The Maid's Secret

Name: The Maid's Secret
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Emily Organ
ISBN: 9781541443938

Author: Emily Organ

Series: Penny Green #3

Narrator: Gabrielle Baker

Unabridged: 9 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/25/2018

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Police Procedural, International Crime & Mystery

Synopsis

The truth is rarely simple.

London 1884. Victorian industrialist Alexander Glenville is a man with many secrets. Fleet Street reporter Penny Green is tasked with working undercover as a maid in his home, but tragedy strikes when Glenville's daughter is poisoned.

Penny's insider knowledge is crucial for Scotland Yard's murder investigation, but someone in the Glenville household already suspects that she's more than just a servant. Can Penny and Inspector James Blakely solve the mystery before Penny's cover is blown?

About Emily Organ

Emily Organ is the author of the Penny Green Victorian mystery series, among other books. Writing historical mysteries combines her love of history and mystery. She lives in the south of England with her family.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nicki on September 21, 2019

This Penny Green story is a little different to the first two books in a couple of ways. Firstly, Penny goes undercover as part of a police/press investigation into a rich factory owner. Secondly, for the first time, Penny doesn't simply jump to conclusions about who the villain is. She doesn't have......more

Goodreads review by Chantelle on March 24, 2025

3 stars (Audible PlusCatalog). Solid story/series with a female journalist (unheard of in this era) + an actually not-so-bumbling detective that she's fallen for. Has Miss Scarlet and the Duke vibes. Book 3 of 3 in this package deal. I honestly guessed who was responsible from the beginning, but was......more

Goodreads review by Stacy on December 17, 2017

I received this ebook for free in return for an honest review. This is one of my favorite series, and this book wasn't a let-down. I wish we'd seen more of Penny in the sleuthing at the end, but we get to see more between Penny and James, so I'll take it. If you haven't read any of these books, I hig......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on August 03, 2018

The Maid's Secret I am sorry to say, I found the book plain, slow moving and just plain boring.....the story is too simple with no color or adventure.......more

Goodreads review by Eileen on February 11, 2022

The romance portion is getting a bit tiresome but the mystery story more than made up for it.......more