Lies Lies Lies. Adele Parks

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      ADELE PARKS was born in Teesside, North-East England. Her first novel, Playing Away, was published in 2000 and since then she’s had eighteen international bestsellers, translated into twenty six languages. She’s an Ambassador for The National Literary Trust and The Reading Agency and a judge for the Costa. She’s lived in Italy, Botswana and London, and is now settled in Guildford, Surrey, with her husband, son and cat.

Also by Adele Parks

      Playing Away

      Game Over

      Larger Than Life

      The Other Woman’s Shoes

      Still Thinking Of You

      Husbands

      Young Wives’ Tales

      Happy Families (Quick Read)

      Tell Me Something

      Love Lies

      Men I’ve Loved Before

      About Last Night

      Whatever It Takes

      The State We’re In

      Spare Brides

      If You Go Away

      The Stranger In My Home

      The Image Of You

      I Invited Her In

       Short story collections

      Love Is A Journey

       Lies Lies Lies

      Adele Parks

      ONE PLACE MANY STORIES

Copyright

      An imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd.

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      First published in Great Britain by HQ in 2019

      Copyright © Adele Parks 2019

      Adele Parks asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

      This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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      E-book Edition © September 2019 ISBN: 9780008284671

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       For my dear friends Marguerite Weatherseed and Louise Gibbons. Two of the kindest people I have the privilege of knowing.

       You are both simply lovely.

Praise for Adele Parks’ Lies Lies Lies

      ‘Gripping, moving and elegantly written’ Marian Keyes

      ‘Brilliant, moving and deeply satisfying, Parks is the queen of the domestic dark side’ Veronica Henry

      ‘Completely addictive… superbly drawn. Fabulous’ Ruth Jones

      ‘Compelling and suspenseful’ Catherine Isaac

      ‘I devoured Lies, Lies, Lies… so engaging, well written. It is one of those rare books that earns the title, unputdownable’ Sally Hepworth

      ‘Brilliantly twisty and makes for a thrilling, unputdownable read but is also so insightful about human nature: her characters, with all their flaws and secrets, are utterly real. A triumph’ Lucy Foley

      ‘BOOM! What a book! Layers and layers of intrigue and characters I want to spend a lifetime with. Loved it’ Suzy K Quinn

      ‘Utterly brilliant, twisting and twisting again, but also shocking and sad and triumphant and beautiful’ Rachel Edwards

      ‘Engrossing and emotional, Lies Lies Lies had me gripped from the very first page to the final shocking finale. Adele Parks just gets better and better’ Lisa Hall

       Praise for Adele Parks’ I Invited Her In

      ‘Really, REALLY good… absolutely brilliant’ Marian Keyes

      ‘Packed with secrets, scandal and suspense, this is Adele Parks at her absolute best’ Heat

      ‘Wow! What a read. Intense, clever and masterful’ Lisa Jewell

      ‘Original and compelling. I read it in one sitting’ Jane Fallon

      ‘Fabulously gripping. Superb’ Ruth Jones

      ‘A beautifully written tale of revenge and retribution, full of unexpected plot twists’ The Daily Mail

      ‘Weaving together the emotions and ties that bind female friends with a cracking paced twist of a tale’ Stylist

      ‘This chilling domestic noir tale is full of revenge, betrayal and gasp-out-loud moments’ Fabulous Magazine

      ‘A tale of revenge and retribution that I read in a single, mesmerised sitting’ Woman & Home

      ‘A gripping read from the brilliant Adele Parks’ HELLO

      Contents

       Cover

       About the Author

Booklist

       Title Page