Best-Selling Thriller Novel, Soon to Be a Netflix Movie, Ranked Among Books With 'Best Twists'
Thriller readers will be familiar with British author Lisa Jewell and her standout collection of mystery and crime novels that leave literature lovers on the edge of their seats. Among them is None of This Is True, a popular psychological thriller novel that features plenty of shocking twists and turns.
The best-seller has been ranked among the books with the "best twists" on Goodreads, based on votes by keen readers who want to share their favorite jaw-dropping books. Topping the list is Agatha Christie's classic crime novel, And Then There Were None.
Published in 2023 by Simon & Schuster, None of This Is True centers around beloved podcaster Alix Summer, who unexpectedly meets an unassuming woman called Josie Fair while she's out celebrating her 45th birthday at her local pub. It turns out that Josie also turned 45 that day, and the pair are birthday twins.
Following their initial accidental meeting at the pub, Alix jumps into Josie again a few days later, and Josie tells Alix that she thinks she would be an interesting guest on her podcast. Although she finds her strange and unsettling, Alix agrees, and she begins to learn all about Josie's life, which harbors some dark secrets. But as quickly as she first appears, Josie vanishes, and Alix is left to solve the mystery before it affects the lives of her family and friends.
"[None of This Is True] was inspired in part by the idea of birthday twins, but also by a man I saw through a window in Kilburn one afternoon when I was walking the dog," Jewell told West London Living in an interview. "I felt as if there was something dark going on in the apartment behind him, and wanted to write about him to find out what it was. But the main theme was the idea of letting the wrong person into your life, those split-second decisions that can change the course of your life forever."
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In June 2024, Deadline reported that Netflix had won the rights for a film adaptation of None of This Is True. Eleanor Burgess (Perry Mason) had signed on to write the script, while actress and producer Molly Sims (Kinda Pregnant) will be producing the movie. Jewell will serve as an executive producer.
There is currently no cast tied to the production, and a release date hasn't been announced.
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This story was originally published May 16, 2026 at 8:19 PM.