The Co-worker by Freida Mcfadden is the kind of book that can be read in one sitting.I devoured this fast paced thriller during a two hour long flight and I must say confess that I enjoyed reading this one.
Natalie and Dawn are coworkers in Vixed, an MNC selling vitamin supplements. While Natalie, the super hot sales executive is the best performing employee of the company, Dawn Shiff works for the company as an accountant and is a bit of a recluse. One fine day, Dawn goes missing and it soon becomes evident that she has been targetted by someone close. Pretty soon the police arrests Natalie for murdering her co-worker, and Natalie finds herself caught in a cat and mouse game in which everything is at stake for her.
Like Mcfadden's previous works ( I have read five of her works by now), this one is a fast paced thriller and manages to engage the reader to a very large extend. There are twists happening at regular intervals and there is never a dull moment in the proceedings.
On the downside, I felt that towards the climax, the book fumbles a bit with a couple of loose ends. The portions pertaining to the dead body and the torture preceding it are poorly explained and fails to sound convincing.
However, these minor flaws apart, this one qualifies as a decent fast paced pulp thriller. Yes, It doesn't break any new grounds in terms of story telling, but it works as a fast paced read.
-nikhimenon
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