First Wife’s Shadow
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'This roller coaster epic had me gripped with one plot twist after another' Reader Review ★★★★★
'Unbelievable! Kept me on edge throughout' Reader Review ★★★★★
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HIS FIRST WIFE DIED. NOW THERE'S A VACANCY...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 Emma might be exploited. She’s a rich woman after all.
Emma doesn’t care 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...?
Get hooked on this sensational thriller from bestseller Adele Parks that will have you gripped until the very last page. Perfect for fans of Claire Douglas and Karin Slaughter.
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Praise for First Wife's Shadow:‘Devious and dizzying, with twist after twist after twist – I loved it’ Louise Candlish
'Wonderfully dark and sinister' The Sun
‘Skilfully written and gripping’ Lynda La Plante
'Deliciously twisty' Crime Monthly
'Exactly the kind of book to race through on holiday’ i News
'Absorbing, unsettling and addictive' Daily Express
'It was hard to stop reading. Twist after twist! A must read!' Reader Review ★★★★★
'Tense, twisty, brilliant... gets right under your skin from the start' Reader Review ★★★★★
'A rollercoaster of a thriller. Fantastic' Reader Review ★★★★★
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About the author
Adele Parks MBE was born in North Yorkshire. She is the author of 25 bestselling novels including the Sunday Times bestsellers Just Between Us and One Last Secret. Over five million copies of her work have been sold in English and her books have been translated into 31 languages.
Adele’s Sunday Times Number One bestsellers Lies Lies Lies and Just My Luck were shortlisted for the British Book Awards. She also won two Nielsen Bestseller Awards, the RNA Outstanding Achievement Award, the Capital Crime Fingerprint Award and a Quick Read Learners’ Favourite Award.
Adele has written for many national newspapers and magazines, and was an Executive Producer on Paramount’s feature film adaptation of her novel, The Image of You.
She is an ambassador of the National Literacy Trust and the Reading Agency: two charities that promote literacy in the UK.
In 2022 she was awarded an MBE for services to literature.
