The Mystery Guest
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- Author：Nita Prose
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Reviews
Susan Taylor
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Finished in one day。 Molly is head maid and is training Lily。 A renowned author is having a book signing and going to make a major announcement。 During the tea celebration the author drops dead。 Of course the maid did it; both Lily and Molly handled the author’s tea。 Molly gets involved in the investigation as in the first maid book。 The detective and Molly start putting clues together。 The mystery guest is introduced， when the detective holds a tea after the author’s death at the same hotel。 Th Finished in one day。 Molly is head maid and is training Lily。 A renowned author is having a book signing and going to make a major announcement。 During the tea celebration the author drops dead。 Of course the maid did it; both Lily and Molly handled the author’s tea。 Molly gets involved in the investigation as in the first maid book。 The detective and Molly start putting clues together。 The mystery guest is introduced， when the detective holds a tea after the author’s death at the same hotel。 The truth is revealed and the same day; Molly has some wonderful revelation of her own。 。。。more
Emily Stock
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I was SO excited for the 2nd Molly book。 She’s one of my favorite characters EVER！ I still liked her， but I didn’t love this book as much as the first。 Still good， just not my favorite。
Jesse Hershberger
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Just not as good as the first one :（
Christie Shook
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This for me is probably closer to 3。5 ⭐ but rounding it up to 4 for the added surprise ending。 I like Molly as a character， but I did feel like this book was a bit too similar to the first one。 To be fair， I don't have a ton of specific memories of the first one， but her quirks and mannerisms got a bit repetitive。 With that being said， I like that this book had a back and forth from present to past， so we got a chance to know Molly and her childhood with her gran （as Molly refers to her）。 Her gr This for me is probably closer to 3。5 ⭐ but rounding it up to 4 for the added surprise ending。 I like Molly as a character， but I did feel like this book was a bit too similar to the first one。 To be fair， I don't have a ton of specific memories of the first one， but her quirks and mannerisms got a bit repetitive。 With that being said， I like that this book had a back and forth from present to past， so we got a chance to know Molly and her childhood with her gran （as Molly refers to her）。 Her gran was seriously a stellar human being and it was enjoyable to read about their experiences together working for the Grimthorpe family。 I thought the pacing was good because the author kept it an appropriate length for what it was， a pretty simple who done it mystery。 Mr。 Grimthorpe and his wife both pretty much sucked ass as people， but I'm glad Serena Sharpe got justice in the end。 The author is clearly setting it up for a third installment for Molly possibly becoming a detective herself after helping out so much on this case， so I'll probably end up reading that one too :） 。。。more
Joanne
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this was a quick fun read。 Good follow-up to The Maid。
Naomi （aplace_inthesun）
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And here we are again， goodreads losing my review as I’m writing it halfway through。 This app would have to be one of the most unreliable and unstable apps I’ve experienced。
Dianne
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After reading The Maid and enjoying it a lot， I had to try this one， too。 Molly and the other maids find themselves enmeshed in mystery as a famous author dies while making a presentation in their hotel。 The usual machinations occur as Molly and her maid-in-training fall under suspicion。Alternate chapters give us background on Molly's upbringing by her grandmother， and their contact with the famous author's fancy estate， where the grandmother worked for years as a maid。All in all， while this was After reading The Maid and enjoying it a lot， I had to try this one， too。 Molly and the other maids find themselves enmeshed in mystery as a famous author dies while making a presentation in their hotel。 The usual machinations occur as Molly and her maid-in-training fall under suspicion。Alternate chapters give us background on Molly's upbringing by her grandmother， and their contact with the famous author's fancy estate， where the grandmother worked for years as a maid。All in all， while this was a fun read， I think it fell a little short of the first book， even though I did appreciate the chance to understand Molly's childhood and background。 。。。more
Monnie
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When I first met hotel maid Molly Gray in the first book of the series （appropriately titled "The Maid"）， her quirks drove me right up a wall。 Still， I loved the book - and inexplicably， Molly; so much so that I was eager to get my hands on the next installment。 Molly's quirkiness didn't seem quite as over the top as before （or maybe I've just become accustomed to her idiosyncracies）， and I enjoyed this one thoroughly as well。Molly， it seems， is perfectly suited for work as a maid; thanks in par When I first met hotel maid Molly Gray in the first book of the series （appropriately titled "The Maid"）， her quirks drove me right up a wall。 Still， I loved the book - and inexplicably， Molly; so much so that I was eager to get my hands on the next installment。 Molly's quirkiness didn't seem quite as over the top as before （or maybe I've just become accustomed to her idiosyncracies）， and I enjoyed this one thoroughly as well。Molly， it seems， is perfectly suited for work as a maid; thanks in part to coaching by her late grandmother， who also worked as a maid， she never settles for anything less than perfection to please guests at the Regency Grand Hotel where she works。 In fact， she's now Head Maid; and it was she who wrote the job handbook for all the other maids to follow （to the letter， if Molly has any say in the matter; she brings OCD to a whole new level）。After a harrowing involvement in a murder in the first book， Molly got a promotion and is， inasmuch as she's capable of， happy with the way her life is going。 She's got a live-in significant other， and although she misses her Gran terribly， she's learning to cope on her own by， in part， relying on memories of happier days。 As this one begins， the hotel - under Molly's watchful eye - is preparing for a visit by renowned mystery writer J。D。 Grimthorpe。 Just as he takes the podium to make a big announcement， though， he topples over - never to write another word。 Needless to say， it's almost a given that a butler did it - or in this case， a maid。 This time， the maid under scrutiny isn't Molly， but Lily， her shy maid-in-training。 And once again， Molly must deal with NYPD's Detective Stark， with whom she had a serious run-in in the first book。 Little by little， surprising clues turn up - some by way of chapters that revert to Molly's younger years - until， of course， the culprit is revealed。 There's even a surprise at the end that brings to light new possibilities for Molly in the next installment。 I'll be waiting - and while I do I'll say thanks to the publisher， via Netgalley， for letting me read and review a pre-release copy of this one。 A fun series！ 。。。more
Margaret
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did not hold my interest
Autumn
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 the ending made me so happy omg
Sue
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This book was a delight。 Molly the maid is a delightful character。 A female “Monk” if you will！ No details escapes her eye。 She is full of kindness and compassion and can quickly sort out those ‘bad eggs’。 Well， maybe she comes up short occasionally！ In this mystery a famous writer drops dead at the hotel after one of the new maids serves him tea。 The police are back and quickly have Molly on the suspect list。 A great read。
Elyse
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This was a great book。 It was more of a character study than a murder mystery， but I still enjoyed it。
Ashley Fralen
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A solid sequel to 'Molly the Maid。' It took me a little longer to get through this one， for other reasons， but I'm glad I did。 It started off strong but it was a little slow with the flashback scenes。 I did really enjoy the ending re: Mr。 Preston and I'm intrigued if Nina Prose will pursue Molly going after some version of a law career！ Once Det。 Stark mention it， lightbulb went off in my head; she'd be great！ If there is a book 3， I will be along for the ride！ A solid sequel to 'Molly the Maid。' It took me a little longer to get through this one， for other reasons， but I'm glad I did。 It started off strong but it was a little slow with the flashback scenes。 I did really enjoy the ending re: Mr。 Preston and I'm intrigued if Nina Prose will pursue Molly going after some version of a law career！ Once Det。 Stark mention it， lightbulb went off in my head; she'd be great！ If there is a book 3， I will be along for the ride！ 。。。more
Jed Walker
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4。5⭐️s。 Charming and delightful。 Pleasant character development and mysterious surprises in both criminal suspense and interconnected relationships throughout。 Looking forward to Molly’s next adventure。
Stormaloo
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Despite my disappointment with the first book， I decided to give the second installment a chance， only to find myself equally dissatisfied。
Nancy Bertrand-Loesch
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Not as good as the Maid
Alicia Primer
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Much less fun than the Maid’s previous outing and less pleasant company。
Lisa Leone-campbell
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Well， the maid we all love and adore， Molly Gray is back in The Mystery Guest。 With the charm and heart from the first story， The Maid， we are again excited to learn what she has been up to lately， as well as a bit of her backstory， with her loving and forevermore gran， Flora， her teacher of all things。 Molly has come a long way since we were first introduced to her， but she continues to be the honest， thought-provoking， sensitive， intelligent woman we have grown to treasure。Since we last read a Well， the maid we all love and adore， Molly Gray is back in The Mystery Guest。 With the charm and heart from the first story， The Maid， we are again excited to learn what she has been up to lately， as well as a bit of her backstory， with her loving and forevermore gran， Flora， her teacher of all things。 Molly has come a long way since we were first introduced to her， but she continues to be the honest， thought-provoking， sensitive， intelligent woman we have grown to treasure。Since we last read about her， Molly has been promoted to head maid at the prestigious yet infamous Regency Grand Hotel， living with her boyfriend Juan in her gran’s apartment。 Juan is away visiting his family when of course， another death occurs。J。D。 Grimthorpe， a famous mystery writer is about to make an important announcement about himself， and he has chosen Molly’s hotel to make the statement。 Although he has not written a book in a very long time， it is the hope of his fans that he will tell them he is coming out with a sequel to his bestseller from years ago。But just before he is going to make the announcement， he keels over and dies。 It is soon discovered that someone has poisoned him。 Now， Molly’s new maid-in-training， Lily is frightened because she thinks it’s always the maid。 But Molly has faith that with a bit of investigating， the Regency Grant Hotel will be exonerated。As Molly’s frenemy， Detective Stark once again is put on the case and of course eyes Molly suspiciously， Molly knows she did not kill the man。 But unfortunately， Molly has a deep dark secret。 When she was young， she and her gran had worked as maids for the Grimthorpe household， and it did not end well。As she flashes back to that dreadful time， she begins to remember more about what happened when they worked for the mysterious writer。 But clues of his death are sparse and when she sees her dear friend Mr。 Preston doing something illegal， well her head begins to spin。As Molly tries to put the clues together， realizing Grimthorpe was not a very nice person and anybody could have wanted him dead， the suspects begin to add up and she must find the killer before it ruins the reputation of her wonderful hotel。The Mystery Guest is sleuthing at its best， and our Molly is as sweet as honey as she brilliantly and true to herself discovers the truths behind the dead man。 Cannot wait to see where Molly goes next！Thank you #NetGalley #BallentineBooks #NitaProse #TheMysteryGuest for the advanced copy。 。。。more
Jamie P。
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3。5 — Was excited that there was unexpectedly a second book in this little series。 I enjoyed the first one so I had high hopes。 It wasnt bad by any means but it didn’t give as much thriller and excitement as I would have hoped。 But nonetheless， I was so happy to be back with Molly @ the Regency Grand！
Savana Schubert
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This was so good I might have even liked it more than the first one！ I loved all the scenes we got with Gran at the Grimthorpe mansion！
Gwendelen DSouza
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Another small mystery to add to Molly the Maid series。 A quick read。 Cannot wait to read more in this series。
Michele Dancer
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This sequel to the excellent The Maid has our heroine Molly serving as head maid， training a new maid named Lily， and preparing the Regency Grand Hotel for a visit from the legendary mystery writer， J。D。 Grimthorpe。 When Grimthorpe drops dead in front of a room full of fans， Molly once again finds herself center stage in the attempt to solve the murder。The chapters of this book alternate between the present and Molly's past which involved Grimthorpe and Molly's beloved Gran。 As often happens （fo This sequel to the excellent The Maid has our heroine Molly serving as head maid， training a new maid named Lily， and preparing the Regency Grand Hotel for a visit from the legendary mystery writer， J。D。 Grimthorpe。 When Grimthorpe drops dead in front of a room full of fans， Molly once again finds herself center stage in the attempt to solve the murder。The chapters of this book alternate between the present and Molly's past which involved Grimthorpe and Molly's beloved Gran。 As often happens （for me anyway）， when a book moves back and forth in time， there's always one storyline that outshines the other， and one finds oneself looking forward to getting back to that one rather than concentrating on the chapter being read。 In this case， it was the past storyline that really held my attention with its revelations about Molly's past， a heartbreaking visit from a stranger， and links between Molly and Grimthorpe's writing。But in general， it's a good book and if you liked the first one， you will definitely like this as well as look forward to the next。 。。。more
Lynnis
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Enjoyable fun read。 Love Mr。 Preston。
Nancy
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3。85 The story kept my interest。。maybe not too hard to solve for some folks。 I enjoyed the characters， even though I wanted to shake some of them at times。 It was nice to peek into the lives of hotel workers 。 My favorite character was Molly…an interesting life for her。 。。glad she found her purpose。
Kim Deutschman
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This was a good mystery story， but the book was not as good as the first one。 I enjoyed “The Maid” much more getting to know the character of Molly。
Molly OShea
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3。5
Andrea Olvera
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I really enjoyed this。 Maybe not as much as the first but it was a fun continuation of a new adventure for Molly！
Caju
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4。5
Hannah Richins
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I absolutely love Molly！ She’s such a fun， well-written character。 Her voice & thinking is so creative。 The audiobook was perfect！
Ash P。
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