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Oceans Downton Abbey Eight

The Housekeepers by Alex Hay

September 10, 2024 by finnyfinfinn Leave a Comment

Never mess with the housekeepers; they know where all the bodies are buried. Mrs. King has just been let go from her position as head housekeeper at the extravagant Park Lane estate. Everything is going according to plan. The master of the house has recently passed and his daughter is determined to throw an audacious and slightly inappropriate costume ball. That’s the night that Mrs. King is going to rob Park Lane of every elegant possession. She and her group of carefully chosen accomplices are […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Alex Hay, heists, housekeepers, mystery

finnyfinfinn's CBR16 Review No:17 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Alex Hay, heists, housekeepers, mystery ·
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Some Unexpected Twists and Turns

The Housekeepers by Alex Hay

December 20, 2023 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

Best for: Fans of mysteries set in a different time. In a nutshell: Mrs King has been let go from the fancy De Vries household, where she served as a housekeeper. She now has a plan to pull off the most dramatic heist London has ever seen. Worth quoting: “Choose your first move wisely, and you could steer things any way you liked.” Why I chose it: I was looking for something interesting but somewhat mindless as I’ve been having some trouble finishing the non-fiction […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Alex Hay

ASKReviews's CBR15 Review No:63 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Alex Hay ·
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