Publication Date: March 18, 2025
An exhilarating psychological crime thriller that will have you racing to the finish!
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 she 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…?
Emma runs her life with a disciplined hand, whether in her morning runs or a profitable career. However, that discipline falls by the wayside when it comes to romance.
Buckle up because Adele Parks delivers yet another psychological thriller in First Wife’s Shadow. Full of taut suspense, the author continues to take readers on a bumpy roller coaster ride.
Matthew sweeps Emma up in a whirlwind romance, but once they are married, strange things happen that cause Emma to question her sanity. Soon, she wonders if Matthew’s dead first wife is haunting her.
What ensues is the unraveling of Emma’s carefully constructed world. Secrets from the past come to the surface to add another layer of excitement.
As with previous novels, the author tosses in plenty of unexpected twists to ensure the storyline is unpredictable. The conclusion delivers a satisfying twist to tie everything together.
First Wife’s Shadow serves up a twisty thriller with plenty of jaw-dropping revenge moments.
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.
