INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER!

Shortlisted for Femina Etranger and Medicis Etranger Prizes

“A masterclass in suspense Extraordinary.” Paula Hawkins

Terrifying, explosive and exhilarating Katie Kitamura

“A modern masterpiece.” -LitHub

From a global star and International Booker Prize finalist, a razor-sharp, unforgettable novel about a maid whos seen too much and a family at a breaking point

A young girl has died and the familys maid is being interrogated. She must tell the whole story before arriving at the girls death.

Estela came from the countryside, leaving her mother behind, to work for the seor and seora when their only child was born. They wanted a housemaid: smart appearance, full time, their ad said. She wanted to make enough money to support her mother and return home. For seven years, Estela cleaned their laundry, wiped their floors, made their meals, kept their secrets, witnessed their fights and frictions, raised their daughter. She heard the rats scrabbling in the ceiling, saw the looks the seor gave the seora; she knew about the poison in the cabinet, the gun, the daughters rebellion as she grew up, the mothers coldness, the fathers distance. She saw it all.

After a series of shocking betrayals and revelations, Estela stops speaking, breaking her silence only now, to tell the story of how it all fell apart. Is this a story of revenge or a confession? Class warfare or a cautionary tale? Building tension with every page, Clean is a gripping, incisive exploration of power, domesticity, and betrayal from an international star at the height of her powers.