''Beautiful dark visceral truly spellbinding.'' - Andrea Mara Sunday Times No. 1
bestselling author ''A rollercoaster ride of manipulation and obsession - I couldn't put it
down.'' - Lisa Hall bestselling author of Between You and Me ' The Cleaner is a richly
textured thriller that veritably hums with menace. Taut twisty and beautifully atmospheric it
pairs a gripping plot with dark intricate themes. - Kia Abdullah author of Waterstones
Thriller of the Month Those People Next Door ''Dripping in atmosphere this tale of revenge
is edgy and immersive laying bare the fractures within a picture-perfect household with a
scalpel-like precision.' - Louise Mumford author of The Hotel It''s not dust she''s looking
for. It''s dirt. Esmie is supposed to be invisible. Just a cleaner with a foreign accent that
no one quite has time to place. Her uniform of leggings and a duster allows her to explore the
homes of the wealthy unseen an outsider creeping around the edges of privilege. But as she
sweeps through the exclusive Woodlands gated neighbourhood cleaning is the last thing on her
mind. Treading silently over the polished wooden floorboards and cloud-soft carpets Esmie
gathers up the mess of broken marriages quiet deceptions and careless failures. She tucks away
their fragments keeping them safe. For now. Because one of the residents took from her the
person she loves most. She's not here to clean she's here for revenge - and she'll get it
using the weapons her employers unwittingly handed her along with the keys to their homes:
their own secrets... This beautifully sinister propulsive page-turner that explores themes
of identity and privilege is perfect for fans of Harriet Tyce and Lisa Jewell.
