The Pact

Freya has landed her dream job at a fast-growing start-up in the city, and she is eager to build a new life there, which includes a romance with her coworker Jay. Her optimism fades when Nicole, Jay's former partner who also works at the company, begins targeting her with constant cruelty. Following a demanding deadline in which Nicole's treatment reaches a breaking point, Freya confides in Jay, and the two of them plan a prank meant to get back at Nicole. The next morning, Nicole is discovered dead in her flat.

The question at the centre of the story is whether a harmless joke has gone terribly wrong, or whether someone in Freya's orbit is capable of murder. As the pressure of office politics tightens, Freya has to consider whether she could be the next target.

Fans of Lesley Kara's The Rumour and Michelle Frances' The Temp will find this suspense novel a similar mix of workplace tension and sinister intent.