The Housekeepers - Alex Hay

Mystery

Rating: 7/10

In the aftermath of Wilhelm deVries death, the head of the household Mrs. King is unceremoniously fired from her post.

But don’t worry about her, she will have her revenge.

You see, she is no ordinary housekeeper. Born into a world of con artists and thieves in the 1900’s, she somehow managed to make herself respectable, running the grandest house in Mayfair. It turns out, she never gave a hoot about being respectable.

Not interested in basking in her forced retirement, she recruits an eclectic, and slightly motley, group of women from the fringes of society. Each with their own score to settle. The job? Audaciously rob the estate of its every possession on the night of a masquerade ball, right under the noses of the distinguished guests.

It’s like Ocean’s Eight meets Gosford Park! I could see the screen adaptation with every turn of the page!

Thanks to NetGalley, Harlequin Trade Publishing and the author for the advanced readers copy.

Book Pairing(s): The Affair Of The Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall, Secret Lives by Mark de Castrique, An Elderly Lady Is Up To No Good by Helen Thursten