The Maid's Diary
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4.4
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Loreth Anne White
A cunning, twisty, and unsettling novel of psychological suspense with a startling conclusion by Loreth Anne White, the Amazon Charts and Washington Post bestselling author of The Patient's Secret. Kit Darling is a maid with a snooping problem. She's the "invisible girl," compelled to poke into her wealthy clients' closely guarded lives. It's a harmless hobby until Kit sees something she can't unsee in the home of her brand-new clients: a secret so dark it could destroy the privileged couple expecting their first child. This makes Kit dangerous to the couple. In turn, it makes the couple--who might kill to keep their secret--dangerous to Kit. When homicide cop Mallory Van Alst is called to a scene at a luxury waterfront home known as the Glass House, she's confronted with evidence of a violent attack so bloody it's improbable the victim is alive. But there's no body. The homeowners are gone. And their maid is missing. The only witness is the elderly woman next door, who woke to screams in the night. The neighbor was also the last person to see Kit Darling alive. As Mal begins to uncover the secret that has sent the lives of everyone involved on a devious and inescapable collision course, she realizes that nothing is quite as it seems. And no one escapes their past.
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Author
Loreth Anne White
Pages
380
Publisher
Amazon Publishing
Published Date
2023
ISBN
1542034450 9781542034456
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"The Maid’s Diary reminded me of the movie “Promising Young Woman” in all the best, twistiest of ways. Kit is a maid with a tried-and-true snooping problem in the houses she cleans. She documents, investigates, and analyzes her findings like nobody’s business until she gets wrapped up in more danger than could’ve ever been anticipated. A danger of the life or death variety with everything precariously on the line and in balance. Two of Kit’s clients, Daisy, a pregnant, wealthy lady with connections in high places, and her husband, Jon, a former Olympic skier, have secrets to hide at a killer price. What lengths will they go to to protect what needs to be kept hidden? Only as the novel unfolds, will we find out. The novel is told through layered, multiple perspectives from past to present and I loved the mystery of the story wholly and completely. I couldn’t tear my eyes away for a second and thought that it was cleverly told with everything revealed at just the right pace. A stellar 5/5 ✨"
"I enjoyed reading this book! I wish there had been a little more lead in but other than that I enjoyed it. The characters were easy to like and or dislike depending on what role they played. I also didn’t see the twist coming at the end which is always nice. "
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Sabrina
"It is intriguing and very interesting!
This book was good. I personally dislike books with different POVs because some authors make the stories confusing, but this book was not the case and I really enjoyed it.
The story starts off with a crime scene and two witnesses, and from there on everything is intriguing. The book is about Kit Darling, she is the maid. Kit has a snooping problem, and since she is also “the invisible girl” she gets away with snooping around with no problem because none of her clients would ever suspect her.
You’ll read that Kit has a grudge from her high school years and when she finds herself in the house of her victimizers as their maid, she starts snooping around and discovers valuable information that would end up putting her life in danger. The ending is gratifying, that I promise you!
I like the structure of this book so much. I am always looking for interesting characters and background stories that help me understand their motives and with this book, I love every single character, even the ones I was supposed to dislike, their evilness was amazing!"
"You got to love an unreliable narrator. I really liked this book when I read it but a couple of weeks later I'm forgetting why. So it didn't stand out or hold up over time.
It was a good read. Many twists. Easy to get through. Constant happenings. I remember trying and trying again to guess the ending. Still, it was just good not mind-blowing."
"I’m loving this book! So smart and well written. "
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