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When a daring art heist takes place at the Regency Grand, Molly’s life is threatened. The question is who’s out to get her, and why? Long-buried secrets will be revealed in this intriguing and heartwarming novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maid and The Mystery Guest. Molly Gray’s life is about to change in ways she could never have imagined. As the esteemed Head Maid and recently promoted Special Events Manager of the Regency Grand Hotel, good things are just around the corner, including her marriage to her beloved fiancé, Juan Manuel, only two months away. But Molly’s entire existence is upended when a film crew descends upon the hotel to shoot the hit reality TV show Hidden Treasures, starring popular art appraisers Brown and Beagle. On a whim, Molly brings in a shoebox containing a few of her gran’s old things for appraisal, and much to everyone's surprise, one item turns out to be a rare and priceless treasure. Instantly, Molly is both a multi-millionaire and a media sensation—the world’s rags-to-riches darling—until the priceless piece vanishes from the hotel in the boldest, brashest antiquities heist in recent memory. The key to the mystery lies in the past, in a long-forgotten diary written by Molly’s gran. For the first time ever, Molly learns about Gran’s true-to-life fairytale, a young girl to the manor born, the only child of a wealthy magnate. But when Gran falls head over heels in love with a young man her parents deem below her station, her life is thrown into turmoil. As fate would have it, the greatest love of Gran’s life is someone Molly knows quite well… Together with her friends, Molly combs the past and the present to catch the thief before looming threats against her become real. A spirited heist caper and an epic love story, The Maid’s Secret is a spellbinding whodunnit that will capture and warm your heart.
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This is a world I never thought I'd be this involved in, but that I keep coming back to time and time again.
I absolutely adored the first Molly Maid book, and found something cozy in these mysteries that carried me throughout the whole series. The story of her Gran and how Molly herself develops overtime is my favorite part of the books, and I just like the idea that the whole series is dedicated to Grandma's everywhere. My Grandma would've loved these books honestly.
The Maid's Secret is very centered around the backstory of Molly's Grandma and her side of the family, which kept me entertained the whole way through. The diary entries made me feel all sorts of different ways, and I really like the back and forth aspect of the storytelling.
Fans of the first two (and novella) will most likely enjoy this installment as I did; though there was definitely a shift from murder mystery to family lore (not necessarily a bad thing, just something to point out). This also felt like a very satisfying ending to the series, but I'll be honest - I would read another if it were written.
Thank you to Nita Prose, Random House Publishing Group, and NetGalley for access to the ARC of this book. I am always honored to be able to read stories like these early.