Genre: Mystery/Thriller
Release Date: November 28th, 2023
Pages: 304
My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐½
Publisher’s Synopsis:
“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…”
My Review:
Everyone we love is back! We have the next adventure for Molly, Mr. Preston, Detective Stark, and the rest of the hotel staff, with a new addition, Lily, who I also grew to love. We have a dual timeline, with flashbacks to Molly’s past. I loved getting to know more about her as a child, and I loved that her Gran was able to be a main character because of that.
This mystery surrounds Grimthorpe, a famous and reclusive best-selling author who dies suddenly while making a public announcement at the hotel. And, once again, we have our loveable brilliant maid who gets roped into helping to solve the case.
Y’all… Molly is one of the most iconic characters ever. She’s quirky and fun and wholly unique. These books are fun, fast-paced, easy, and enjoyable reads.
I love what these books teach about kindness, the treatment of others, and its lessons on being a good person in this world.
This second book has the same cheeky voice and writing style that I loved so much in the first one. It has the perfect mix of plot and character development. Piecing the clues together is so much fun, and Molly is truly the reason I continue with this series.
I could absolutely see this series made into a show.
While I didn’t love this one just quite as much as I totally adored the first book (the twists were a bit predictable), it was still so freaking good and I’m so happy.
Really hoping we get even more installments in this series in the future. No spoilers, but there’s some stuff that is said at the end of this one that makes me think it’s super likely that we will and if it goes in the direction I think it might then OMG I can’t freaking wait!
Highly recommend this series!!!
Disclaimers:
Huge thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for gifting me an early copy of this amazing story! I voluntarily read and reviewed this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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