by: Nita Prose
Goodreads description:
When an acclaimed author dies at the Regency Grand Hotel, it’s up to a fastidious maid to uncover the truth, no matter how dirty—in a standalone novel featuring Molly Gray, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maid, a Good Morning America Book Club Pick.
Molly Gray is not like anyone else. With her flair for cleaning and proper etiquette, she has risen through the ranks of the glorious five-star Regency Grand Hotel to become the esteemed Head Maid. But just as her life reaches a pinnacle state of perfection, her world is turned upside down when J.D. Grimthorpe, the world-renowned mystery author, drops dead—very dead—on the hotel’s tea room floor.
When Detective Stark, Molly’s old foe, investigates the author’s unexpected demise, it becomes clear that this death was murder most foul. Suspects abound, and everyone wants to know who killed J.D. Grimthorpe? Was it Lily, the new Maid-in-Training? Or was it Serena, the author’s secretary? Could Mr. Preston, the hotel’s beloved doorman, be hiding something? And is Molly really as innocent as she seems?
As the case threatens the hotel’s pristine reputation, Molly knows she alone holds the key to unlocking the killer’s identity. But that key is buried deep in her past—because long ago, she knew J.D. Grimthorpe. Molly begins to comb her memory for clues, revisiting her childhood and the mysterious Grimthorpe mansion where she and her dearly departed Gran once worked side by side. With the entire hotel under investigation, Molly must solve the mystery post-haste. If there’s one thing Molly knows for sure, it’s that dirty secrets don’t stay buried forever…
Helen says: 🤓🤓🤓🤓
We are all about the maids this month! This, too, was a sequel to the wildly popular novel, The Maid. Have you heard the term “cozy mystery”? A “cozy mystery” is a more wholesome mystery solved by an amateur sleuth and it lacks sex, extreme violence and filth. This book would definitely fit that category! This was a delightful who-done-it that was very quick and fun. I alternated listening on Audible and reading along. Side note- it was narrated by Lauren Ambrose (Claire from Six Feet Under). She did a fantastic job.
Holly says: 🤓🤓🤓1/2
The sequel to The Maid is a quick and fun read. Not as compelling, entertaining, or quirkily funny as The Maid, but still a fun tale of Molly the maid, an unexplained death, and a cast of potential murderers in the hotel. Quirky, lovable Molly is sure to solve another mystery. If you like lightweight, easy-reading mystery-solving without any “ugly” (violence, sex, and disturbing events), this is the book for you.
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