Lisa Jewell is a British author of eighteen novels including “The Family Upstairs,” “Then She Was Gone” and “Watching You.” Her novels have sold more than 4.5 million copies internationally and her work has also been translated into twenty-five languages. She is one of the most popular authors writing in the UK today and in 2008 she was awarded the Melissa Nathan Award For Comedy Romance for her novel “31 Dream Street.” Her new book, “Invisible Girl: A Novel,” an obscure thriller about a young woman’s disappearance and a group of strangers whose lives intersect in its wake, was just released this week.

According to amazon, in “Invisible Girl,” Owen Pick’s life is falling apart. In his thirties and living in his aunt’s spare bedroom, he has just been suspended from his job as a teacher after accusations of sexual misconduct—accusations he strongly denies. Searching for professional advice online, he is inadvertently sucked into the dark world of incel forums, where he meets a charismatic and mysterious figure. The Fours family lives across the street. Headed by mom Cate, a physiotherapist, and dad Roan, a child psychologist, they have a bad feeling about their neighbor Owen. He is a bit creepy and their teenaged daughter swears he followed her home from the train station one night. Meanwhile, young Saffyre Maddox spent three years as a patient of Roan Fours. Feeling abandoned when their therapy ends, she searches for other ways to maintain her connection with him, following him in the shadows and learning more than she wanted to know about Roan and his family. Then, on Valentine’s night, Saffyre disappears and the last person to see her alive is Owen Pick.