Adele Parks First Wife's Shadow Hardback Book

Product Information: The Sunday Times Number One bestselling author of Both Of You and Just Between Us returns with another propulsive thriller that will have you racing to the finish! Smart, wealthy and grounded, Emma has worked hard for her success. When she meets Matthew, a kind, handsome widower, he seems like the icing on the cake. Initially, Emma's friends are delighted, but as the relationship quickly develops, they worry Emma could be being exploited. She's a rich woman, after all. While Emma isn't worried about Matthew having so much less than her, she does have one tiny doubt about her new relationship. If Matthew's wife hadn't died, he wouldn't be with her. And sometimes Emma wonders if she is second best. The more she thinks about Matthew's first wife, the more obsessed she becomes with a woman she can never know. As jealousy and suspicion blossom between Emma and Matthew, events take a darker, dangerous turn. Emma doesn't know who she can trust. Her friends? Her husband? Or even herself...? This sensational new thriller from the Number One bestseller Adele Parks will have you gripped until the very last page.

Praise for Adele Parks:

• 'I'll drop anything for a new Adele Parks: she nails it every time' Lucy Foley
• 'As always with Adele... this is an absolutely gripping read' Richard Osman
• 'Kept me guessing and had me gasping at the twist' Ian Rankin
• 'Poolside perfection' Daily Mail
• 'A whip-smart protagonist, immensely satisfying twists' Karin Slaughter
• 'This will blow your mind' Jane Fallon
• 'Masterfully executed - her best book yet' Lisa Jewell
• 'This is Adele Parks at the peak of her powers' Louise Candlish
• 'Another twisting tale of deceit, desire and dangerous obsession guaranteed to keep you turning the pages' TM Logan

Other Information: Adele Parks MBE was born in North Yorkshire. She is the author of 23 bestselling novels including the Sunday Times Number One bestsellers Lies Lies Lies and Just My Luck. Over five million UK editions of her work have been sold and her books have been translated into 31 different languages. Adele's novel The Image of You has just been released as a major motion movie and she has several other titles optioned and in development including One Last Secret and Both of You. She is an ambassador of the National Literacy Trust and the Reading Agency: two charities that promote literacy in the UK. 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.

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