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It Could Have Been Her by Lisa Jewell

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A small white dog. A missing teenage girl. And a house in Hampstead that one woman has spent twenty-five years trying to forget.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone, It Could Have Been Her has been called "deliciously dark, devilishly addictive" by Alice Feeney, bestselling author of My Husband's Wife.

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About the book:

When Jane Trevally discovers a small white terrier wandering alone on her country estate, she expects a simple errand: return the dog to his owner in London. What she doesn't expect is to find herself standing on the doorstep of Thornwood — a house in the deepest backwaters of Hampstead that she has every reason to avoid.

The man who answers the door is cagey, evasive, and claims to know nothing about the teenage girl who has gone missing. But through the window, Jane glimpses a haunted-looking woman — and suddenly, the past she has buried for twenty-five years begins to claw its way back to the surface.

It Could Have Been Her is not a thriller built on twists alone. It is a psychological suspense novel constructed from dread, memory, and the slow unraveling of what really happened behind a closed door decades ago — and what is still happening now.

Lisa Jewell weaves together Jane's present-day investigation with chapters told from another point of view, layering the story with an increasingly unsettling tension. The question is never just where the girl is — it's how many lives have already been quietly destroyed by the secrets of Thornwood.

Eagle-eyed readers of Jewell's previous novel Don't Let Him In will recognize Jane — known to some as "Mad Jane" — as a beloved secondary character finally given her full story. Though the books stand entirely on their own, her appearance here is a thrilling reward for longtime fans.

A small white dog. A missing teenage girl. And a house in Hampstead that one woman has spent twenty-five years trying to forget.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone, It Could Have Been Her has been called "deliciously dark, devilishly addictive" by Alice Feeney, bestselling author of My Husband's Wife.

Rent new hardcover on Trove: $11.60 - Each rental copy can be rented for 30 days. If you love the book and decide to keep it, the remaining balance applies.

Buy new hardcover on Trove: $29.00

_________________________________________

About the book:

When Jane Trevally discovers a small white terrier wandering alone on her country estate, she expects a simple errand: return the dog to his owner in London. What she doesn't expect is to find herself standing on the doorstep of Thornwood — a house in the deepest backwaters of Hampstead that she has every reason to avoid.

The man who answers the door is cagey, evasive, and claims to know nothing about the teenage girl who has gone missing. But through the window, Jane glimpses a haunted-looking woman — and suddenly, the past she has buried for twenty-five years begins to claw its way back to the surface.

It Could Have Been Her is not a thriller built on twists alone. It is a psychological suspense novel constructed from dread, memory, and the slow unraveling of what really happened behind a closed door decades ago — and what is still happening now.

Lisa Jewell weaves together Jane's present-day investigation with chapters told from another point of view, layering the story with an increasingly unsettling tension. The question is never just where the girl is — it's how many lives have already been quietly destroyed by the secrets of Thornwood.

Eagle-eyed readers of Jewell's previous novel Don't Let Him In will recognize Jane — known to some as "Mad Jane" — as a beloved secondary character finally given her full story. Though the books stand entirely on their own, her appearance here is a thrilling reward for longtime fans.

  • Publisher: Atria Books

    Title:It Could Have Been Her: A Novel

    Author: Lisa Jewell

    On Sale Date: June 23, 2026

    ISBN 13: 9781668033906

    ISBN 10: 1668033909

    Format: Hardcover

    Retail Price: $29.00 USD

    BISAC: Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense

    Page Count: 384

    Dimensions: 9 in H | 6 in W | 1.3 in T

    Weight: 1.2 lb

  • Lisa Jewell is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-four novels, including Don't Let Him In, None of This Is True, The Family Upstairs, and Then She Was Gone. Her books have sold more than fifteen million copies internationally and have been translated into over thirty languages. With None of This Is True, she scored her second million-copy US bestseller — a remarkable achievement at a time when many marquee authors are seeing their audiences contract rather than grow.

    Far from slowing down, Jewell's profile continues to rise. Don't Let Him In generated more media attention than any of her previous titles, earning her a six-city US tour and bringing television to the table for the first time. With early backlist reissues, a paperback conversion of her 2025 hardcover, and It Could Have Been Her as the centerpiece of a multi-year publishing strategy, Lisa Jewell is cementing her place among the very top tier of thriller writers working today.

  • Pre-release readers are calling it dark, gripping, and utterly unputdownable:

    • Early readers describe It Could Have Been Her as Jewell at her most masterful — a psychological trap that begins quietly and tightens with every chapter until there is no way out.

    • Booksellers are calling it "a breath-stopper," praising the way characters and imagery leap off the page in perfect Lisa Jewell fashion: a storm that builds slowly before hitting with full, devastating force.

    • Librarians say it is Jewell's darkest and most gripping novel yet — the kind of book that shatters your expectations just when you think you've figured it out, readable in a single breathless day.

    • Bloggers and long-time fans note that this is psychological suspense at its finest: deliberate, dread-soaked, and built on buried trauma, with a heroine whose inner life is as compelling as the mystery itself.

This book is for you if:

  • You love psychological suspense that builds slowly and deliberately.

  • You're a longtime Lisa Jewell fan who has been waiting to learn more about Jane Trevally after her unforgettable appearance in Don't Let Him In.

  • You're drawn to stories where the past and present collide — where buried trauma surfaces through an ordinary moment.

  • You devour books in a single sitting, because once It Could Have Been Her gets its grip on you, putting it down will feel nearly impossible.

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