Both of You by Adele Parks

Both of You

by Adele Parks

In a marriage built on lies, the truth will destroy BOTH OF YOU.

‘Absolutely gripping’ Richard Osman

‘Chilling … and entirely unputdownable’ Lisa Jewell

‘Had me gasping at the twist’ Ian Rankin

‘Ambitious, nail-biting, darkly voyeuristic' Louise Candlish

‘Smart and thought-provoking’ T.M. Logan

Happy. Married. Missing.

Leigh Fletcher, devoted wife and stepmum, goes to work one day and never returns home.

Same week, different world … Kai Janssen leaves her sexy, wealthy husband and their luxurious penthouse, and vanishes into thin air.

Both husbands seem distraught, claiming they have no idea where their wives have gone.

DC Clements wants answers. Did these women run away or were they taken? Most importantly, where are they now? When the detective discovers a shocking link between the missing women, it’s clear the truth can devastate. Now Clements must work against a ticking clock, before both wives disappear forever.

The Sunday Times Number One bestseller Adele Parks returns with her most provocative book to date: Both Of You.

Praise for Both Of You:

‘As always with Adele Parks this is an absolutely gripping read’ Richard Osman

‘Yet another stick of literary dynamite from Adele Parks: chilling, gripping and entirely unputdownable’ Lisa Jewell

‘Really enjoyed this! Kept me guessing and had me gasping at the twist’ Ian Rankin

‘Ambitious, nail-biting, darkly voyeuristic – I tore through it in two sittings' Louise Candlish

‘Clever and twisty’ Fabulous

‘Smart and thought-provoking with an absolutely brilliant mid-point twist’ T.M. Logan

‘Sizzling. Shocking. Sassy’ Jane Corry

‘A dark and intense tale that will keep you turning the pages’ Jane Fallon

‘Crackles with toxic relationships, dark desires and shocking twists’ Eve Chase

‘Clever and full of unexpected turns’ Woman & Home

‘Taut, raw, emotionally astute, clever and shocking. Parks gets better and better – a writer at the mind-blowing top of her game’ Gillian McAllister

‘Deliciously dark, sharp and intriguing … Another brilliant page-turner from domestic noir queen Adele Parks’ Tasmina Perry

‘Wildly compelling’ Rachel Edwards

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4 of 5 stars

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I DO NOT WANT TO READ ABOUT COVID IN FICTION!!!!! I think I might have to start waging a similar war on this as I do with 'prooftexting' in Christian nonfiction - an automatic star deduction every time I see it, which is the case here. Granted, it wasn't *as* prevalent as I've seen other books (as this book takes place in the days just before England initiated its lockdown), but I personally do not want to see it AT. ALL.

Outside of the COVID elements (which were really more tangential to the story anyway and could have been easily eliminated, which makes it even more infuriating that they were included), this book has a slow build through the first third or so... and then it begins picking up steam. (Both bedroom and motion.) Parks does a pretty solid job of tossing in believable suspects, to the level that I personally was completely wrong about a couple of characters, and I didn't peg the ultimate person responsible basically until Parks made it very blatant as to who it was.

Overall a solid work of suspense/ mystery hampered by the unnecessary inclusion of COVID. Recommended, if you don't mind reading about COVID.

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