The Mystery Guest

NATIONAL BESTSELLER ΓÇó A new mess. A new mystery. ItΓÇÖs up to Molly the maid to uncover the truth,no matter how dirtyin this standalone novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maida Good Morning America Book Club pick. ΓÇ£Polished to perfection!ΓÇ¥ΓÇöShari Lapenaauthor of Everyone Here Is Lying ΓÇ£Lives up to the hype . . . both a delightful whodunit and a pointed social commentary.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöThe Washington Post NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORSΓÇÖ CHOICE ΓÇó A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: PopSugarHarperΓÇÖs BazaarChicago Public LibraryCrimeReadsBookreporter Molly Gray is not like anyone else. With her flair for cleaning and proper etiquetteshe 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 perfectionher world is turned upside down when J. D. Grimthorpethe world-renowned mystery authordrops deadΓÇövery deadΓÇöon the hotelΓÇÖs tearoom floor. When Detective StarkMollyΓÇÖs old foeinvestigates the authorΓÇÖs unexpected demiseit becomes clear that this death was murder most foul. Suspects aboundand everyone wants to know: Who killed J. D. Grimthorpe? Was it Lilythe new Maid-in-Training? Or was it Serenathe authorΓÇÖs secretary? Could Mr. Prestonthe hotelΓÇÖs beloved doormanbe hiding something? And is Molly really as innocent as she seems? As the high-profile death threatens the hotelΓÇÖs pristine reputationMolly knows she alone holds the key to unlocking the killerΓÇÖs identity. But that key is buried deep in her pastas long agoshe knew J. D. Grimthorpe. Molly begins to comb her memory for cluesrevisiting her childhood and the mysterious Grimthorpe mansion where she and her dearly departed Gran once worked side by side. With the entire hotel under investigationMolly must solve the mystery posthaste. Because if thereΓÇÖs one thing she knows for sureitΓÇÖs that secrets donΓÇÖt stay buried forever.