The Cleaner
The gripping psychological thriller and #1 Irish Times bestseller, perfect for fans of The Housemaid
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Prepare to be hooked by the bestselling psychological thriller, a must-read tale of obsession, identity and privilege perfect for fans of Freida McFadden’s The Housemaid, C. L. Taylor and Lisa Jewell.
THE NUMBER 1 IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER
A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
‘Beautiful, dark, visceral.’ Andrea Mara, Sunday Times bestselling author of No One Saw a Thing
‘The Cleaner is a masterclass in tension.’ Jennie Godfrey, Sunday Times bestselling author of The List of Suspicious Things
‘A heart-thumping thriller packed with exciting twists.’ Daily Mail
It's not dust she's looking for. It's dirt.
Esmie is meant to be invisible.
Just a cleaner with a foreign accent that no one quite has time to place, and a uniform of leggings and a duster that allows her to explore the homes of the wealthy Woodlands gated community, unnoticed.
Which is exactly what she wants. Because Esmie isn’t really a cleaner.
One of the residents of Woodlands has ruined her life. And when she finds out who, she’s going to make them pay . . .
Praise for The Cleaner:
‘Wonderfully claustrophobic.’ Sunday Independent
‘A sinister page-turner.’ Irish Times
‘Domestic noir at its finest.’ i Paper
‘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
‘I couldn’t put it down.’ Lisa Hall, bestselling author of Between You and Me
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
At the start of this propulsive, fairy tale–inspired adult debut from YA author Watson (Blood to Poison), Esmie Lorenzo arrives in Ireland on a mission to identify and exact revenge on the lover whose betrayal transformed her brother, Nico, from golden neuroscience grad student into a drug-addicted shell of a man lying comatose in their unidentified homeland. To start, Esmie heads to the Woodlands, an exclusive enclave outside Dublin where Nico rented a room from New Agey young widow Ceanna. She manages to finagle a job as a temporary cleaner for Ceanna and her two neighbors, and is soon sifting through an embarrassment of dirt on the cul-de-sac's privileged denizens. At the same time, Esmie ducks a barrage of threatening texts apparently from Nico's enraged fiancée, Simone, back home. As the time-jumping narrative takes increasingly surprising turns—with adultery, drug-dealing, and murder entering the frame—it soon becomes clear that Esmie is hiding some game-changing secrets of her own. Though several characters never develop beyond glossy soap opera archetypes, Watson's vivid sense of place and devious plotting make her a writer worth keeping tabs on. It's a hair-raising good time.
