Clean
By Alia Trabucco Zeran

THE NUMBER 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERLONGLISTED FOR THE CWA CRIME FICTION IN TRANSLATION DAGGER AWARD 2025'A masterclass in suspense'and PAULA HAWKINS A spellbinding nightmare'and FERNANDA MELCHOR A book of intense power'and PHILIPPE SANDS'A compelling book, with a tightly coiled power'and PANDORA SYKESThe shockingly compulsive new literary thriller from the International Booker-shortlisted author ofand The Remainder.Cleanand 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,and Cleanand 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'and FINANCIAL TIMES'I hardly paused for breath'and ALICE SLATER, author ofand Death of a Bookseller'Remarkable, gripping'and SARAH BERNSTEIN, author ofand Study for Obedience'Terrifying, explosive and exhilarating'and KATIE KITAMURA, author ofand Intimacies Beautifully written and profound'and LUCIE WHITEHOUSE, author ofand Last WitnessNumber 1 Bestseller in Sweden