Lisa Jewell’s New ThrillerDon’t Let Him InFollows a 'Shocking Collision Course' — See the Cover! (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Lisa Jewell and the cover of ‘Don’t Let Him In’.Photo:Andrew Whitton; Atria Books

Andrew Whitton; Atria Books

Lisa Jewell is back, with more thrills in store.PEOPLE can exclusively share the cover of the bestselling author’s forthcoming thriller,Don’t Let Him In. The book will be published in summer 2025 via Atria Books, an imprint of Simon and Schuster.When Paddy Swan, a restauranteur, is pushed onto the tracks of an oncoming train, it leaves his wife, Nina, and 20-something daughter, Ash, reeling. After Paddy’s funeral, Nina and Ash receive a package from one of Paddy’s friends, Nick Ratfcliffe, along with a lighter that once belonged to Paddy. The gift, to Ash’s disapproval, leads Nick and Nina to form a special bond.

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Meanwhile, Martha, a florist, lives with her kids and her second husband Al. The family is struggling financially, and with Al constantly gone on business, Martha feels more alone than ever.

Throughout the course of the novel, Martha, Ash and Nina become intertwined in a “shocking collision course," per the book’s synopsis, as they come to see that Nick and Al may be harboring dark truths about who they really are.

Lisa Jewell.Andrew Whitton

Andrew Whitton

“I just felt like there was something going on with him,” Jewell said at the time. “I don’t know why I thought this. I literally saw him for all of 10 seconds. I thought afterward, ‘I’m so creepy and weird, aren’t I? That I see men through windows and start obsessing about them!'”

The author also discussed her writing style, and how it isn’t difficult for her to separate the darker subject matter she includes in her novels from her own life.“Some writers are less compartmentalized than I am,” Jewell said. “But most thriller writers I know are very good at [knowing] that’s the place you go when you’re working. When you’re actually writing, you’re just writing words on a screen. It doesn’t feel dark when you’re doing it.”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Don’t Let Him Inwill hit bookstores on June 24, 2025 and is now available for preorder, wherever books are sold.

source: people.com