Novelist Adele Parks: Lockdown helped me write my claustrophobic thriller

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. With the best will in the world, you don’t get that immediacy with online events.” However, lockdown did have its upside for Parks, 52, enabling her to put herself in the claustrophobic setting of her latest domestic noir, Both Of You, which she wrote during the pandemic. I didn’t have a life plan, but I know lots of women who did.” By her own admission, Parks bounced from one experience to the next. “We had plans – and hopefully one day we’ll get back to them.” She has long since ditched the chick lit label and her initial move to historical fiction helped her transition more easily to domestic noir, she reflects. That’s the joy of imagination.” The ex-romantic fiction writer says she feels much more at home since she turned to domestic noir and thrillers.