lisa Jewell books, 10 of 24, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 20 of the 24 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Lisa Jewell books are about
19 of the 24 Lisa Jewell books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: family secrets is tagged on 6 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Family secrets 6 of 19 books
- London (England) 5 of 19 books
- Family life 4 of 19 books
- Man-woman relationships 4 of 19 books
- Missing persons 4 of 19 books
- England 3 of 19 books
- Psychological fiction 3 of 19 books
- Suspense 3 of 19 books
- Thrillers 3 of 19 books
- Brothers and sisters 2 of 19 books
- Humor 2 of 19 books
- Neighborhoods 2 of 19 books