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Three Perfect Liars

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Three Perfect Liars by Heidi Perks is a gripping psychological thriller that explores the dark side of ambition, friendship and betrayal. The story revolves around three women who work at a prestigious advertising agency and are involved in a deadly fire that destroys the office. The book alternates between the present, where the police are trying to find out who started the fire and why, and the past, where the secrets and lies of the three women are revealed. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good mystery with a psychological edge.

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Three Perfect Liars, by Heidi Perks, takes the reader on a gripping journey of mystery and intrigue as Laura, Mia, and Janie become ensnared in an office fire that turns out to be far more than an accident. As secrets start to unravel, each woman must confront their personal history and reckon with the truth. With expertly drawn characters and an authentic narrative, the story’s realism shines through, propelling the reader into the complex inner workings of office politics. At its core, the book explores the capacity of all humans to conceal things and manipulate situations to their advantage. It is a book full of gripping moments and cleverly intertwined characters that builds up to a shocking conclusion. Fans of mystery and suspense should look no further. Three Perfect Liars is an electrifying read.

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A great, thrilling read, which will keep you entertained throughout. A good one sitting read, get the nibbles ready, close the door, and read!

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A really good read. Fascinating characters and I wasn't sure who to like for much of the book. Enjoyed the back and forth between the build up to the fire and the police interviews.

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This is a emotional and thought provoking read.
The pace was great and the multiple POVs keeps you interested.
I loved the ending.
The author handled some difficult subjects really well and sensitively.

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This book has been sitting on my shelf for a while and I now wish that I had read it sooner.
It’s a fast paced, intriguing and unique thriller that I raced through.
I really enjoyed it and would definitely recommend to anyone who likes this genre or author.

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Three women all with a motive for the fire that ripped through the offices of Morris and Wood. All three seemingly happy ‘having it all’ but the truth is far from that.
A good drama with well developed characters where their respective home lives are messy
and complicated. Interesting insight into distasteful office politics, sexism at work and revenge.
The story twists and turns so that your allegiance changes as characters and their domestic lives unfurl.
3.5/5
With thanks to Netgalley

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This was a good thriller, a bit of a slow burn but once it got exciting and the pieces fell into place it turned out a good book. It reminded me of Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty. The book starts with a fire happening in a local office firm, then the book jumps back a few months prior leading up to the fire and we meet our first of the three females - Laura, who has been away on maternity leave for the past six months and returning to work today assuming everything will be the same. She is for a surprise as the replacement she hired temporarily Mia is still here and now Harry has offered her a permanent job. Mia also has most of Laura's accounts and this makes Laura feel like she is being pushed out of her job, feeling threatened Laura will start to investigate Mia as it becomes her obsession. However, if Laura isn't careful her obsession with Mia may be her downfall making her lose not only her career but also her family. Our second female is Mia who started as a temp but after six months is still here and even more determined to bring down those who played a role in harming her sister Jessica, but the big question is - how is this company connected and who is she targeting for hurting her sister? The last female is Janie who is the boss's wife. Five years, ago Janie was a lawyer and living the fast track life until a man we know only as Miles Morgan came into her life and tipped it upside down. She has been running away from that name for the past five years but now he is back in her town. The three big questions throughout this book are A) who is Mia ?, B) Who started the fire and C) who came out in the body bag? I am now looking forward to trying Heidi Perks book "The Whispers" and as I said at the beginning, fans of Big Little Lies will love Three Perfect Liars.

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A story of 3 women and a fire with casualties.
We learn of the 3 women and company employees being interviewed by police trying to find out what happened and who was responsible. Throughout the book we delve into the lives of Janie, Laura and Mia and how they all interlink. Each of the women have problems in their lives and the story goes from police investigation to past events all building up to the climax.
The story is well written and keeps you hooked till the end to find out what really happened in the offices that day and how all 3 women are connected to each other.

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Somewhere between 3 - 3.5 stars.

This book was well written. The characters and their different POVs were really fleshed out and believable. I had no trouble differentiating between them.

I adored the office setting and I did find that the suspense was there enough that I wanted to continue reading. But I found it really fizzled out at the end for me and I was disappointed.

I really love slow burns but this one was extremely repetitive. Not only was nothing happening, the exact same nothing was happening over and over again. For all 3 perspectives.

Laura is completely insufferable, but by the final pages, she somehow managed to become my favourite. I think her character was the strongest and was wasted in the end.

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Three Perfect Liars by Heidi Perks follows the life of three ladies whose lives are all intertwined by the place they work. This one was a good read but tended to drag a little in parts. The ending didn't live up to my expectations. That said, it was a quick enough read. I will be reading more by perks in the future.

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I didn’t know what to expect with this book, I went in blind and I felt a lot of different emotions. I loved that when we had the reveal, it was slowly and teasingly slow it was not what I expected.

I did begin to connect the dots between the three women of Mia, Janey and Laura but not completely what drove them. When one reveal happened with one of the ladies, I had that ah-ha moment as I started to see how the jigsaw might be completed, but the ending was a heartbreaking one.

This is a book I found that will catch you out, it will lead you to believe that one character is seemingly losing the plot, and then flip it over to show a different perspective. You have one where you believe is all innocent and again there is something at work here. I LOVED THAT!! I lost my way with reading as my mojo has just left me but this book has sparked it back. I was hooked and I loved all the narrators leading us through our journey as we try to uncover the truth, the night of the fire.

I do love a book that can surprise you, despite thinking you know all the secrets and it’s no different here. I warmed to all the women, Laura probably more than the others, the mum returning to work, but in the end, all of them had an appeal to them. All were struggling with actions from their past, and unfortunately, the men in their lives had believed that shaped their future. Where I thought one character would be the focal point of the story, it was shocking to learn that it really wasn’t all about them, but if you read you will agree with me when I say, I bet they wished it was 😉

This is my first foray with Heidi Perks and I can’t fathom why it has taken me so long to read her books! I have The Whispers whispering to me on my bedside table so I think I might need to grab that VERY soon!

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The premise, the setting, some of the characters ticked all the boxes yet the story just seemed to drag and a slow build up to what I felt was a very anticlimactic ending.

Three women, all linked in some way - the last 30 mins read was the final reveal of that connection, though you had an idea forming throughout just not 100% sure what it could be.

The worst character for me was Laura - she pissed me off to no end - a new mother who it came across as being told selfish to her husband and child for that matter as she was so absorbed in being a petulant child herself with regard to her position at work.

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Really enjoyed this book with its twists and turns. Kept me guessing till the end. Great read that I devoured in a plane journey.

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This is the story of 3 women whose lives are intertwined through work but one of them is out for revenge for something that happened to her sister. A four star read for me.

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When the Offices of Morris and Wood is destroyed in a fire the lives of 3 women connected to it comes a full circle. The story begins with one of the three watching the building burning and thinking how it would affect the lives of her loved ones and her.

Laura is back after her 6 month maternity break but realises that Mia, the temp she hired has been made a director and has taken over her most important client. As she tries to make sense of the shift in the office working and politics, her husband Nate feels Laura is reading too much into the whole thing.
Mia had joined the company with an agenda and now she feels that Laura with her sleuthing is going to unravel her plans.
Janie, the boss's wife, who had left a successful career as a lawyer and moved to this new town, feels that things between her husband Harry and her are not the same. There are times when she feels like giving it all up but for her daughters sake, she carries on.

Each woman is a strong, ambitious character, not ready to compromise on their plans. While each has secrets, is any one of them responsible for the fire?

A tale told in alternating timelines and from the POV of the three women, it also has a police interview script going on. Over all an enjoyable story and couldn't wait to finish it.

Thank you Netgalley and Random House UK for the ARC

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This is a real page turner - following 3 intertwining stories of Mia, Laura and Janie.... both from their own POV and from transcripts of police interviews they and other characters participate in.

This book is an easy read and there is a great twist on the very last page!

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC in return for an advanced review :-)

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Laura. Mia. Janie.

3 women, each with their own secrets, their own demons and their own reasons for seeking revenge.

Three Perfect Liars is a modern thriller, told from the perspective of 3 women linked to a prestigious advertising firm.

The new-mum returned to work, the new girl in the office and the glamorous wife of an executive.

But are they three perfect Liars??

3 stars ⭐⭐⭐

Special thanks to Netgalley for providing me with this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

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Thank you Netgalley for the chance to read this book in exchange for an honest review. I am a fan of books in this genre, so I was very much looking forward to reading this one. I was not dissapointed and both the plot and characters gripped me from the start. I will definitley aim to read another by this author. Highly reccomended!

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Loved this book, so gripping and had me hooked until the end. Story is surrounding Laura who returns to maternity leave and finds the temp has taken over her role, story is told from three perspectives about the lead up to a fire. Really recommend!

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