Title and Author: The Housekeepers by Alex Hay
Publisher: Headline
Bought, Borrowed or Gifted: eProof and Audiobook gifted by UK publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review/reaction
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When housekeeper, Mrs King, is dismissed from her role at a luscious house in Mayfair, she has a plan. A plot that has been brewing for quite some time. She plans to pull off one of the biggest heist from her former employer. And she knows who she can call on to pull it off...
A black-market queen, an actress, a seamstress, a former housekeeper. All have a reason for the heist to work. But can they pull it off while the Mistress of the house is planning to host the biggest ball of the season?
Well, that was as fun, delicious romp. Imagine Ocean Eight's meets Upstairs Downstairs and this is what you get. And with the audiobook, you can hear that the narrator (Jasmine Blackborow) was having fun with this as well, and that is always a good sign.
The writing was solid, the story was solid, the characters were likeable, I had such fun with this.
So, I hear you ask, why did I give it only four stars on Goodreads? It took a while for me to sink into this world and warm to the characters. Once I was in, I was in. But it did take a while for me to warm up to this and want our characters to succeed.
If this doesn't get picked up to become a TV series or a movie, I will eat my hat. It deserves a faithful adaptation!
If you want a fun heist caper, this is the book for you.
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