Can’t Wait Wednesday – THE MYSTERY GUEST by Nita Prose
“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, which encourages fellow bloggers to spotlight upcoming releases that we’re excited about. It is a meme that I have loved participating in since I first started blogging, but as Jill is no longer actively posting, from now on I’ll be linking to Can’t Wait Wednesday, hosted by Tressa at Wishful Endings, which is a spinoff of the original WoW meme.
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My selection for this week is THE MYSTERY GUEST by Nita Prose. The Maid is one of those books I raved nonstop about and recommended to anyone and everyone for months after I read it, so you can imagine how excited I was to hear that there’s actually going to be another book featuring the quirky and lovable Molly the Maid!
THE MYSTERY GUEST by Nita Prose
by Ballantine Books
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 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…
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I’d love to hear what upcoming book releases you’re waiting on this Wednesday? Leave me your link in the comments below and I’ll stop by and check out your CWW selection for this week. 🙂
This reminds me I still want to read The Maid at some point. I love the sound of this plot!
I feel like I’m the only person who didn’t read The Maid, but I like the sound of this mystery!
I still need to read The Maid. I started it once but then other books took precedent and I had to return it to the library. Maybe will the sequel coming out, I will make time for it.
I want to read this one too!
Oh this sounds fabulous. I wanted to read the Maid but haven’t gotten t oit yet, so how cool to see this on the way!
I can’t wait for it either!
I didn’t know that there was going to be a sequel or series to The Maid. Thanks for the heads up.
Hopefully I’ll get a chance to read The Maid before this new one is released. One of the books I’m waiting on is The Wake-Up Call by Beth O’Leary.
I’m excited for this one, too. I really loved The Maid. 😀
I’m so excited for this one too!
I have heard great things about The Maid.. i’m sure this will be equally good.