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The Temp

by Michelle Frances
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A successful career woman pays the ultimate price for having it all in this "outstanding psychological thriller" by the USA Today bestselling author (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
With a dream career and a handsome screenwriter husband, TV producer Carrie is at the top of her game. Now with a baby on the way, she will truly have it all—she'll just need someone to fill in for her while she's on maternity leave. A young script editor with some missteps in her past, Emma is determined to make the most of the temporary position. She wants a life just like Carries . . . exactly like Carries.
Carrie has given up more than anyone knows to get to the top of a ruthless business. But with Emma filling in for her at the office, her perfect life starts to unravel. Her bank account is inexplicably overdrawn, her husband seems strangely distant and colleagues are all too happy to take Emma's creative direction. Carrie finds herself dying to get back to work . . . until a letter left at her door changes everything.

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  • Release date

    January 29, 2019

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      • ISBN: 9781496712516

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      • ISBN: 9781496712516
      • File size: 3341 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      December 1, 2018

      Emma has long dreamed of being a screenwriter, so when a temp job to cover for Carrie Kennedy, one of London's most sought-after producers, who's on maternity leave, comes up, Emma makes a few résumé tweaks and lands the position. With Carrie out of the office, Emma charms the staff, offering her ideas and notes as everyone works through the newest production, written by Carrie's husband, Adrian. Amid the diaper changing, Carrie is kept in the loop by Adrian and quickly learns that she needs to get back to the office before Emma takes over. Frances (The Girlfriend) returns with a mesmerizing novel that is part thriller, part domestic suspense. With chapters denoted by days and dates and of varying length, the story moves at a rapid pace. VERDICT The push and pull of characters who work to succeed from different angles create a story abounding with mysteries, revelations, and lies, making this novel one of a kind.--Erin Holt, Williamson Cty. P.L., Franklin, TN

      Copyright 2018 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • Booklist

      November 15, 2018
      It seems at first that this contemporary thriller will follow a predictable path. Unstable young intern eagerly steps into the producer role when the handsome screenwriter's pregnant wife goes on leave. But wait. Emma is freakishly familiar with the couple's work and is definitely hiding something. New mum Carrie is not wrong to think that Emma is spending too much time trying to make herself indispensable. And reluctant dad Adrian's not wrong to acknowledge that Emma's script doctoring is making his work much better. What's behind Emma's desire to get close to the power couple? Another solid psychological thriller from Frances, herself a former script editor and producer.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2018, American Library Association.)

    • Library Journal

      December 1, 2018

      Emma has long dreamed of being a screenwriter, so when a temp job to cover for Carrie Kennedy, one of London's most sought-after producers, who's on maternity leave, comes up, Emma makes a few r�sum� tweaks and lands the position. With Carrie out of the office, Emma charms the staff, offering her ideas and notes as everyone works through the newest production, written by Carrie's husband, Adrian. Amid the diaper changing, Carrie is kept in the loop by Adrian and quickly learns that she needs to get back to the office before Emma takes over. Frances (The Girlfriend) returns with a mesmerizing novel that is part thriller, part domestic suspense. With chapters denoted by days and dates and of varying length, the story moves at a rapid pace. VERDICT The push and pull of characters who work to succeed from different angles create a story abounding with mysteries, revelations, and lies, making this novel one of a kind.--Erin Holt, Williamson Cty. P.L., Franklin, TN

      Copyright 2018 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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