Our Beautiful Mess

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'Adele Parks consistently writes banger after banger, and Our Beautiful Mess might just be her best yet. Addictive and brilliant Lisa Jewell

'Had me gripped from beginning to end. Masterfully written with gut-punching twists and brimming with tension this is Adele Parks best book yet. Absolutely outstanding Claire Douglas

Adele Parks has done it again. Grabbed me from page one and kept me there on the edge of my seat. Superb writing as ever. She simply gets better and better and better. You have to read this book! Ruth Jones

My favourite Adele Parks novel yet! So brilliant, so compelling, so tense! The suspense builds and builds until the breathless conclusion. Utterly thrilling from start to finish Lucy Clarke

Our Beautiful Mess leaps straight to the top of my Adele Parks rankings wise, intelligent, compassionate, with a masterful pulse of menace throughout. Utterly immersive Louise Candlish

Breathe while you can. Adele Parks is back with a heart-in-mouth thriller that will have you frantically turning the pages C L Taylor

An addictive tale of family dynamics with layers of tension that grip relentlessly. A superbly crafted, thrilling ride K L Slater

Connie cant wait to have all her daughters back home for the holidays. Its not just the excitement of the girls being together under one roof; uni student Fran is bringing a new boyfriend to stay. The empty nest will once again be full of friends, family and young love.

Yet from the moment she sees Zac, Connie feels a deep unease. Zac reminds her of the worst mistake she has ever made: a man whose charm and good looks nearly destroyed her marriage. Then, Fran announces shes pregnant.

Reeling from Frans news and terrified that her past might threaten her familys future, Connie desperately tries to navigate a path forward. But theres a much greater menace looming, because shes not the only one who has something to hide. Someone in the house has another devastating secret. A deception which will put everyone Connie loves in shocking danger, and one of them will pay the ultimate price.

Number One bestseller Adele Parks returns with an explosive and deeply emotional family drama which explores the lengths a parent will go to protect a child; for theres nothing stronger than a woman whose family is under threat.

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This is Adeles most epic book yet. Such a thrilling and emotional read' Georgina Moore

Brilliantly observed, action packed, intriguing mystery where small mistakes turn into life threatening situations on the flip of a coin Liz Nugent

'Few writers leave us stunned by the brightest twists and darkest turns of life quite like Adele Parks. Through the shocks of this tale runs, as ever, a rich seam of human frailty and love. Irresistible' Rachel Edwards

Thrillingly tense and kept me guessingaddictive, beautifully written family drama Carmel Harrington

This book has it all: an engrossing and emotional plot and characters you truly believe exist beyond its pages. Unforgettable Gillian McAllister

'A wild ride with a huge heart. Nobody combines domestic dilemmas with edge-of-your-seat plotting like Adele Parks' Abigail Dean

Thrilling, riveting and engrossing Milly Johnson

A wickedly twisty story about dangerous family secrets and lies. A fire-cracker. Louise Minchin

A truly brilliant and shocking family drama, tense, explosive and tender. I think this might be Adeles best yet Elly Griffiths

25 years of this and Adele is still as brilliant, skilled and warm as ever. Her work has inspired me so much as a young woman trying to make sense of the world, a woman trying to escape it and then one who wants to celebrate life and all of its complexities Giovanna Fletcher

Author Bio

Adele Parks MBE was born in North Yorkshire. She is the author of 21 bestselling novels including most recently the Sunday Times and ebook Number One bestseller Both of You. Adele's recent Number One bestsellers Lies Lies Lies and Just My Luck were shortlisted for the British Book Awards and have been optioned for development for TV. Adele has lived in Botswana, Italy and London and is now settled in Guildford, Surrey. In 2022 she was awarded an MBE for services to literature. Find Adele on Twitter @adeleparks, Instagram @adele_parks and Facebook @OfficialAdeleParks or visit www.adeleparks.com.