Many thanks to NetGalley, Gallery Books and Heidi Perks for the opportunity to read and review her latest thriller - 4.5 stars for a book that will keep you guessing!
Three women watch a company, Morris and Woods, burn to the ground - all have secrets they are keeping from each other and themselves and all have motives. There is Janie, wife of the company president Harry, who is struggling with her marriage and the real reason she left her job as a defense lawyer in London. Laura has returned to work at Morris and Woods and has found that the woman she hired to be her replacement, Mia, while she was on maternity leave has taken over her office and her job. Laura becomes obsessed with Mia at the detriment of her baby and husband. Mia has her own reasons but is keeping them close - who is she really and why is she at Morris and Woods?
Three women, three perfect liars, watching the building burn. The story is told from all three women's POVs, starting 2 months before the fire and interspersed with police interview transcripts from all the characters in the book. I found myself going back and forth as to who actually set the fire and was still surprised in the end! I liked all the different viewpoints and tidbits of the story that come out slowly as the story reaches its conclusion. This book also reinforces the difficult decision women make to try and have it all and the compromises that are made along the way. I loved this cover too!
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