Today, I’m so happy to be a tour stop on the blog tour for Woman Last Seen by Adele Parks. Thank you MIRA Books for inviting me to participate.
Publisher: MIRA Books
Published: February 1, 2022
Source: Netgalley via Publisher
Summary:
HAPPY. MARRIED. MISSING.
Leigh Fletcher: happily married stepmum to two gorgeous boys goes missing on Monday. Her husband Mark says he knows nothing of her whereabouts. She simply went to work and just never came home. Their family is shattered.
Kai Janssen: married to wealthy Dutch businessman, Daan, vanishes the same week. Kai left their luxurious penthouse and glamourous world without a backward glance. She seemingly evaporated into thin air. Daan is distraught.
DC Clements knows that people disappear all the time – far too frequently. Most run away from things, some run towards, others are taken but find their way back. A sad few never return. These two women are from very different worlds, their disappearances are unlikely to be connected. And yet, at a gut level, the DC believes they might be.
How could these women walk away from their families, husbands and homes willingly? Clements is determined to unearth the truth, no matter how shocking and devastating it may be.
My thoughts:
This is now the third book I’ve read by Adele Parks and each one has been so unique and thrilling. She is definitely one author I know I can count on for delivering on the psychological thriller front and each one is better than the last.
I was captivated right from the start with this one and the twists just blew my mind. It’s hard to say much without giving any spoilers, so forgive me is this review is vague, but believe me…you do not want anything given away! This is the type of book that is definitely best to go into as blind as possible.
I will say that I did have my theories as to who was behind things, but Adele Parks is just so clever that I kept changing my mind, thinking there was just no way I was right. Well…turns out I was correct but believe me when I say this in no way detracted from my enjoyment. In fact, it only heightened my reading experience as I really did try to work out just what the heck was going on.
This is one book that once you start, you will not be able to put down and I ended up binge-reading it in just a few hours. I love books like that. All I will say to entice you to pick this one up is that it’s based on secrets and don’t we all love stories that involve those? This has such a unique premise. Yes, we’ve seen the missing woman plot done before…but not this way!
If you like provocative, dark, twisted reads, definitely pick this one up!
About the author:
Adele Parks was born in Teesside, North-East England. Her first novel, Playing Away, was published in 2000 and since then she’s had 20 international bestsellers, translated into twenty-six languages. She’s been an Ambassador for 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, teenage son and cat.
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