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  • Both of You

  • By: Adele Parks
  • Narrated by: Laura Aikman
  • Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (501 ratings)

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Both of You

By: Adele Parks
Narrated by: Laura Aikman
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Summary

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.

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

‘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

©2021 Adele Parks (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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Critic reviews

"As always with Adele Parks this is an absolutely gripping read." (Richard Osman)

"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)

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Excellent book.

Was the first of Parks books I have read & oh my goodness did I enjoy it!! Its a page turner keeps you hooked until the end. Would love to see a second to read more about what happens next for the characters.

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Disappointed

Really enjoyed this to start with, until the last few chapters which I found ridiculous and unbelievable. Also too many prolonged sex scenes. Overall, glad to have listened to this one, narration very good, but disappointed with the end as other reviewers have mentioned

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poor story

I usually love Adele Parks work but was disappointed by this one. It was very slow to start with and the inevitable 'twist' was obvious from the beginning. The characters lacked any depth, I wouldn't recommend this book

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Quite riveting

Really intense with red herrings throughout. Short sharp unslushy ending. Slightly too much repetition of the female characters internal feelings. A good easy read.

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Twists

Interesting twists and turns from the beginning to the very end. I found the actual story line horrified me morally and mortally, but nothing could have prepared me for the shock at the very end, I am good at detecting who is going to be responsible for this and that, everyone likes to have a guess a long the way right? Well let's just say I guessed very wrong, without telling you the ending!

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Rubbish ending

Great story up until the ending which felt like she’d run out of time - shame

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Both of You

Really enjoyable book kept me guessing until the end
Made me want to keep reading the next chapter

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Great concept that turned predictable.

this book started so well. Really intriguing and so interesting. One lady, living a double life with 2, very different husbands, gets kidnapped and her world is revealed. Great, but that's where it ends, it then becomes predictable and without substance. The press, her family nor the school have any real input. It also ends without everything being tied up, which I find frustrating. (but I'm sure many enjoy the open ending). I read the whole book and liked it, but I won't read another Adele Parks. The narration was good!

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Unlikeable characters

I feel I’m probably being too generous with my stars.
The plot line of this book is so unbelievable and the character Kylie is so unlikeable! But for some reason the author wants us to like her. The long internal monologues she has justifying her life choices are so boring and also so deluded! Justifying her double life because “at least I’m present when I am with the kids unlike other mums who go on their phones!?” Um, you live half the time with another man…and you think you’re more present than most parents?…give me a break!
Also no one can make me believe she wouldn’t just out and out chosen Dan. The odd throw away line of how kind Mark is had no one convinced, he didn’t come across as someone you would commit bigomy to keep hold of. Just a bad story line and bad characters. Avoid.

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so....

liked the descriptions of family and love there. ended a bit quick. as in who did it, who cares? shame.

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