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I am your maid.
I know about your secrets. Your dirty laundry.
But what do you know about me?
Molly the maid is all alone in the world. A nobody. She's used to being invisible in her job at the Regency Grand Hotel, plumping pillows and wiping away the grime, dust and secrets of the guests passing through. She's just a maid - why should anyone take notice?
But Molly is thrown into the spotlight when she discovers an infamous guest, Mr Black, very dead in his bed. This isn't a mess that can be easily cleaned up. And as Molly becomes embroiled in the hunt for the truth, following the clues whispering in the hallways of the Regency Grand, she discovers a power she never knew was there. She's just a maid - but what can she see that others overlook?
Escapist, charming and introducing a truly original heroine, The Maid is a story about how the truth isn't always black and white - it's found in the dirtier, grey areas in between . . .
'With The Maid comes an exciting and formidable new voice' SANTA MONTEFIORE
'Gripping, deftly written, and led by a truly unforgettable protagonist in Molly. I'm recommending it to everyone I know' EMMA STONEX
'Beautiful writing, an intriguing mystery, and a colourful cast of friends and sleuths ensure The Maid sparkles with wit and tension' LUCY CLARKE
'Fresh, fiendish and darkly beguiling. The Maid is so thrillingly original, and clever, and joyous. I just adored every page' CHRIS WHITAKER
Forlag HarperCollinsPublishers
Utgivelsesår 2022
Format Heftet
ISBN13 9780008435738
EAN 9780008435738
Serier Hjerterom (2) Molly the maid (1)
Genre Krim
Språk Engelsk
Sider 352
Utgave 1
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Molly jobber som stuepike. Hun forstår ikke alltid det sosiale samspillet, men jobben sin – den mestrer hun veldig bra! En dag finner hun en av de faste gjestene død i senga, den rike Charles Black. Molly blir selvfølgelig mistenkt, og hun har det ikke så lett. Heldigvis har hun folk rundt seg som hjelper... eller har hun det?
Dette er en fin og lettlest bok, i pocketformat, som gir deg mange timer med underholdning.
Molly er i midten av 20-årene, bor med bestemoren, og er stuepike på et av byens finere hoteller. Hun er også noe helt eget. Molly følger alle regler til punkt og prikke. Hun elsker jobben sin, men hun skjønner seg ikke på andre mennesker. Før bestemoren døde, kunne hun forklare Molly ting hun ikke forstod, men på egen hånd er Molly et lett bytte.
Den dagen hun låser seg inn på en av suitene, hos stamgjestene, herr og fru Black, endres livet hennes totalt. Molly finner Charles Black død på soverommet, og ikke lenge etter blir hun mistenkt for å ha myrdet ham.
En skikkelig god bok med en veldig interessant hovedperson.
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