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Adele Parks

Biography

Adele Parks

Adele Parks MBE was born in North Yorkshire. She is the author of 21 bestselling novels, including the Sunday Times and eBook #1 bestseller BOTH OF YOU. Over four million UK editions of her work have been sold and her books have been translated into 31 different languages. Adele’s recent #1 bestsellers LIES LIES LIES and JUST MY LUCK were shortlisted for the British Book Awards and have been optioned for development for TV. She is an ambassador of the National Literacy Trust and the Reading Agency: two charities that promote literacy in the UK. She is a judge for the Costa Awards. Adele has lived in Botswana, Italy and London and is now settled in Guildford, Surrey. In 2022, she was awarded an MBE for services to literature.

Adele Parks

Books by Adele Parks

First Wife's Shadow
by Adele Parks - Domestic Thriller, Fiction, Suspense, Thriller

When Emma meets Matthew, a kind, handsome widower, he seems to be just what she needs. Yet as their relationship moves fast, Emma’s friends worry she might be exploited. She’s a rich woman after all. Emma doesn’t care that Matthew has no money. But as the memory of his perfect first wife hangs over them, Emma does have one tiny doubt. If Matthew’s wife hadn’t died, he wouldn’t be with her. And Emma wonders if she’s second best. Can she ever fill the dead woman’s shoes? As jealousy and suspicion blossom between Emma and Matthew, events take a darker, dangerous turn. Suddenly Emma doesn’t know who she can trust. Her friends? Her husband? Or even herself?

Two Dead Wives
by Adele Parks - Fiction, Psychological Suspense, Psychological Thriller, Suspense, Thriller

It's a case that has gripped a nation: A woman with a shocking secret is missing, presumed dead. And her two husbands are suspects in her murder. DCI Clements knows the dark side of human nature and that love can make people do treacherous things. You can’t presume anything when it comes to crimes of the heart. Until a body is found, this scandalous and sad case remains wide open. Stacie Jones lives a quiet life in a small village, nursed by her father as she recovers from illness, and shielded from any news of the outside world. But their reclusive life is about to be shattered. How are these families linked, and can any of them ever rebuild their lives in the wake of tragedy?