Clean
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
‘A masterclass in suspense’ PAULA HAWKINS
‘A spellbinding nightmare’ FERNANDA MELCHOR
‘A book of intense power’ PHILIPPE SANDS
The shockingly compulsive new literary thriller from the International Booker-shortlisted author of The Remainder.
Clean begins with an inescapable fact: a girl has died. Told by Estela, a maid to a wealthy, middle class family who speaks to us from a locked room, we hear of her plight and the circumstances that led to this moment. As we enter into her account of her daily existence, we see how her apparently simple life begins to sour, but would that drive her to the unthinkable?
Disturbing and profound, Clean explores domestic work, class and violence, against the backdrop of Chile’s changing political landscape. This is one of the most daring and compelling thrillers in international literature.
‘Uncomfortable and provocative … a chilling account’ FINANCIAL TIMES
‘I hardly paused for breath’ ALICE SLATER, author of Death of a Bookseller
‘Remarkable, gripping’ SARAH BERNSTEIN, author of Study for Obedience
‘Terrifying, explosive and exhilarating’ KATIE KITAMURA, author of Intimacies
‘Beautifully written and profound’ LUCIE WHITEHOUSE, author of Last Witness
‘What a spellbinding nightmare Alia Trabucco Zerán has written. A biting, addictive portrait of the rot ‘good families’ conceal’ Fernanda Melchor, author of Hurricane Season -
'A rich and compelling read…Uncomfortable and provocative' Financial Times -
”'Compelling, claustrophobic and irresistible … both a masterclass in suspense and a clear-eyed portrait of isolation and grief” - Paula Hawkins, author of Blind Spot
”'Grippingly original, a book of intense power” - Philippe Sands, author of The Last Colony
”'This unnerving Chilean literary thriller cuts like a knife… Trabucco is a rising star” - The Bookseller
”'Alia Trabucco Zerán is a powerhouse … terrifying, explosive and exhilarating” - Katie Kitamura, author of Intimacies
”'A nightmarish examination of the life of a live-in maid … and the toxic family and societal relationships that surround her” - Financial Times
'Disturbing and commanding … this gripping intimate story savages the status quo to demand a kinder world' Laline Paull, author of Pod -
”'A remarkable, gripping exploration of the dynamics of class, agency and culpability” - Sarah Bernstein, author of Study for Obedience
”'Brutal, beautiful, feverishly propulsive, a novel to lose yourself in” - Jenny Mustard, author of Okay Days
”'A beautifully written and profound psychological thriller of lives - and a society - on the point of implosion” - Lucie Whitehouse, author of Last Witness
”'A white-knuckle ride that kept me gripped from the very first page … I hardly paused for breath” - Alice Slater, author of Death of a Bookseller
”'Buzzing with tension, crime and menacingly complex class divisions” - Holly Pester, author of The Lodgers
”'A novel of disturbing intensity and startling clarity” - Helen Charman, author of Mother State
”'A pacy yet vivid novel about class, intimacy and the loss of self through service” - Jen Calleja, author of Vehicle