01617nam a22002537a 4500001001000000003000300010005001700013008004100030010001500071020003200086040002100118100002900139245004400168264003300212300002100245336002100266337002600287338002400313490002700337500004000364520090400404650003401308655002101342	24011900KE20251217134456.0251031b        my ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a2025398011  a9780349132600 q(paperback)  aKEbengcKEerda1 aMcFadden, Freidaeauthor14aTHE HOUSEMAID'S SECRETcFreida McFadden1 a London bBookouturec©2023  a346 pagesc21 cm  2rdacontentatext  2rdamediaaunmediated   2rdacarrieravolume q 3Housemaid series v[2]  aIncludes excerpt from The housemaid  a"It's hard to find an employer who doesn't ask too many questions about my past. So I thank my lucky stars that the Garricks miraculously give me a job, cleaning their stunning penthouse with views across the city and preparing fancy meals in their shiny kitchen. I can work here for a while, stay quiet until I get what I want. It's almost perfect. But I still haven't met Mrs. Garrick, or seen inside the guest bedroom. I'm sure I hear her crying. I notice spots of blood around the neck of her white nightgowns when I'm doing laundry. And one day I can't help but knock on the door. When it gently swings open, what I see inside changes everything ... That's when I make a promise. After all, I've done this before. I can protect Mrs. Garrick while keeping my own secrets locked up safe. Douglas Garrick has done wrong. He is going to pay. It's simply a question of how far I'm willing to go ..."0 aHousehold employees vFiction0 aSuspense fiction