Nanny Needed
A Novel
(Sprache: Englisch)
A young woman takes a job as a nanny for an impossibly wealthy family, thinking she's found her entrée into a better life-only to discover instead she's walked into a world of deception and dark secrets.
"Wild, unpredictable, and utterly absorbing, Nanny...
"Wild, unpredictable, and utterly absorbing, Nanny...
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A young woman takes a job as a nanny for an impossibly wealthy family, thinking she's found her entrée into a better life-only to discover instead she's walked into a world of deception and dark secrets."Wild, unpredictable, and utterly absorbing, Nanny Needed is a gasp-out-loud thriller that will make your head spin."-Samantha M. Bailey, #1 bestselling author of Woman on the Edge
Nanny needed. Discretion is of the utmost importance. Special conditions apply.
When Sarah Larsen finds the notice, posted on creamy card stock in her building's lobby, one glance at the exclusive address tells her she's found her ticket out of a dead-end job-and life.
At the interview, the job seems like a dream come true: a glamorous penthouse apartment on the Upper West Side of NYC; a salary that adds several zeroes to her current income; the beautiful, worldly mother of her charge, who feels more like a friend than a potential boss. She's overjoyed when she's offered the position and signs the NDA without a second thought.
But in retrospect, the notice in her lobby was less an engraved invitation than a waving red flag. For there is something very strange about the Bird family. Why does the beautiful Mrs. Bird never leave the apartment alone? And what happened to the nanny before Sarah? It soon becomes clear that the Birds' odd behaviors are more than the eccentricities of the wealthy.
But by then it's too late for Sarah to seek help. After all, discretion is of the utmost importance.
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Chapter OneThe children are chattering. Some sing softly to themselves while others look around the room, lollipops in hand, occasionally glancing at their mothers, who are moving beyond the double French doors.
The doors click shut.
For a moment, the children look worried: mouths downturned, lollipop licking paused. They re young, ages three and four, and their bodies stiffen with unease at watching their mothers go. But another woman enters the room smiling, and the children s faces brighten at the sight of her. She s beautiful, with diamonds the size of gumballs around her neck, a trail of heavenly perfume about her too.
The children look at her, awestruck, then confused. They ve never seen her before. Until today, they ve never had a reason to visit her Upper West Side apartment.
But I know Collette. I work for her, and not for much longer. After today, I won t be her nanny anymore.
Collette hands them more candy and the children s smiles widen, cherry-red flavoring sticking to the corners of their mouths. She points to a display of balloons and they giggle. She tells them about a birthday cake that is soon to come: four layers of vanilla sponge separated by strawberry icing, and the children settle into their seats, their mothers forgotten. For a short time, Collette seems happy too.
But then I see the way she looks at me and it feels as if ice has been dropped down my neck.
Collette wants to keep me.
The children face one another at a table, four girls and two boys plucked from a playground I stumbled upon several days ago. It was one of only a few parks I could find where the mothers would accept an invitation to a birthday party for a child they did not know.
They d looked at me incredulously at first, asking, Why? Doesn t the girl have her own friends from school? They wanted to know if I was crazy. They thought it was a joke. But after turning over the invitation cards in their hands, they saw the address and promised
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to show up promptly at 3:00 p.m. I m sure the cash I handed them helped too.
For the party, the children are seated in a room usually reserved for elaborate dinner parties, the occasional high-profile guest. But not today those occurrences are fewer and further between these days, and never on July 10.
Today, only children are welcome at West Seventy-eighth Street.
My eyes tick around the table and I see that the children are fidgeting again. They re shifting in their seats, asking for cake. The patience of these preschoolers is waning by the millisecond, their shouts and sugar-high bouncing turning the room into a ticking time bomb.
Collette looks flustered too. She smooths the tablecloth with a snap, her hands trembling, an unmistakable twitch beneath her eye as she steals another glance at the door.
Where is the birthday girl? What s keeping her?
Collette bursts forward to fill juice cups and adjust centerpieces. When she moves like this jittery, sporadic, nerves jangling with caffeine and God knows what else she popped in her mouth before everyone arrived she reminds me of a small bird. Thin. Eyes flickering. Body perched before darting away again.
Collette Bird. She couldn t have married into a more perfect name for herself, and one of the wealthiest families in New York City too. Her wealth is what allows her to throw parties like this. It s what allows her to get away with them too.
I look at my watch. One hour to go.
The room quiets, overhead lights dim, and out comes the cake. The housekeeper wheels it on a table as the children erupt into cheers, their small hands clapping, and they toss aside their lollipops.
One of the girls counts the candles out loud, One, two, three, four. Same as me. I m four ye
For the party, the children are seated in a room usually reserved for elaborate dinner parties, the occasional high-profile guest. But not today those occurrences are fewer and further between these days, and never on July 10.
Today, only children are welcome at West Seventy-eighth Street.
My eyes tick around the table and I see that the children are fidgeting again. They re shifting in their seats, asking for cake. The patience of these preschoolers is waning by the millisecond, their shouts and sugar-high bouncing turning the room into a ticking time bomb.
Collette looks flustered too. She smooths the tablecloth with a snap, her hands trembling, an unmistakable twitch beneath her eye as she steals another glance at the door.
Where is the birthday girl? What s keeping her?
Collette bursts forward to fill juice cups and adjust centerpieces. When she moves like this jittery, sporadic, nerves jangling with caffeine and God knows what else she popped in her mouth before everyone arrived she reminds me of a small bird. Thin. Eyes flickering. Body perched before darting away again.
Collette Bird. She couldn t have married into a more perfect name for herself, and one of the wealthiest families in New York City too. Her wealth is what allows her to throw parties like this. It s what allows her to get away with them too.
I look at my watch. One hour to go.
The room quiets, overhead lights dim, and out comes the cake. The housekeeper wheels it on a table as the children erupt into cheers, their small hands clapping, and they toss aside their lollipops.
One of the girls counts the candles out loud, One, two, three, four. Same as me. I m four ye
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Autoren-Porträt von Georgina Cross
Georgina Cross
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- Autor: Georgina Cross
- 2021, 368 Seiten, Masse: 13,3 x 19,8 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Bantam
- ISBN-10: 0593355997
- ISBN-13: 9780593355992
- Erscheinungsdatum: 27.09.2021
Sprache:
Englisch
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This creepy and suspenseful tale takes hold of you from the first page and doesn t let go. When innocent Sarah is hired by the wealthy Bird family, she imagines the nanny position will be a piece of cake, a pastel pink one at that. The reality of the job is much more sinister. I loved every twisty, haunting moment. This is a fast, fun read. Kaira Rouda, USA Today bestselling author of The Next WifeNanny Needed has everything I look for in psychological suspense: unforgettable characters, palpable tension, and pages filled with mind-bending secrets. Clever and cunning, Georgina Cross has created a dark, twisty world that I stepped from shaken and out of breath. It grabbed me by the throat and still hasn t let go. Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author of This Is How I Lied
Deliciously creepy and absolutely riveting, Nanny Needed is a gripping thriller about what happens when one woman s dream job turns into her waking nightmare. Full of dark secrets and surprising twists, nothing is as it seems amid these pages. Watch out . . . this one will take you for a massively entertaining ride! Christina McDonald, USA Today bestselling author of The Night Olivia Fell
Nanny Needed is the gothic version of Nanny Diaries you never knew you needed. Devil Wears Prada via Hell. Fun, fast, and totally outrageous. Eliza Jane Brazier, author of If I Disappear
Nanny Needed is one of those stories that slowly slithers up your spine, wraps itself around your neck, and squeezes. Oh, it s quite gentle at first, but it suddenly gets tighter and tighter until you re left gasping for air. Twisty, eerie, and completely bingeworthy, this book makes you feel claustrophobic and tense, yet you re unable to stop reading. Things escalate. Bad stuff is coming. But you can t look away until you reach the truly
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surprising ending. I worked as an au pair many years ago. Thankfully the family was nothing like the Birds! Hannah Mary McKinnon, bestselling author of Sister Dear
An inventive tale perfect for fans of Riley Sager and Sara Gran, Nanny Needed is a sly exploration of madness as it escalates to consume an entire family and the nanny who must keep their secrets from the world. With intensely gothic vibes, this story is creepy, sinister, and unmissable. J. T. Ellison, New York Times bestselling author of Her Dark Lies
Gripping and suspenseful, with a delicious dose of Manhattan glamor and a shocker of an ending, Nanny Needed will keep you up way past your bedtime. Michele Campbell, internationally bestselling author of The Wife Who Knew Too Much
A deliciously twisted read . . . In Nanny Needed, nothing is as it seems. Not the idyllic apartment on the Upper West Side. Not the put together Mrs. Bird. Not the seemingly simple job description for a nanny. As the secrets and horrors of this wealthy family unfold, readers will question everyone and never guess the final, harrowing twist. . . . The next Riley Sager of suspense. Rea Frey, author of Not Her Daughter
An inventive tale perfect for fans of Riley Sager and Sara Gran, Nanny Needed is a sly exploration of madness as it escalates to consume an entire family and the nanny who must keep their secrets from the world. With intensely gothic vibes, this story is creepy, sinister, and unmissable. J. T. Ellison, New York Times bestselling author of Her Dark Lies
Gripping and suspenseful, with a delicious dose of Manhattan glamor and a shocker of an ending, Nanny Needed will keep you up way past your bedtime. Michele Campbell, internationally bestselling author of The Wife Who Knew Too Much
A deliciously twisted read . . . In Nanny Needed, nothing is as it seems. Not the idyllic apartment on the Upper West Side. Not the put together Mrs. Bird. Not the seemingly simple job description for a nanny. As the secrets and horrors of this wealthy family unfold, readers will question everyone and never guess the final, harrowing twist. . . . The next Riley Sager of suspense. Rea Frey, author of Not Her Daughter
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