The Housekeeper

For fans of Notes on a Scandal and The Woman Upstairs, a gripping and voyeuristic novel of psychological suspense about a woman who becomes the housekeeper for a London power couple, only to discover a world of secrets and lies far more disturbing than she could ever have imagined.

“I am the housekeeper, the hired help with a messy past who cleans up other people’s messy lives, the one who protects their messy little secrets.”

A sous chef at a leading London restaurant and the girlfriend of its handsome owner, Anne Morgan used to be happy, fulfilled. And then the handsome owner left her for another woman. Now lonely, depressed, and unemployed, Anne discovers that Emma Helmsley, England’s answer to Martha Stewart, is in need of a housekeeper. And Anne is in desperate need of a quiet place to recover.

Through her books, website, and blog, Emma advises her devoted followers on how to live a balanced life in a hectic world. Her husband, Rob, is a high profile academic. On the surface, they are the perfect couple, even managing to raise two teenagers and still maintain an aura of glamour.

Working for the Helmsley’s, Anne discovers she is very good at cleaning up the messes busy, successful people leave behind. Perhaps too good. Underneath the dust, grime, and whimsical clutter, Anne slowly begins to see that Rob and Emma have dark secrets. But their lives have become hers, their home her sanctuary, and they will stop at nothing to keep the truth hidden, even if it means hurting the one person they rely on most.

The Housekeeper is a nuanced and nail-biting psychological thriller about the dark recesses of the human mind and the dangerous consequences of long-buried secrets.