THE MYSTERY GUEST by Nita Prose (The Maid) is a gentle cozy mystery with Molly, the (now Head) Maid, again at the center of an investigation into the death at the hotel where she works. A famous mystery writer dies before he is able to make a much anticipated announcement. With hotel guests and employees falling under suspicion, Molly has plenty of reasons to find the real killer. It’s not easy, though, especially given links to her Gran’s history and the rather antagonistic involvement of past nemesis Detective Stark. The text alternates time periods, both of which contain innocent mistakes by Molly (as a child and as an adult) who tends to take everything literally. And there continue to be numerous sayings from Gran sprinkled throughout: “We're all the same in different ways. Everything will be OK in the end. If it's not OK, it's not the end.” Readers will likely recognize clues before Molly does, but the culprit’s identity was still a surprise. THE MYSTERY GUEST received a starred review from Library Journal (“a charming protagonist with awkward social skills and a big heart”) and is a LibraryReads selection for November. One of the best parts? Some not too subtle hints that Molly may be investigating another career in the near future.
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