Adele Parks MBE was born in North Yorkshire. She is the author of 21 bestselling novels including most recently the Sunday Times and eBook Number One 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 Number One 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.
<p>An unmissable thriller of 2023 from the Sunday Times Number One bestselling author of One Last Secret and Both Of You…</p><p>Lost. Missing. Murdered?</p><p>And both her husbands are suspects…</p><p>Kylie Gillingham’s disappearance has gripped the nation: the woman with a shocking secret – married to two men at the same time – is missing, presumed dead. And both her husbands are suspects.</p><p>DC 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. While Kylie’s two husbands remain prime suspects, her sons won’t accept that she is dead. Until a body is found, this scandalous and sad case remains wide open.</p><p>Stacie Jones lives a quiet life in a small village, nursed by her father as she recovers from illness, shielded from any disquieting news of the outside world. But their reclusive life is about to be shattered.</p><p>How are these families linked, and can any of them ever rebuild their lives in the wake of tragedy?</p><p>This explosive thriller from Number One bestseller Adele Parks examines what it is to be a family and the dangerous lengths that people will go to for those they love.</p><p>Praise for Just Between Us:</p><p>‘Just Between Us is not to be missed: it is my book of 2023’ Gillian McAllister</p><p>‘This will blow your mind’ Jane Fallon</p><p>‘Masterfully executed – her best book yet’ Lisa Jewell</p><p>‘This is Adele Parks at the peak of her powers’ Louise Candlish</p><p>‘Full of mystery, tension, and characters you can’t help but root for – or against!’ Abigail Dean</p><p>‘Another twisting tale of deceit, desire and dangerous obsession guaranteed to keep you turning the pages’ TM Logan</p><p>Praise for Adele Parks:</p><p>‘I’ll drop anything for a new Adele Parks: she nails it every time’ Lucy Foley</p><p>‘Utterly compelling’ Peter James</p><p>‘As always with Adele… this is an absolutely gripping read’ Richard Osman</p><p>‘Kept me guessing and had me gasping at the twist’ Ian Rankin</p><p>‘Poolside perfection’ Daily Mail</p><p>‘A whip-smart protagonist, immensely satisfying twists’ Karin Slaughter</p>
