The Housekeeper: A twisted psychological thriller

Written by Natalie Barelli

Narrated by Susie Berneis

Hannah Carter's newest housekeeper has a haunting grudge against her, but with dark secrets being kept by everyone in the household, no one is safe.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dreamscape Media
• Release date: Mar 24, 2020
• ISBN: 9781666564815

Natalie Barelli

Natalie Barelli can usually be found reading a book, and that book will more likely than not be a psychological thriller. When not absorbed in the latest gripping page-turner, she loves cooking, enjoys riding her Vespa around town, and otherwise spends far too much time at the computer. She lives in Australia with her family. For more information, visit nataliebarelli.com.

Reviews for The Housekeeper

[aqua · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The internal dialogue of the main character was very entertaining. Unexpected plot twist. Entertaining voice to listen to too! Hope I find more like this.

[Camille Walker · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Interesting plot, kept me curious until the end and loved the twists and suspense. The voices of narration was slightly annoying But not enough to make me want to quit listening!

[liam · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Narrator sounded way too old for the character. The voices she put on were pretty annoying. Storyline poor anyway.

[Jamie Gad · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Why does this have such high ratings? The main character is completely unlikable. She spends 90% of the book whining and scheming with the most juvenile revenge plot possible. Then the book twists without being convincing and wraps up suddenly. Absolutely awful.

[Mandie Lott · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I had a great time listening to this book. I read some negative reviews about the narrator, however, I really thought the voice fit the personality of Claire. Fun novel.

[breezy7532 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I'm not sure what I just listed to....but awesome listen!! My dry spell just ended

[meboles · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Tight writing! Kept me guessing until the end. Great, funny narrator, suspenseful twisty story. Unexpected happy ending.
One slight annoyance: the 24-year-old main character's voice sounded too mature. But it was a good voice.

[Debbee · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Can’t stand the narrator so only made it to chapter three she was so awful with her improv I was about to scream!

[CCT · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I liked this book a lot! The only thing that kept it from being five stars for me was the narrator seem to have too “old” of a voice for the characters she was playing.

[Diana Saia · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Interesting book with a great twist that I didn't see coming!

[Arielle Butler · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I enjoyed the point of view and being in Claire’s head. It kept me wanting to know what she would do next and it had a great plot twist!

[Janae Brookens · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Loved the twist and how it all tied together really good narrative! Highly recommend.

[d-fbuser-653477271 · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

I guess it could be a good story line but I can't stand the voice and if she bit her knuckle one more time I thought I would lose my mind

[Natasha Howard · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I don't ever write reviews, but this book was so good!! Never saw the ending coming. What an amazing twist. It was really easy to listen too. Author and reader did a really great job. Can't wait to listen to more from this author.

[Julie Turner · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Good story, kept me entertained. What made it less enjoyable was the narrator. Story told in first person POV of a 24 year old woman, but the narrator's voice and inflection sounded like a 45 year old. It wasn't right for the character at all and made it difficult to connect.

[Valerie Robinson · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Excellent book with every end tied up. I loved it.

[Star Stewart · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Twist at the end that you don’t see coming! Claire and Hannah could be annoying but so worth you pushing thru. Will definitely look for more by this author.

[S. Jill O'Roark · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I love this book and will be reading more by this author. Lots of twists and interesting characters.

[Charlotte Bellis · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Loved this book, a great listen. Couldn't put it down! Agree with some of the other comments that the choice of narrator as a 24 year old wasn't the best option by the production team (she was a fantastic narrator, just not for a 24 year old character), but I reimagined her as slightly older and was able to get passed that! Well written and worth listening to.

[Rose Ann Gloria · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The plot is good. Can't wait to listen to another novel from the same author.

[Thelma Obosi · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book is freaking amazing!
Totally enjoyed it. Its a suspenseful thriller , and really interesting but wont give you bad dreams,lol
Natalie remains a genius !!

[Margaret Mackenzie · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Funny in places and kept me interested to the end! Some of the story I predicted but not all of it! Different from the two books by this author that I've listened to, but enjoyable!

[Venetia Casely · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Excellent book. I loved it with its twists and turns.

[Nadia Cecilia · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I really enjoyed this book and I was surprised many times throughout it! I had to put it down a few times because I got anxiety about plot twists ?

[Nicola · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I didn't want it to end. It's that good! The only thing that spoiled the book was the narrator's voice didn't match the character's age. The main character should be 24 and she sounded like 42. Besides that, the narrator did a FANTASTIC job, the best I've heard in a long time.

[susan · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I agree with others that the narrator's voice was too mature for a 24 year old character. Aside from that the story was very interesting and I couldn't wait to see what ended up happening. Worth reading/listening to!

[Lynne Ward · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

This is a weird and long story. It’s messy. I was disappointed.

[Rebecca · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

This book was so drawn out and ridiculous. I wouldn’t recommend it.

[Madeline Spalding · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Such great writing and narration! The narrator sounds much older than the main character (24) but, since the main character, Claire, is from New York, I can let that go as the narrator has a perfect New Yorker attitude and accent. She mis-pronounced 2 words (locale and consummate) but, because the story made me want to get away to listen to it- which I can only do at work, that says something about how good it is. This is definitely five star book.

[Sarah Miller · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

So good! Just hold on the end is worth it!