Three Perfect Liars: A Novel

From the author of the “breathtaking, bone-chilling work of psychological suspense” (Cristina Alger, USA TODAY bestselling author) Her One Mistake, comes a twist-filled thriller following three ambitious women whose professional rivalries and personal secrets collide after a devastating fire threatens to expose the truth.
Returning to work after maternity leave, Laura expects to reclaim her role at the powerful advertising agency Morris and Wood. Instead, she finds herself sidelined by Mia, the woman hired to cover for her—and who now seems determined to stay. Despite Laura’s long-standing connection to the agency’s influential CEO, she struggles to regain control while juggling the pressures of career and motherhood.
Mia insists she’s only doing her job, but her desperation to remain at the firm runs deeper than anyone realizes. If her carefully guarded secret were revealed, everything she’s built could collapse overnight. Meanwhile, Janie, the wife of the agency’s founder, has sacrificed her own ambitions to support her husband’s success—and harbors a dark secret she will protect at any cost.
When a shocking fire rocks the agency, the fragile balance between the women shatters. As investigators circle and long-buried lies surface, each woman must decide how far she’s willing to go to protect her future.
With her signature “chilling, captivating” (Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author) prose, Heidi Perks weaves another bone-chilling and unputdownable thriller in the vein of Watching You and The Couple Next Door. Taut, chilling, and relentlessly suspenseful, this novel explores ambition, betrayal, and the dangerous power dynamics lurking behind polished office doors.
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I really liked this suspenseful whodunit. The book starts the night of the fire at Morris and Wood and is then told through a series of interviews and weeks leading up to the fire. Three woman, all liars, have something to lose. Who is behind the fire and why? Laura, just off her maternity leave, arrives back to work at Morris and Wood and finds her temporary replacement, Mia, is not only still there but she has been made a permanent employee and given Laura's biggest account. Mia is desperate to keep her secret safe and gain the trust of everyone at the agency. Janie, wife of Harry, the CEO of the agency, gave up her job as a barrister to move out of London. She appears to have the perfect life; successful husband, 2 beautiful children and finally some free time to do whatever she wants. But why did she really give up her barrister job? And is she somehow connected to the other women? Good psychological thriller with a twist.
Thank you NetGalley and Cornerstone Digital for a free galley in exchange for my honest review. Three Perfect Liars is a perfect little whodunit told from the perspective of three women recounting their stories to a police investigator after an office building goes up in flames and a body is pulled out. Think Big Little Lies plus The Whisper Network! But which one would want to seek revenge on Harry Wood the CEO? Janie, the wife? Laura, his former right-hand go-to gal before being replaced while on maternity leave? or Mia, Laura's usurper? Each have plenty of reason to be angry with Harry and even more secrets of their own that they don't want unveiled, but does that make any one of them a criminal? Three Perfect Liars is a dark and thought-provoking book suited for a quick weekend read.
I might move the rating up after I sit on it more.
Right now I’m stuck trying to figure out the dynamic between Harry and Laura. I feel like there is no explanation for Harry’s motivations to please Laura enough that Janie and the entire office thought there was an affair.
Was the point simply that Harry thought she was one of the boys in his club?
Did he actually respect and value her work?
Is it to show that if Laura was a man, no one would think it was an affair, and simply acknowledge and respect Laura?
Overall I liked it. ⭐️⭐️⭐️.25
Right now I’m stuck trying to figure out the dynamic between Harry and Laura. I feel like there is no explanation for Harry’s motivations to please Laura enough that Janie and the entire office thought there was an affair.
Was the point simply that Harry thought she was one of the boys in his club?
Did he actually respect and value her work?
Is it to show that if Laura was a man, no one would think it was an affair, and simply acknowledge and respect Laura?
Overall I liked it. ⭐️⭐️⭐️.25
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