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Chandler BakerDomestic Thriller · Thriller
Whisper Network
Sloane, Ardie, Grace and Rosalita have each spent years working at Truviv, Inc. When the company's CEO dies suddenly, their boss Ames is likely to be handed the whole company. Each woman deals with him differently, and all of them know the rumours about how he treats women, rumours that management has always buried.
This time the women see the promotion in a different light. When one of them learns that Ames is making an inappropriate move on a colleague, they refuse to let it pass. Sloane and the others decide to act, and that decision sets off a violent upheaval inside the office.
The novel is a workplace drama with a thriller's pull, told around a group of women who are colleagues, mothers, wives, friends and, at times, adversaries. The narration opens with the women addressing the reader directly, telling us that none of this would have happened if they had been listened to.
Lies come to light and secrets are exposed as the fallout spreads. Not everyone makes it through, and the private lives of all four women shift sharply. The tone is angry and topical, with room for humour and a strong sense of workplace solidarity.