NATIONAL BESTSELLER โข A new mess. A new mystery. Itโs 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.
โPolished to perfection!โโShari Lapena, author of Everyone Here Is Lying
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โLives up to the hype . . . both a delightful whodunit and a pointed social commentary.โโThe Washington Post
NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORSโ CHOICE โข A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: PopSugar, Harperโs 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 deadโvery deadโon the hotelโs tearoom floor.
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When Detective Stark, Mollyโs old foe, investigates the authorโs 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 authorโs secretary? Could Mr. Preston, the hotelโs beloved doorman, be hiding something? And is Molly really as innocent as she seems?
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As the high-profile death threatens the hotelโs pristine reputation, Molly knows she alone holds the key to unlocking the killerโs 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 thereโs one thing she knows for sure, itโs that secrets donโt stay buried forever.