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About The Book
#1 BESTSELLER
From #1 bestselling author Genevieve Graham, “the reigning queen of Canadian historical fiction” (Kristen Harmel, #1 New York Times bestselling author) comes a dazzling novel set at an elegant hotel in Toronto in 1929 about a young chambermaid, a handsome waiter, and a murder that will reverberate for a century.
Welcome to the Dominion, where secrets lurk behind every locked door.
1929: Rosie Ryan wants nothing more than to escape the poverty of The Ward, Toronto’s roughest neighbourhood, and become a chambermaid at the brand-new Dominion Hotel. Until she meets Damien, that is—a charming and ambitious waiter who promises her a better life—and adds him to the top of her list. The Dominion offers her a chance to do well, but behind the gleaming chandeliers and polished marble lurk dangerous secrets involving its most notorious guest, a wealthy gangster who’s about to profit from The Crash that will decimate the economy. When a friend is murdered, Rosie finds herself tangled in a web of betrayal—one that just might cost her everything.
Present Day: City building Inspector Bridget Kelly is assigned to scrutinize the recent renovations at the elegant old Dominion Hotel, a task she relishes as a lover of history and architecture, and that gets even better once she starts working with a brilliant and fascinating archivist. But when a routine inspection uncovers mysterious boxes, locked doors, and secret corridors, bringing to light a long-buried clue to a decades-old murder, her inspection is thwarted, and threats rise round her on every side. Bridget soon realizes someone doesn’t want the truth to surface—and they’ll do anything to keep it buried.
Spanning nearly a century, The Chambermaid’s Key is a gripping dual-timeline novel about ambition, betrayal, and the secrets that bind us across generations.
From #1 bestselling author Genevieve Graham, “the reigning queen of Canadian historical fiction” (Kristen Harmel, #1 New York Times bestselling author) comes a dazzling novel set at an elegant hotel in Toronto in 1929 about a young chambermaid, a handsome waiter, and a murder that will reverberate for a century.
Welcome to the Dominion, where secrets lurk behind every locked door.
1929: Rosie Ryan wants nothing more than to escape the poverty of The Ward, Toronto’s roughest neighbourhood, and become a chambermaid at the brand-new Dominion Hotel. Until she meets Damien, that is—a charming and ambitious waiter who promises her a better life—and adds him to the top of her list. The Dominion offers her a chance to do well, but behind the gleaming chandeliers and polished marble lurk dangerous secrets involving its most notorious guest, a wealthy gangster who’s about to profit from The Crash that will decimate the economy. When a friend is murdered, Rosie finds herself tangled in a web of betrayal—one that just might cost her everything.
Present Day: City building Inspector Bridget Kelly is assigned to scrutinize the recent renovations at the elegant old Dominion Hotel, a task she relishes as a lover of history and architecture, and that gets even better once she starts working with a brilliant and fascinating archivist. But when a routine inspection uncovers mysterious boxes, locked doors, and secret corridors, bringing to light a long-buried clue to a decades-old murder, her inspection is thwarted, and threats rise round her on every side. Bridget soon realizes someone doesn’t want the truth to surface—and they’ll do anything to keep it buried.
Spanning nearly a century, The Chambermaid’s Key is a gripping dual-timeline novel about ambition, betrayal, and the secrets that bind us across generations.
About The Author
Photograph by Nicola Davison, Snickerdoodle Photography
Genevieve Graham is the USA TODAY and #1 bestselling author of fourteen novels, including The Chambermaid’s Key, On Isabella Street, The Secret Keeper, The Forgotten Home Child, Letters Across the Sea, and Bluebird. She is passionate about breathing life back into history through tales of love and adventure. She lives in Alberta. Visit her at GenevieveGraham.com or on X and Instagram @GenGrahamAuthor.
Product Details
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster (April 21, 2026)
- Length: 400 pages
- ISBN13: 9781668203439
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Raves and Reviews
“I loved this book! A page-turning, moving, satisfying historical mystery that lifts the lid on a fascinating period of Toronto’s history.”
— K.J. HOLDOM, author of The End and the Beginning
“As a passionate admirer of grand old hotels, I was eagerly whisked back into the charms of the gilded age while reveling in this new gorgeously told murder mystery by Genevieve Graham. I don’t know how she does it!”
— ELINOR FLORENCE, #1 bestselling author of Finding Flora
“The Chambermaid's Key is an intensely satisfying and expert weaving of historical and contemporary timelines, the glittery 'upstairs' and the fierce, gritty 'down.' Irresistible characters and tight-rope suspense will catapult this book to the top of your TBR list. Once you finish, you'll want to read it again, just for the joy of it.”
— AUDREY BLAKE, USA Today bestselling author of The Girl in His Shadow
“This novel grabs you from the off. An intriguing double-time line depicts Toronto one hundred years apart, showing that, when it comes to crime and corruption, nothing really changes. Add two tough and endearing heroines, their loves threatened by some nasty villainy, set it against the fascinating backdrop of the ‘Dominion Hotel', and you have a plot that is a propulsive treat. Make yourself a pot of tea (or something stiffer), settle into your favourite chair, and gorge.”
— C. C. HUMPHREYS, bestselling author of Someday I’ll Find You
“I love stories that span the emotional pull of family and generations, and this one doesn’t disappoint! From the doomed decadence of 1929 Toronto to the never-sleeps-city of today, Graham has such a fine and lyrical eye for historical detail. . . an absolute page turner!”
— IONA WHISHAW, bestselling author of the Lane Winslow mysteries
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