The Blurb
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 demeanor 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?
My Thoughts
I enjoyed this quirky book, which turned out to be more of a cozy mystery than I am totally comfortable with. Molly is the lynchpin of the story and is rather an enigma, at most times seeming completely lacking in social skills making me feel that she may have downs syndrome or a learning disability. Then she surprised me by being able to cope with demanding situations with much more aplomb than I was led to believe she would be capable of proving to be quite astute and leaving me feeling a little misled and confused about her.
Living alone in a rather seedy apartment since her beloved Gran died, Molly takes immense pride in her job as a maid in a Lavish hotel.
She has great difficult in judging peoples intentions and reading body language and expressions which has led her to trust the wrong people, repeatedly.
After she goes into a hotel room to clean it and finding a dead body, her carefully organised and sterile existence begins to unravel at an alarming pace and then she discovers who she can really rely on.
A nicely paced and intriguing novel with heart and warmth, coupled with crime and nefarious goings on. Molly was a character I was rooting for yet found somewhat difficult to fully believe in.
