Friends, I am majorly failing in my “52 blogs in 52 weeks” endeavor. I haven’t read any standout books I want to talk about (until now), nor have I had any bright ideas for new content! However, The Maid’s Secret by Nita Prose is worth a permanent spot on the blog.

The Story

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.

My Thoughts

I loved The Maid’s Secret. Did I love it because I’ve read a lot of lackluster books recently? Maybe. Was it because it kept me engrossed on a flight without in-seat screens? Also probably yes.

There are some book series that only seem to get better (The Thursday Murder Club). While that is not the case for Molly the Maid, the full series is just enjoyable. Molly is a character that you can root for, similar to Eleanor Oliphant or A Man Called Ove.

There isn’t anything inherently exciting or groundbreaking in this book, beyond lovable characters and a “low lift” mystery. It kept me engaged as I was reading, and I even teared up a couple of times. I enjoyed the dual perspectives of Molly’s gran’s journal entries with what was happening in “real time”.

Also, there is a novella (The Mistletoe Mystery) between books two and three. I did not read that one and don’t believe I missed much. There was one thing that happened that I won’t spoil, but it didn’t take away from my enjoyment of The Maid’s Secret.

The Maid’s Secret is set to publish in the US on April 8, 2025!

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