The Housekeepers (Hardback)

This is the perfect holiday read - Guardian

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

Tremendously fun - i Paper

A brilliantly entertaining tale of revenge, with fabulous characters - this is a riotous underworld adventure - Best

This Edwardian heist story is such a fun read! - Good Housekeeping

Hay brings a lively tempo and an elegant wit to this zippy thriller that is also a social commentary on the plight of the powerless - Washington Post

Wildly entertaining . . . an irresistible, deliciously audacious premise - Platinum

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