Molly Gray works as a maid at the Regency Grand Hotel, a 5 star boutique hotel. Molly loves her job, she feels that what she does is worthwhile. For Molly restoring rooms to perfection is just as vital as any other job in the hotel. During one of her shifts Molly discovers the body of a VIP guest. This discovery then leads to an unexpected chain of events when the police decide the guest was murdered.
Molly is a strange character. She loves wearing her uniform and admits that when she puts it on it becomes like an invisibility cloak, to the extent that hotel guests don't see her and don't care what she sees or hears. Combined with this is Molly's general nature, she's an innocent, an old soul, who takes people at their word. As a result of this she is taken advantage of by other staff at the hotel. Having been raised by her Gran Molly tries not to let the opinions of others get to her. Her Gran gave her a set of rules to live by (etiquette, elocution and erudition) and Molly likes nothing better than clear rules. Sometimes Molly's interpretation of the rules are amusing. One moment you are laughing with Molly (never at her) and the next you want to cry because of the cruelty of people. It does take a couple of chapters to get used to Molly's style of speech but once you do you realise what a wonderful character she is. Thankfully she's also got some true friends to help her through her drama.
The Maid will be published by HarperCollins on 20th January 2022. My thanks to HarperCollins and NetGalley for an early review copy.
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