The Maid

The Maid popped up on several lists I follow and had many positive posts in Renee's Reading Club on Facebook. When I was between books, browsing the library catalog and it was available, I thought it was a good book to pick up.

This is Nita Prose's debut novel. It was engaging and gave a warm feeling. (Is that a cozy mystery is supposed to do? I'm not even sure what exactly a cozy mystery is, but I've seen this described as one.)

Molly, the maid, is somewhere on the autistic scale. She is very regimented in her actions, requiring strict adherence to routine. She also has difficulty with social cues of almost any kind. She's a maid at a posh hotel in what I believe is London. Her grandmother has recently died and she's navigating life on her own. Things are going along more or less fine after a  bump from a "bad egg." Until... Molly walks into the hotel room of a VIP and finds the man dead on his bed.

Of course, Molly is the prime suspect. Help for Molly comes from some of her friends at the hotel. And they all live happily ever after. Ha ha. Not exactly. But rest assured, things work out well in the end.

This was a great in-between book. Not too heavy, easy to read, entertaining, and of course you're rooting for Molly the whole time.