Coming back from maternity leave, Laura is suspicious of her replacement Mia who hasn't left and is making herself key to the company.. Wife of the CEO, Janie, has her own secret which she is trying to keep. It all ends in fire but who started it and whose body is in the building? A good well-paced story.

When an office building burns to the ground, we follow the story in the lead up to the fire of three women, all of who had the motive and opportunity to set the fire. But which of them, if any is the guilty one.
A well written "who dunnit" with a plot twist at the end.

This was so not what I was expecting.......leaves you thinking about the knock on affect of people’s actions I absolutely loved it the characters the believability of the story it takes you right in pure escapism.... x

This was the first novel by Heidi Perks that I had read and wow, what an introduction to her work! This is a tremendous novel, gripping, involving and exciting. Three people are linked to a devastating event and the story switches deftly from one to another as their past lives are depicted in detail, and between past and present and future. The revelations are jaw-dropping and one's attention is held throughout. I shall now delve further into her oeuvre.

Heidi Perks is high up on my list of favourite authors and I was delighted to receive the ARC of ‘Three Perfect Liars’ in return for my honest review. Many thanks to NetGalley, Random House UK, Cornerstone and Heidi Perks for this opportunity. My full review will be published on 9th March when I will be taking part in the blog tour.

Harry Woods, owner of Woods and Moore, has his modern office block which overlooks Lymington Quay go up in flames. One person dies in the fire and another is seriously injured.

The story is told from the point of view of events leading up to the fire and interviews with the police of the employees after the fire and it soon becomes clear that there are undercurrents in all the relationships. The three main suspects to setting the fire are Laura, Mia and Janie.

Laura is a high-flying director in the company who has just returned from maternity leave with all the trials and tribulations that entails. Mia was Laura’s maternity replacement but has been offered a permanent position by Harry, against Laura’s better judgement, and appears to be trying to take over from her. Janie is Harry’s wife and her relationship with her husband seems to be under pressure.

The characters all have secrets and revealing these gradually as the crunch date of Harry and Janie’s party approaches leaves the reader wondering what will happen next. The numerous twists and turns ensured I was engrossed as I turned pages rapidly.

Another classy ending from Heidi Perks. Something I expect from her. Highly recommended..

An enjoyable book between mia, laura and janine,. I wouldn't and couldn't guess who had set the fire. I did feel it dragged on a bit however i am a big Heidi Perks fan so it is still a thumbs up for me.

Such a good read...have read other books by Heidi Perks but think this is her best so far. The story opens with an office being burnt to the ground and is watched by an unknown onlooker. This book was a real page turner. Loved the way it was written from different view points...Laura returning to work after maternity leave.,Nick her husband, Mia, the person who took over her role, the wife of the boss., the investigating officer and so on...so many people had the motive. Lots of office politics, intrigue and suspense. A thoroughly good read.

Three different women,an arson come murder. Told from the viewpoint of the three women,who is lying,who do we believe.. Lots of twists along the way,surprising ending.

A book of who done it,based mainly around three women who seem to come together at the end. I did have to read the last page a few times though,the only disappointing part!

When Harry Wood's offices burn down, resulting in one dead and one severely injured, the police start an investigation, and as it progresses the circle of suspects narrows down to 3 women.
Laura, who recently came back from her maternity leave only to find that Mia, the temp who was supposed to fill in for her during her absence, had been offered a permanent position and had taken Laura's best client.
Mia, who clearly has an agenda of her own. And last but not least, Janie, Harry's wife.
Each of them has a motive, but which one would actually act on it?

It was a fantastic read that got me hooked from the very beginning.
The story, interspersed with police interviews, follows the three women who tell us their intake on the events leading up to the fire.
The book might not be fast-paced and full of suspense, but nonetheless it is gripping and intriguing. The tension builds up steadily and keeps you guessing by providing the clues slowly but at the same time urging you to turn the pages to find out who the arsonist was and what motivated them.
I've not read anything by Heidi Perks before, but I will definitely be reaching for her other books, and I recommend you do the same.
Thank you to NetGalley, the publishers and the author for an opportunity to read this book ahead of its publication day.

Interesting start, but by the end I felt that motivation had been lost, and didn't understand the final page, even rereading it several times, I just wasn't sure what the conclusion was.
None of the three main characters were particularly sympathetic, which is fine if there are strong reasons for their behaviour, but ultimately I didn't actually care why any of them had done what they had done.
I thought the dilemma choosing between a child & work was accurate, and also that both Mia and Janie had a point to make, but for me, unfortunately, this novel just didn't do it.

Another great novel by Heidi Perks! I have enjoyed her other books but this is my favourite so far. As soon as I started reading, I was hooked. Laura returns to work after maternity leave to find that Mia, who was supposed to be doing her job temporarily, is still there and not only that, she has poached Laura’s best client. Mia has her own reasons for wanting to stay working for Harry Wood in his plush offices on the quay at Lymington and Harry’s wife Janie, who seems to have the perfect life, has problems of her own. There’s lots of suspense and I found it easy to keep turning the pages. I liked the structure and the easy writing style that draws the reader in. I was probably most interested in Laura’s situation and how difficult her life was, torn between wanting to spend time with her husband and baby but also keen to move forward in her career. It’s well written and gives the reader plenty to think about. I really enjoyed it.

This addictive whodunnit starts with a fire at Morris and Wood, an office block built by Harry Wood overlooking Lymington Quay. Is it arson and who is responsible for this terrible crime? Does it have anything to do with the protesters who did not want this modern office built?

The story then goes back two months before the fire, where we meet three women who may have motive for starting the fire.

First we have Harry’s wife Janine who used to be a successful Defence Lawyer in London but moved to get away from something or someone!!!

Laura is returning to work after her maternity leave, she works for Harry in the marketing team. She is feeling guilty about going back to work which is not helped by the fact that Mia who was only supposed to be covering her maternity leave has now been given a permanent position and seems very popular with the rest of the staff, leaving Laura like a spare part!!

Mia has her own reason for wanting to stay working for Harry Wood. She appears to be something of a gossip and likes to stir things up.

The story is told from the perspective of the three women including interviews with the police and other members of staff working in the office.

I was hooked by this book and changed my mind several times over who started the fire. The three women have their own secrets to hide and I thought the slow reveal kept the suspense going.

This will keep you turning the pages late into the night.

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy in exchange for a review.

Laura has just returned to work following maternity leave. Shes lucky to have a husband whos willing to be a stay at home dad becasue she loves her job. Everyone has always thought shes a little to close to her boss... 

Mia was covering Lauras role while shes off, but now the boss has made her permanant and she has Lauras biggest client. Everyone in the office loves her but when she goes home at night the happy picture fades into a story that develops.

Lastly theres Janie, Shes the Bosses wife and a stay at home mum. her story feels like it develops really slowly then suddenly explodes. Shes nto ahppy in her marriage, she regrets giving up her career and has a mini facebook stalking additction along with ehr own personal stalker. 

Whe the company office is burnt down the police question everyone, and the book flicks between the questioning and the weeks prior to the fire.  I spent the book wondering who set the fire, if there was intentionally anyone in the building and enjoying the usual office politics. 

Theres a faint hint of the disparity between how women are treated in both the office environment and world throughout the book - with behaviours and comments and whilst the office points are obvious the ones Laura encounters and highlights to her husband who dismisses them are key idealisms that shouldnt exist.

I love a workplace-based mystery - I feel there aren’t enough of them around, given the amount of time that most of us spend there. Here, the plush new offices of Lymington-based advertising agency Morris & Wood have burnt down. But who is responsible, and why? And who, if anyone, was inside?

The story is told through police interview transcripts and from the point of view of three women: Laura, Mia and Janie.

Career-driven Laura has returned from maternity leave to find her temporary replacement, Mia, has been given her biggest client and appears to be after her job. Mia, meanwhile, has her own reasons for being there. Then there’s Janie, the boss’s wife

I did feel for Laura - though her priorities are a bit off, I know how hard it is to balance career and family life. To find on top of that that you’ve apparently been supplanted by a newcomer you yourself recruited, well, that can’t be easy.

A very good read, although my attention did start waning a little towards the end, and the actual solution of the mystery was rather unbelievable.

The book begins at the scene of a fire, a company’s business premises are going up in flames. One person dies in the fire another person escapes with serious injuries. Was it arson or something else. As the book unfolds it tells the story of three women, and their families, all three women have past secrets. The story travels between the past and present, before the fire and afterwards. As the police interview each of the three women, and employees of the company the women’s stories begin to emerge. Laura has been on 6 months maternity leave and has only just returned to work leaving her husband Nate looking after the baby, a stay at home house husband. Mia is the temp Laura interviewed as her replacement for maternity cover but Laura find out upon her return Mia has not only secured herself a permanent position but has usurped Laura. Laura does not trust her one iota and feels that Mia is hiding something so sets about to try and uncover her past, this quest soon turns into an obsession. Janie is the wife of the CEO, she has given up a high ranking career as a defence barrister in London uprooting her family to support her husband in his new venture in Lymington. Laura also has a troubled past. The book is not a “whodunnit “ in the usual sense of a murder book but is more a psychological thriller exploring multiple layers of the three main women all with real relatable problems, genuine or imaginary. The story progresses to its conclusion with lots of twists along the way., it’s a Lacey story. I read the book in three days and really enjoyed it, highly recommended. My thanks to NetGalley, Random House UK Cornerstone and Heidi Perks for this ARC, it’s a book you won’t want to miss reading.

This book started so well; quickly introduced the main players and set up the premise. I really enjoyed the storyline and it kept me guessing till the last quarter. Unfortunately that’s where it went wrong. Once the connection between the women was revealed the back plotting to explain was highly contrived. I can’t explain more about why the ending was totally ridiculous without spoilers, but it really made no sense or was logistically possible! Such a shame as it was well written and a really enjoyable read.

The story was compelling and entertaining to read.
However, I did not like the ending. The whodunit was quite unbelievable and that really put a damper on everything for me.

An interested read! The book is full of twists this book keeps you guessing until the very end. Easy to read quickly.

3 stars.

Thanks Netgalley, Publishers and of course the author. I have loved everything this author has written so far and this was one of those books that once you started reading you did not want to put it down. Loved the characters, storyline and everything really.