The Mystery Guest
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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 this standalone novel featuring Molly the Maid 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 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 case threatens the hotel's pristine reputation, Molly knows that 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 must comb her memory for clues, revisit her childhood and the mysterious Grimthorpe mansion where her dearly departed Gran once worked. With Molly and her colleagues under investigation, she knows 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... Nita Prose is a writer and longtime editor. The Maid, her debut novel, was a #1 New York Times bestseller, a Good Morning America Book Club Pick, and an international bestseller. Winner of the Ned Kelly Award for International Crime Fiction, The Maid has been published in over forty countries in more than thirty-five languages. Nita lives in Toronto, Canada, in a house that is moderately clean.
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Prose, N. (2023). The Mystery Guest. [United States], Random House Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Prose, Nita. 2023. The Mystery Guest. [United States], Random House Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Prose, Nita, The Mystery Guest. [United States], Random House Publishing Group, 2023.
MLA Citation (style guide)Prose, Nita. The Mystery Guest. [United States], Random House Publishing Group, 2023.
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