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2000s: One office fire, three suspects
2000s: One office fire, three suspects
When a body is pulled out of an office fire, three women are first in line for questioning.
All of them have reasons for wanting revenge against the company’s CEO.
It could be Laura, who has returned to work to find that her maternity cover isn’t leaving. The CEO insists he’s doing what’s best for the company. Laura isn’t convinced he’s telling the truth.
Or there’s Mia. Brought in as temporary cover for Laura, she has quickly made herself indispensable – and popular with her colleagues. But if people knew why she was so desperate to keep her job, they might not welcome her so freely.
Then there’s Janie, wife to the CEO, who gave up her courtroom career to support her husband and his business. She has her own secret to protect – and will go to any length to keep it safe.
They never thought it would come to this.
The city of Lymington in Hapmshire is a background to the novel but it’s got to be a city outside of London. Life here is supposed to be calmer and better and there is some London anger in those who work in the office block of Morris and Wood where the novel is largely set.
“No one, they had said, wants to look across the Lymington River from the beautiful quay and see a monstrosity of a glass office staring back at them. Bloody Londoners, they had murmured amongst themselves. They are the problem, coming to the south coast from the city, taking over our town.”
Destination/location: Lymington, Hampshire Author/guide: Heidi Perks Departure Time: 2000s
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