First Wife’s Shadow
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'Wonderfully dark and sinister' The Sun
‘Skilfully written and gripping’ Lynda La Plante
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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...?
This sensational new thriller from the Number One bestseller Adele Parks will have you gripped until the very last page.
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Readers love First Wife's Shadow:'The second half of the book was so gripping it was hard to stop reading. Twists after twist! I loved the ending. A must read!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Tense, creepy, twisty... this brilliant new psychological thriller from Adele Parks gets right under your skin from the start' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'This was a rollercoaster of a thriller, thinking you kind of know the direction it was going before a swerve to another direction you haven’t even considered!... A fantastic book' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Adele Parks MBE was born in North Yorkshire. She is the author of 24 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.
