- Series:Molly-the-Maid, Mystery, Fiction, Mystery Thriller
Molly Gray wears her Head Maid badge proudly for every shift at the Regency Grand Hotel, plumping pillows, sweeping up the guests’ secrets, silently restoring rooms to a state of perfection. But when a renowned guest – a famous mystery writer – drops very dead in the grand tea room, Molly has an unusual clean-up on her hands. As rumours and suspicion swirl in the hotel corridors, it’s clear there’s grime lurking beneath the gilt. And Molly knows that she alone holds the key to the mystery. But unlocking it means thinking about the past, about Gran, and everything else she’s kept tidied away in her memory for so long. Because Molly knew the dead guest once upon a time – and he knew her . . .
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Classical in form, contemporary, intimate and effortless.
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- intimateepic
- effortlessdemanding
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the book
- Author
- Nita Prose
- First published
- 2023
- Pages
- 336
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Limited, Random House Publishing Group, Diversified Publishing
- Editions
- 8
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780008679729
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Nita Prose is the author of the The Maid series, which has sold more than 2 million copies worldwide and was published in over forty countries. A #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestseller and a GOOD MORNING AMERICA Book Club Pick, <a href="https://openlibrary.org/works/OL24554831W" target="_blank">THE MAID</a> won the Ned Kelly Award for International Crime Fiction, the Fingerprint Award for Debut Novel of the Year, the Anthony Award for Best First Novel, and the Barry Award for Best First Mystery. THE MAID was also an Edgar Award finalist for Best Novel. Nita lives in Toronto, Canada, in a house that is moderately clean. Photo: © Dahlia Katz Photography
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