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The Maid's Secret

Molly the Maid #3 / 4
by Nita Prose
The Maid's Secret (Molly the Maid #3) by Nita Prose
⧗ 8.00 / 1
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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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Release date: April 8, 2025

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Nita Prose

Nita Prose

For most people, hotel rooms are temporary places—spaces to pass through, lived in for a night or two before vanishing from memory. But for Nita Prose, a single hotel stay became the spark for a mystery that would captivate millions. One day, as she watched a housekeeper quietly go about her work, a thought struck her: What if she walked into a room and found something she never expected? That fleeting moment of curiosity led to The Maid, the novel that turned Prose into one of the most intriguing voices in contemporary crime fiction.

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With a background in publishing, Prose spent years helping shape other writers’ stories before stepping into the spotlight herself. As an editor, she had an instinct for uncovering the heart of a narrative, a skill she carried into her own writing. The Maid—her debut novel—became an instant bestseller, winning the hearts of readers with its unlikely heroine, Molly Gray. A hotel maid with a knack for order and an inability to interpret social cues, Molly is drawn into a murder investigation where the truth is as hidden as dust beneath a perfectly made bed. The novel’s blend of classic whodunit intrigue and deeply human storytelling propelled it to international acclaim, earning Prose the coveted Ned Kelly Award for International Crime Fiction and the Anthony Award for Best First Novel.

But Prose didn’t stop there. In The Mystery Guest, she invites readers back into Molly’s world, where another high-profile death turns a hotel into the setting for yet another perfectly crafted puzzle. Her writing thrives on the tension between what we see and what we miss—the lives that unfold in the background, unnoticed until something forces them into the light.

Originally from Canada, Prose has long been fascinated by the hidden rhythms of everyday life, the quiet details that often go overlooked. It’s a theme that runs through her work, elevating her mysteries beyond clever plots into stories that explore identity, perception, and the invisible roles people play in the world.

When she’s not writing, Prose remains immersed in the world of books, splitting her time between crafting her own novels and championing other writers. She lives in Toronto, in what she humorously describes as “a house that is only moderately clean”—proof that even a bestselling author can’t keep everything in perfect order.

Molly the Maid

At first glance, Molly Gray is just another hotel maid, moving through the pristine hallways of the Regency Grand with quiet precision. But beneath her crisp uniform and polished manners lies a mind built for seeing what others overlook. She notices the smallest details—the out-of-place objects, the smudges others miss. And when a guest turns up dead in one of the hotel’s lavish rooms, it’s Molly’s keen sense of order that sets her on a path from unnoticed employee to the heart of a twisting mystery.

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Blending classic whodunit charm with sharp social insight, this series transforms an overlooked profession into the perfect lens for an intricate web of secrets, deception, and unexpected alliances. As Molly navigates a world that often misjudges her, she reveals a truth as unsettling as any locked-room mystery: sometimes, the ones who go unseen are the ones who see everything.

With a protagonist as unforgettable as the cases she stumbles into, this series delivers more than just gripping mysteries—it offers a fresh, poignant perspective on human nature, wrapped in a story that lingers long after the final page is turned.


Molly the Maid consists of three primary books, and includes one additional book that complement the series but is not considered mandatory reads and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

The Maid (Molly the Maid #1)
Unrated
The Mystery Guest (Molly the Maid #2)
⧗ 8.00 / 1
The Mistletoe Mystery (Molly the Maid #2.5)
⧗ 9.34 / 3
The Maid's Secret (Molly the Maid #3)
⧗ 8.00 / 1
Molly the Maid Book 4 (Molly the Maid #4)
⧗ 8.00 / 1


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