Three Perfect Liars: A Novel

by Heidi Perks

Overview

From the author of Her One Mistake, hailed as “chilling, captivating” by New York Times bestselling author Megan Miranda, comes a riveting new suspense novel about three ambitious women whose lives are turned upside down in the aftermath of a horrifying fire, which destroys a successful advertising agency and threatens to expose a tangled web of lies.

Laura has returned to work at Morris and Wood after her maternity leave, only to discover that the woman she brought in to cover for her isn’t planning on going anywhere. Despite her close relationship with the agency’s powerful CEO, Harry Wood, she feels sidelined—and outmaneuvered—as she struggles to balance the twin demands of work and motherhood.

Mia was only supposed to be a temporary hire at Morris and Wood, but she’s managed to make herself indispensable to everyone. Everyone, that is, except Laura. If people only knew why she was so desperate to keep her job, they might not want her to stay.

Janie gave up everything to support her husband and the successful agency he runs. But she has her own dark secret to protect...and will go to any lengths to keep it safe.

With signature prose lauded as “breathtaking” and “bone-chilling” by USA TODAY bestselling author Cristina Alger and plenty of shocking twists and turns, Three Perfect Liars is an unputdownable thriller for fans of Watching You and The Couple Next Door.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781982139933
Publisher:	Gallery Books
Publication date:	08/18/2020
Pages:	336
Sales rank:	151,878
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.80(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Heidi Perks was born and raised in the seaside town of Bournemouth on the south coast of England. After moving up to London for a short stint, she has since moved back to Bournemouth where she now lives with her husband and two children. Heidi has been writing since she was small, though for too many years her day time job and career in marketing got in the way. Now she writes full time and cannot think of anything she would rather be doing.

Editorial Reviews

04/27/2020

Following the fatal fire that reduces the Morris and Wood advertising agency’s showplace headquarters on Britain’s south coast to smoldering rubble, the Lymington police face a somewhat unusual problem—a glut of suspects—in this ingeniously plotted page-turner from Perks (Her One Mistake). Persons of interest include CEO Harry Wood’s disgruntled wife, prominent former barrister Janie; Harry’s protégée—as well as his rumored mistress—Laura Denning, incensed at returning from maternity leave to find that the temp she hired has filled her shoes all too well; and the no longer temporary Mia Anderson, who may just have a hidden agenda. But all the intramural turmoil serves as springboard for the far darker and twistier tale that emerges as the author gradually exposes these women’s secret ambitions, jealousies, and sorrows. Though it’s tougher to empathize with some of the leading ladies than it should be—new mother Laura becomes increasingly off-putting as she treats her supportive stay-at-home husband like a doormat—this puzzler takes enough turns to keep readers hooked until the final bombshell. Psychological thriller fans will look forward to more from Perks. Agent: Nelle Andrew, Peters, Fraser & Dunlop (U.K.). (June)

Publishers Weekly

[This] domestic suspense debut is sure to be a hit...Once the pace takes off, the twists come fast. Perks is an author to watch, and this examination of true female friendship will appeal to many.

Booklist

A terrifically suspenseful and intriguing novel that hooked this reader from beginning to end.

Liz Nugent

"...this psychological thriller is one you can't afford to miss."

Popsugar

"This disturbing, engrossing novel will leave you holding your breath until the very end."

Buzzfeed

"I flew through this book, desperate to unravel the secrets within. A chilling, captivating story of friendship, motherhood, and deceit, Her One Mistake kept me guessing until the very end."

Megan Miranda

"Her One Mistake is a breathtaking, bone-chilling work of psychological suspense. An outstanding debut that had me guessing right up to the very end."

Cristina Alger

"The narrative is full of twists and turns...the ending is shocking and totally unexpected."

New York Journal of Books

"In the vein of Big Little Lies, Heidi Perks's latest thriller gives domesticity a biting edge when a mother's only daughter goes missing, vanishing under the watchful eye of her best friend Charlotte."

InStyle

Praise for Her One Mistake

“I flew through this book in three days, with my heart in my mouth. Seriously page turning.

Lisa Jewell

[This] domestic suspense debut is sure to be a hit...Once the pace takes off, the twists come fast. Perks is an author to watch, and this examination of true female friendship will appeal to many.

Booklist

"Perks lays down a major twist halfway through, but the book is also a clever, thoughtful study of the fraught power dynamics between women — as well as the people they love (and, sometimes, fear)."

Entertainment Weekly

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