The Mystery Guest

Description

The Mystery Guest (Molly the Maid)
by Nita Prose

ISBN: 9780593356203
Softcover, new
Publication Date: 12/31/2024

Brief Description:
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A new mess. A new mystery. It’s up to Molly the maid
to uncover the truth, no matter how dirty, in this standalone novel from
the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maid, a Good Morning
America Book Club pick. “Polished to perfection!”—Shari Lapena, author of
Everyone Here Is Lying “Lives up to the hype . . . both a delightful
whodunit and a pointed social commentary.”—The Washington Post NEW YORK
TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS’ CHOICE • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: PopSugar,
Harper’s Bazaar, Chicago Public Library, CrimeReads, Bookreporter 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 tearoom 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 high-profile death 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, as 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 posthaste. Because if there’s one thing she knows for
sure, it’s that secrets don’t stay buried forever.