Agatha Christie
When her maid asks Miss Marple to intervene in the delicate problem of her rather opinionated cousin Gladys, Miss M doesn't think much can be done. Poor Gladys, also a maid, has been accused of stealing a precious brooch belonging to her employers, the two reserved Miss Skinners. While one sister malingers with mysterious ailments, the other attends to her every need, and they've both decided that Gladys must go. One day there appears a paragon to replace Gladys, the perfect maid. That's what the Skinners and everyone else in St. Mary Mead think!,Librarian's note: this entry relates to the story "The Case of the Perfect Maid." Collections of short stories by the author can be found elsewhere on Goodreads. The first book to carry it was Christie's "Three Blind Mice and Other Stories." In the Miss M. series, there are thirteen books, twelve of which are novels and one which is a 13-entry short story collection, "The Thirteen Problems." This is one of the seven short stories not in the main series.
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The Case of the Perfect Maid - a Miss Marple Short Story