Molly the Maid is used to being invisible. But it's time for her to shine in a brand new mystery…
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Molly the maid is no stranger to secrets…
She sees everything behind closed doors at the Regency Grand hotel: wiping away the dust and grime of guests passing through.
But one secret lies much closer to home.
An old trinket – a faux Fabergé egg – is revealed to be a precious antique during an appraisal at the hotel, making Molly a rags-to-riches sensation. But no sooner has the egg shown its value than it’s stolen: vanishing without a trace.
Determined to crack the case of the missing Fabergé, Molly begins dusting for clues – uncovering a mystery that stretches deep into the past.
For in the pages of a long-forgotten diary, written by her late gran, lie the secrets that could unlock all others – and only Molly holds the key…
Review
This is the third book (there was a novella too) in the Molly the Maid series. I enjoyed the first one, loved the second one and this one I felt didn't quite hit the mark for me.
When the hotel where Molly works hosts a TV programme that values antiques, Molly decides to take a few of her late Grandmothers trinkets to be valued. When one of them is found to be a rare antique and extremely valuable, it seems Molly's life is about to change.
The book flip flops between the present, with Molly getting married, and the past, through her Grandmother's old diary. We get to read the diary before Molly does, and so the pieces of the mystery of the trinket begin to be uncovered. I really liked the parts of the diary, but then felt annoyed when I had to get back to the present day.
Molly didn't seem to have the same voice as she had previously, but that could have been due to all the mayhem being caused by the antique being valuable, and the changes it will bring to her life. The character of Molly really came back true to form towards the end of the book. She began to take control over the situation with the antique, and I thought it was more like the first two books.
I'm giving this book 3 out of 5 stars because I did find it hard going at times. My thanks to netgalley for the ARC to review. The book is published on 10 April 2025.
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