Book Review: The Housekeepers - Alex Hay

 

 “The Housekeepers” by Alex Hay is an interesting book. This book is about planning to rob all the contents inside a house while a fancy ball is also going on. There is a lot of planning - including hiring the right people for the stealing, the right people for guarding, and the right people to sell the items too. There’s also trying to keep those attending the ball occupied while, literally, things are being whisked away under their noses. I found the planning part to be interesting - who to involve, who could be counted on doing what and how. My one negative was that there were a number of characters to track - along with a number of secondary characters, who had some of their own plots. I think what makes this a historical fiction book is that it takes place back in the early 1900s … but not that this actually happened (pity). I liked the idea of this book, but the pacing felt a bit rushed in places … and I’m not sure the ending part needed to be included. It was a book that held my attention - and part of the story was wondering just how it would (could it?) work in the end.