OVER 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE - *WINNER OF THE NED KELLY AWARD FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL CRIME FICTION* - *SHORTLISTED FOR THE EDGAR ALLAN POE BEST NOVEL AWARD* - SHORTLISTED FOR THE KOBO EMERGING WRITER PRIZE - INSTANT #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER - #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK - CITYLINE BOOK CLUB PICK - "A twist-and-turn whodunit, set in a five-star hotel, from the perspective of the maid who finds the body. Think Clue . Think page-turner."-- Glamour NEW YORK TIMES ...
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OVER 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE - *WINNER OF THE NED KELLY AWARD FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL CRIME FICTION* - *SHORTLISTED FOR THE EDGAR ALLAN POE BEST NOVEL AWARD* - SHORTLISTED FOR THE KOBO EMERGING WRITER PRIZE - INSTANT #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER - #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK - CITYLINE BOOK CLUB PICK - "A twist-and-turn whodunit, set in a five-star hotel, from the perspective of the maid who finds the body. Think Clue . Think page-turner."-- Glamour NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE - ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2022-- Glamour, W magazine, PopSugar, The Rumpus, Book Riot, CrimeReads, She Reads, Daily Hive, The Globe and Mail, Chatelaine, Stylist, Canadian Living "Excellent and totally entertaining . . . the most interesting (and endearing) main character in a long time." --Stephen King "An endearing debut. . . . The reader comes to understand Molly's worldview, and to sympathize with her longing to be accepted--a quest that gives The Maid real emotional heft." --The New York Times " The Maid is a masterful, charming mystery that will touch your heart in ways you could never expect. . . . This is the smart, quirky, uplifting read we need." --Ashley Audrain, #1 bestselling author of The Push A dead body is one mess she can't clean up on her own. Molly Gray is not like everyone else. She struggles with social skills and misreads the intentions of others. Her gran used to interpret the world for her, codifying it into simple rules that Molly could live by. Since Gran died a few months ago, twenty-five-year-old Molly has been navigating life's complexities all by herself. No matter--she throws herself with gusto into her work as a hotel maid. Her unique character, along with her obsessive love of cleaning and proper etiquette, make her an ideal fit for the job. She delights in donning her crisp uniform each morning, stocking her cart with miniature soaps and bottles, and returning guest rooms at the Regency Grand Hotel to a state of perfection. But Molly's orderly life is upended the day she enters the suite of the infamous and wealthy Charles Black, only to find it in a state of disarray and Mr. Black himself dead in his bed. Before she knows what's happening, Molly's unusual demeanour has the police targeting her as their lead suspect. She quickly finds herself caught in a web of deception, one she has no idea how to untangle. Fortunately for Molly, friends she never knew she had unite with her in a search for clues to what really happened to Mr. Black. But will they be able to find the real killer before it's too late? Both a Clue-like, locked-room mystery and a heartwarming journey of the spirit, The Maid explores what it means to be the same as everyone else and yet entirely different--and reveals that all mysteries can be solved through connection to the human heart.
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I first heard of The Maid from the Harper Collins Reader's Room as I filled out a survey on its tagline and blurb. I thought it sounded like a brilliant read and when it came up on my Netgalley feed I had no hesitation in hitting 'request'. I've been really lucky so far that my January 2022 reads have all been 4 or 5 stars and The Maid is no exception - a 5 star read through and through and another Kindig GEM!
Molly the Maid is a well-written and deep main character; she has trouble reading social situations and understanding turns of phrase, and her behaviour is a patchwork of teachings from her grandmother and the motivational sayings she has been taught at her cleaning job at the Regency hotel. She feels so real and so heart-felt, it's impossible not to feel empathy with her and you are fully on her side from the start. Her character also allows for some clever narrative devices such as leading the reader to believe something before revealing that Molly may have interpreted the situation differently to the truth. It also allows exposition and reveals to go straight to the reader bypassing the main character as some conversations go completely over Molly's head.
The plot is also well-layered and interesting - on the surface it seems like a typical murder mystery but there is a lot more at play here. There are also quite a few twists later in the story which I did not see coming. The pace is kept high throughout and the writing is so engaging I found it very hard to put the book down to go to work! The ending also made me tear up a little bit - the heart-warming aspect really caught me off-guard.
Overall, The Maid is a must-read for 2022 and I'm sure you will fall in love with Molly as much as I did! Thank you to HarperCollins UK - Harper Fiction for the chance to read the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Claudia
Jan 4, 2022
Be prepared for offensive language
The description of this novel sounded wonderful. I thoroughly enjoyed the first sixteen percent based on my Kindle's record of the amount of text read. I especially loved the author's description of Molly's behaviors that indicated she was highly functioning although was likely on the autism spectrum. I quit reading the book at the seventeen percent mark due to offensive language. I am grateful however for the publisher's providing me with a complimentary copy of The Maid without obligation. All opinions expressed here are my own.
