Molly Gray is a maid at the Regency Grand Hotel. She loves her job, the day-to-day routine and especially the cleaning where she restores rooms to perfection, but she is invisible to lots of people as she goes about tidying up their mess. However, everything changes when she finds, Mr Black, a prestigious guest dead in the penthouse suite.
When Molly finds herself in the spotlight she realises that must
employ her own detective skills to discover what really happened and who did
it. In searching for the true killer, Molly also finds out about her past and discovers
who her true friends are.
The Regency Grand Hotel is the perfect setting for a murder
mystery and there are a fantastic array of characters. The description of the hotel
really brings it to life.
Molly stands out from other people due to her natural
demeanour and her dedication to her job, but in some ways this and her
sheltered upbringing can make her quite vulnerable. I loved Molly from the
moment that we met her and the narrative was both compelling and completely
addictive to read – I was quite sad to finish this book!
The Maid is unputdownable, full of twists that will keep you gripped until the very end. It’s an amazing debut novel and I really can’t wait to read more from Nita Prose.
I also thought that the green and gold cover is just
beautiful!
5 stars
