This book is probably best enjoyed by ardent Lisa Jewell fans, of which I am one. I say that not only because you have to read The Family Upstairs to understand the family dynamics that carry over into Family Remains, but also because nothing happens for the first half of this book. It plods along, reacquainting us with the dysfunctional surviving family from Cheyne Walk and introducing Sam, the police detective who is trying to solve the puzzle of what happened there 25 years ago. There's also a parallel storyline about Michael, the father of Lucy's son Marco, that occurs in flashbacks. It all comes together at the end in a satisfying way, but it takes time and patience on behalf of the reader to get there. Not my favorite among Jewell's books.
