The Housekeepers

This twisty heist caper is a delightfully mischievous debut * The Times * Downton meets Ocean's 8 * Grazia * A page-turning delight from beginning to end * Red * Punch-the-air good, this is the Edwardian heist novel you never knew you needed. Flawless, lawless fun -- Kiran Millwood Hargrave A glamorous historical heist novel that kept me hooked 'til the last page. The strong, determined and memorable female characters pull you into their web of intrigue -- Jennifer Saint Vivid characterisation, irresistible historical detail and a rip-roaring plot... delivers on every page. Sensational! -- Emma Stonex Imagine Ocean's 8 had an illegitimate baby with Fingersmith - a big fat diamond of a book, sharp and shiny, joyful and generous -- Erin Kelly A deliciously clever novel that will place you in the finest homes and meanest streets of 1905 London. Prepare to grow hungrier for justice with every page you turn -- Nina de Gramont A rollicking romp of a book, tinged with fury, sadness and mischievous delight -- Claire North Entirely original: an upstairs-downstairs premise set in Edwardian London, but with an Ocean's Eleven-like heist at its core... anyone who relishes a good party gone wrong will devour this -- Sarah Penner I cannot tell you how much fun you'll have with this book -- Bobby Palmer I'll miss these resourceful, cunning ladies, the strength of their sisterhood (both literal and figurative) and their collective pursuit of freedom. I badly needed them to win and cheered myself hoarse by the end -- Chikodili Emelumadu I love everything about Alex Hay's novel... not only is The Housekeepers a rollicking good read, it's also a reminder to the powerful to ignore the downtrodden at their peril. Bravo -- Stephanie Butland