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Three Perfect Liars
by Heidi Perks
Heidi Perks taps into water cooler drama on steroids at an advertising firm in a town south of London, its building standing like a giant glass beacon and blocking the view of the quay. Laura was a rising star at the firm, and is ready to get back in the saddle when she returns from her six month maternity leave.
To Laura’s dismay, the temp she hired before she left is still sitting in her seat. Mia has been offered a permanent position, and to rub more salt into the wound, the officemates seems to love her. Laura is the exact prim and proper opposite of bubbly and sweet Mia. Laura can tell that Mia is trying to edge Laura out by taking her most prized account. The story continues to show Laura’s rising stress and struggle with balancing life as a new mother and the pressure of keeping up at the office.
However, it is not all sunshine and roses with Mia, and she seems to be having problems at home. To top off the tension, the office building is burned down. Who is the arson? Laced through this look back at the recent history of Laura returning and Mia finding her place on the team, inspectors investigate and interview the employees. It seems like one of these competing women may be the culprit.
While this story was filled with juicy gossip, competition, the realities of being a working mother, and women pushing against toxic masculinity, it was not the most enthralling story. Even though I’m sitting at home while I work, I don’t have a huge desire to spend my off hours being reminded of more work. I couldn’t see much proof that Mia was taking Laura’s job other than taking one of her accounts, and I was confused that Laura could be so busy with work when the rest of her workload seemed like scraps in comparison to the account she had lost. And then, to know she wasted a solid hour and half cyber stalking Mia for dirt made me wonder if she really was working. Go home, Laura, you can dig up dirt from your couch!
All in all, not a bad a read, but not the most suspenseful thriller.
To Laura’s dismay, the temp she hired before she left is still sitting in her seat. Mia has been offered a permanent position, and to rub more salt into the wound, the officemates seems to love her. Laura is the exact prim and proper opposite of bubbly and sweet Mia. Laura can tell that Mia is trying to edge Laura out by taking her most prized account. The story continues to show Laura’s rising stress and struggle with balancing life as a new mother and the pressure of keeping up at the office.
However, it is not all sunshine and roses with Mia, and she seems to be having problems at home. To top off the tension, the office building is burned down. Who is the arson? Laced through this look back at the recent history of Laura returning and Mia finding her place on the team, inspectors investigate and interview the employees. It seems like one of these competing women may be the culprit.
While this story was filled with juicy gossip, competition, the realities of being a working mother, and women pushing against toxic masculinity, it was not the most enthralling story. Even though I’m sitting at home while I work, I don’t have a huge desire to spend my off hours being reminded of more work. I couldn’t see much proof that Mia was taking Laura’s job other than taking one of her accounts, and I was confused that Laura could be so busy with work when the rest of her workload seemed like scraps in comparison to the account she had lost. And then, to know she wasted a solid hour and half cyber stalking Mia for dirt made me wonder if she really was working. Go home, Laura, you can dig up dirt from your couch!
All in all, not a bad a read, but not the most suspenseful thriller.