About
Join Criminally Good Books for an evening with number one New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell, celebrating the launch of IT COULD HAVE BEEN HER (RRP £22) on publication day! (2 July 2026).
We’ll be hosting a live interview with Lisa, followed by audience Q&A, plus a chance to get your books signed.
About the Author:
Lisa Jewell's first novel, Ralph’s Party, was published in 1999 and was the best-selling debut novel of the year. Since then she has published another twenty-three novels, most lately a number of dark psychological thrillers, including Then She Was Gone, The Family Upstairs and None of This is True. Lisa is a number one New York Times and Sunday Times author who has sold over ten million books worldwide and been published in more than thirty languages. She lives in north London with her husband, two daughters, Daisy, a Romanian rescue dog and a mad orange cat called Ivy.
About the Book:
It was the night she almost died.
Jane Trevally, newly divorced and feeling a little lost, agrees to accompany a man she doesn't know to his house in the darkest corner of Hampstead Heath. She's offered a drink, goes in, and then - a scream and the sound of something falling upstairs - Jane senses she's in a bad place. She runs.
Twenty five years later, Jane finds herself outside the same house, this time to return a small white dog who's been found near her home in the country; 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, especially when she realises it could have been her ...
A missing woman, a dysfunctional family and dark, dark secrets ... Prepare to be hooked: it's the new Lisa Jewell thriller.
Event details:
Date: Thursday, 2nd July 2026
Time: 7pm to 8.30pm (doors open 6.30pm) Please note signing may go on until approximately 9.30pm.
Venue: Citadel, York City Church, Gillygate, York YO31 7EA (venue is fully accessible)
Preorder a hardback copy of the book (£22) to collect on the night and get free access to the event. You have the option of adding on a second 'Ticket Only' for a reduced amount at checkout.
On the night:
Live interview with Lisa Jewell.
Interview to be followed by an audience Q&A, plus a chance to get your books signed. Three books per person. Please note as Lisa would like to meet as many readers as possible, we will be capping tickets for this event and will not be going to full venue capacity.
Additional books available for purchase on the night.
Please note: Tickets are neither exchangeable nor refundable. Please email events@criminallygoodbooks.co.uk or hello@criminallygoodbooks.co.uk to inform us of any accessibility requirements or to ask any venue-specific questions.
Please email orders@criminallygoodbooks.co.uk if you are unable to attend and would like a signed and dedicated copy of Lisa’s book.
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Monday: 10-6
Tuesday: 10-6
Wednesday: 10-6
Thursday: 10-6
Friday: 10-6
Saturday: 10-6
Sunday: 11-5
