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A perilous pal / by Bradford, Laura.;
While helping a lonely, divorced empty-nester fulfill her bucket list, Emma Westlake turns into an amateur sleuth when her client's ex is murdered.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Cozy mysteries.; Businesswomen; Paid companions (Household employees); Divorced women; Murder;
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Scarlet / by Cogman, Genevieve,author.;
"The first book in a rollicking new historical-fantasy series that reinvents the French Revolution with vampires as the aristocrats, in a lively retelling of The Scarlet Pimpernel from the author of the beloved Invisible Library series. It is 1793 and the French Revolution is in full swing. Vampires are a normal part of society across Europe--usually rich and aristocratic, they have slaked the guillotines thirst in large numbers. The mysterious Scarlet Pimpernel, a disguised British noble, and his League are heroically rescuing dozens of aristocrats and helpless victims from France, both human and vampire. Eleanor Dalton is an English housemaid working for the vampiric Baroness of Basing. Eleanor's highest aspiration is to one day become a modiste. But when the Scarlet Pimpernel and his wife come to visit, Eleanor discovers she resembles someone important. She is asked to impersonate a French aristocrat. Soon, she finds herself swept up in magic and intrigue beyond her wildest dreams"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Historical fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Vampire fiction.; Novels.; Household employees; Vampires;
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A Christmas legacy : a novel / by Perry, Anne,author.;
Thomas and Charlotte Pitt's former maid Gracie helps out a good friend who was unceremoniously fired. Gracie knows she has to find out what happened. At first, it seems that all is normal in the household between the couple and the elderly granny who mostly keeps to her bedroom upstairs. Gracie slowly realizes, though, that Granny is suffering from neglect--and rather than helping her, the husband and wife have decided she isn't dying fast enough.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Christmas fiction.; Employees; Friendship; Household employees; Older people;
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The rib king : a novel / by Hubbard, Ladee,author.;
Exploited by the white family that took him in as a servant fifteen years earlier, groundskeeper August Sitwell becomes tragically enraged by how his employers mindlessly profit from the talents of a hired Black cook.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; African American household employees; Upper class families; Race relations;
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Murder by invitation only / by Cambridge, Colleen,author.;
In a historical mystery, Agatha Christie's ever-capable housekeeper, Phyllida Bright, not only keeps the celebrated author's English country home in tip-top shape, she excels as an amateur sleuth; but when a murder-themed game goes awry, can she outfox the guilty party?
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Recipes.; Novels.; Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976; Games; Household employees; Murder; Women household employees;
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This woven kingdom / by Mafi, Tahereh.;
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Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Love stories.; Inheritance and succession; Princes; Women household employees; Prophecies;
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Camille's Story, 1910 / by Whitby, Adele,author.; Zollars, Jaime,illustrator.;
"Exciting secrets are waiting to be revealed in a new story arc set in a manor in the heart of Paris in the seventh book of this fascinating historical fiction series" --"Camille LeClerc has just moved into the grand estate Rousseau--one of the largest and most beautiful manor homes in all of Paris--with her mother, the cook. Living in the manor is a dream come true for Camille and brings her closer to the wealthy Rousseaus, with whom she has always believed she shares a special bond, despite her mother's constant urging to remember her place. Soon Camille is right at home inside the manor, and it's not long before she stumbles upon family treasures that have been hidden away for many years. Treasures that might be the key to unlocking secrets of the manor's past-- and her own" --Ages 8-12.
Subjects: Children; Household employees; Rich people; Children; Household employees; Rich people;
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The handmaiden [videorecording] / by Cho, Chin-ung,1976-actor.; Chŏng, Sŏ-gyŏng,1975-screenwriter.; Ha, Chŏng-u,1979-actor.; Kim, Min-hee,actor.; Pak, Ch'an-uk,1963-screenwriter,film producer,film director.; Mongrel Media,film distributor.;
Director of photography, Chung Chung-Hoon ; edited by Kim Sang-Bum, Kim Jae-Bum; music, Cho Young-Wuk.Min-Hee Kim, Jung-Woo Ha, Jin-Woong Jo.A Korean woman who is hired as handmaiden to a young Japanese lady is secretly plotting with a conman to defraud her of her large inheritance.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Motion pictures, Korean.; Foreign films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Household employees; Inheritance and succession; Swindlers and swindling;
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The housemaid is watching / by McFadden, Freida,author.;
""You must be our new neighbors!" Mrs. Lowell gushes and waves across the picket fence. I clutch my daughter's hand and smile back: but the second Mrs. Lowell sees my husband a strange expression crosses her face. In that moment I make a promise. We finally have a family home. My past is far, far behind us. And I'll do anything to keep it that way ... I used to clean other people's houses - now, I can't believe this home is actually mine. The charming kitchen, the quiet cul-de-sac, the huge yard where my kids can play. My husband and I saved for years to give our children the life they deserve. Even though I'm wary of our new neighbor Mrs. Lowell, when she invites us over for dinner it's our chance to make friends. Her maid opens the door wearing a white apron, her hair in a tight bun. I know exactly what it's like to be in her shoes. But her cold stare gives me chills ... The Lowells' maid isn't the only strange thing on our street. I'm sure I see a shadowy figure watching us. My husband leaves the house late at night. And when I meet a woman who lives across the way, her words chill me to the bone: Be careful of your neighbors. Did I make a terrible mistake moving my family here? I thought I'd left my darkest secrets behind. But could this quiet suburban street be the most dangerous place of all?"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Family secrets; Neighbors; Secrecy; Spouses; Women household employees;
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House of Hunger / by Henderson, Alexis,author.;
"WANTED: Bloodmaid of exceptional taste. Must have a keen proclivity for life's finer pleasures. Girls of weak will need not apply. A young woman is drawn into the upper echelons of a society where blood is power in this dark and enthralling gothic novel from the author of The Year of the Witching. Marion Shaw has been raised in the slums, where want and deprivation is all she knows. Despite longing to leave the city and its miseries, she has no real hope of escape until the day she spots a peculiar listing in the newspaper seeking a bloodmaid. Though she knows little about the far north-where wealthy nobles live in luxury and drink the blood of those in their service-Marion applies to the position. In a matter of days, she finds herself the newest bloodmaid at the notorious House of Hunger. There, Marion is swept into a world of dark debauchery-and at the center of it all is her. Countess Lisavet, who presides over this hedonistic court, is loved and feared in equal measure. She takes a special interest in Marion. Lisavet is magnetic, and Marion is eager to please her new mistress. But when her fellow bloodmaids begin to go missing in the night, Marion is thrust into a vicious game of cat and mouse. She'll need to learn the rules of her new home-and fast-or its halls will soon become her grave"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Vampire fiction.; Novels.; Demonology; Good and evil; Nobility; Vampires; Women household employees;
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