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Adele Parks Books in Order

Adele Parks has written 31 books, published between 2000 and 2026. The first book is Playing Away (2000) and the newest is Eyes On You (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
31
Published
2000–2026
Pages on record
8,834 in 21 of 31 books
Reading time
147–221 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,834 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 21 of 31 titles with a page count on record.

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Marriage, infidelity and the friendships around them are Adele Parks's material. Playing Away (2000) opens a catalogue of 31 books, followed by Game Over (2001), Larger Than Life (2002), The Other Woman's Shoes (2003), Still Thinking of You (2004) and Husbands (2005). A DCI Clements grouping carries the later crime fiction. Eyes On You is the newest title, and Parks remains actively publishing.

How many Adele Parks books are there?

Adele Parks has 31 books, released between 2000 and 2026. They include 3 series and 25 titles listed outside any series.

Adele Parks Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 31 Adele Parks books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Playing Away by Adele Parks, book 1 of the Playing Away series (2000)
  2. Cover of Game Over by Adele Parks (2001)
  3. Cover of Larger Than Life by Adele Parks (2002)
  4. Cover of The Other Woman's Shoes / Lust for Life by Adele Parks (2003)
  5. Cover of Still Thinking of You by Adele Parks (2004)
  6. Cover of Husbands by Adele Parks (2005)
  7. Cover of Happy Families by Adele Parks (2008)
  8. Cover of Tell Me Something by Adele Parks (2008)
  9. Cover of Love Lies by Adele Parks (2009)
  10. Cover of About Last Night by Adele Parks (2011)
  11. Cover of Whatever It Takes by Adele Parks (2012)
  12. Cover of Spare Brides by Adele Parks (2014)
  13. Cover of Love Is A Journey by Adele Parks (2016)
  14. Cover of The Image of You by Adele Parks (2017)
  15. Cover of Lies Lies Lies by Adele Parks (2019)
  16. Cover of I Invited Her In by Adele Parks (2019)
  17. Cover of Woman Last Seen / Both of You by Adele Parks, book 1 of the DCI Clements series (2021)
  18. Cover of One Last Secret by Adele Parks (2022)
  19. Cover of Two Dead Wives / Just Between Us by Adele Parks, book 2 of the DCI Clements series (2023)
  1. 1
    Playing AwayPlaying Away #12000 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000336
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  2. 2
    Game Over2001 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001352
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  3. 3
    Larger Than Life2002 · 364 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002364
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  4. 4
    The Other Woman's Shoes / Lust for Life2003 · 496 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003496
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  5. 5
    Still Thinking of You2004 · 480 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004480
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  6. 6
    Husbands2005 · 496 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005496
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  7. 7
    Young Wives' TalesPlaying Away #22007 · 568 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007568
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  8. 8
    Happy Families2008 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008128
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  9. 9
    Tell Me Something2008 · 480 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008480
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  10. 10
    Love Lies2009 · 544 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009544
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  11. 11
    Men I've Loved Before2010 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010432
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  12. 12
    About Last Night2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  13. 13
    Whatever It Takes2012 · 407 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012407
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  14. 14
    The State We're In2013 · 407 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013407
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  15. 15
    Gadzooks!Adele Parks Audiobooks #12014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    Spare Brides2014 · 464 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014464
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  17. 17
    If You Go Away2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  18. 18
    Love Is A Journey2016 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016272
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  19. 19
    The Stranger In My Home2016 · 480 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016480
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  20. 20
    The Image of You2017 · 480 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017480
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  21. 21
    Splat!Adele Parks Audiobooks #22018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  22. 22
    Lies Lies Lies2019 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019448
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  23. 23
    I Invited Her In2019 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019432
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  24. 24
    Just My Luck2020 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020384
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  25. 25
    Woman Last Seen / Both of YouDCI Clements #12021 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021384
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  26. 26
    One Last Secret2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  27. 27
    Two Dead Wives / Just Between UsDCI Clements #22023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  28. 28
    First Wife's Shadow2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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  29. 29
    Our Beautiful Mess2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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  30. 30
    Woman Last Seen2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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  31. 31
    Eyes On You2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Adele Parks books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Playing Away in order

2 books
  1. 1. Playing Away
  2. 2. Young Wives' Tales

Adele Parks Audiobooks in order

2 books
  1. 1. Gadzooks!
  2. 2. Splat!

DCI Clements in order

2 books
  1. 1. Woman Last Seen / Both of You
  2. 2. Two Dead Wives / Just Between Us

Standalone books

25 books

25 Adele Parks titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Adele Parks books in order?

You only need to read Adele Parks books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Adele Parks

Start with Playing Away (2000), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Adele Parks book?

Eyes On You (2026) is the newest Adele Parks book released so far.

Is there a new Adele Parks book coming?

No next Adele Parks book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Adele Parks at a glance

Still publishing
Adele Parks published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Adele Parks books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
8,834 pages across the 21 of 31 books with a recorded length, a median of 432 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Adele Parks books, 13 of 31, were published in the 2010s.

What the Adele Parks books are about

21 of the 31 Adele Parks books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: romance is tagged on 5 of 21. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.