First Wife's Shadow

'Had me in a chokehold from beginning to end... A true five star read' Lisa Jewell'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

Adele Parks was born in Teesside, North East England. Her first novel, Playing Away, was published in 2000, and since then she's had seventeen international bestsellers, translated into twenty-six languages. She's been an ambassador for The Reading Agency and a judge for the Costa Book Awards, and is a keen supporter of The National Literary Trust. She's lived in Italy, Botswana and London and is now settled in Guildford, Surrey, with her husband, son and cat.