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How far would you go to settle the score? At a drunken work event, three women exchange secrets. Secrets about the co-partner and 'office golden boy' of their firm, Jamie, and how he treats his female colleagues.
Jill, Nicole and Alex - a director, a rising star, and Jamie's ex-PA - barely know each other, but now they have a common cause. If the system is against you, have to take justice into your own hands. It's time women settled the score.
But when their plan spirals out of all control, they realise things are far more complicated than they first thought. As they stand to lose everything - their careers, their relationships, and their integrity - they begin to doubt themselves and each other. After all, there are two sides to every story.
Should they have trusted the other two?
Or is one of them harbouring a secret darker than any of them could have imagined?
About the author
Celia Walden is a British journalist and the author of Payday. Her work has appeared in numerous publications and she is a regular contributor to the Daily Telegraph. Born and raised in Paris, Celia studied at the University of Cambridge. She and her husband now divide their time between London and L.A. Her second thriller, The Square, will be published in 2023.
Summary
'Full of twists and turns . . . impossible to put down' HELEN FIELDING
'Fearless, stylish, suspenseful and immensely entertaining' LOUISE CANDLISH
'I inhaled it' JESSICA FELLOWES
'Sensational' TONY PARSONS
'An intelligent, thought-provoking story with some great twists' ALLIE REYNOLDS
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Late at the office party, you're chatting to two female colleagues. You've never spoken before, but suddenly you're talking in hushed voices about Jamie, co-partner and 'golden boy' of the firm. About what he does to women. You all agree something must be done.
The next day though, you're not so sure. After all, these situations are complicated, easily misinterpreted. Could there be another side to the stories your colleagues told? Was your own story quite as black and white as you claimed?
But things have already escalated. And now the police are involved. They're calling Jamie 'the victim', but that's all wrong. Jamie is the guilty one.
Isn't he . . . ?
Foreword
THE RUMOUR meets APPLE TREE YARD in this hugely gripping debut thriller from successful British journalist, Celia Walden.
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Compulsively readable . . . fans of Liz Nugent's Unravelling Oliver will find much to enjoy in a novel that is provocatively complex as it explores the grey areas that exist between right and wrong.
