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Collection: Good Reading
Call Number: F Prose
Author: Prose, Nita,
Title: The maid :
Remainder of title: a novel /
Summary, etc. note: "A charmingly eccentric hotel maid discovers a guest murdered in his bed, turning her once orderly world upside down--and inspiring a motley crew of unexpected allies to band together to solve the mystery--in this utterly original debut. Molly Dunn is not like everyone else. She struggles with social skills and interprets people literally. Her gran used to interpret the world for her, codifying it into simple rules that Molly could live by. Since Gran died a few months ago, twenty-five-year-old Molly has had to navigate life's complexities all by herself. No matter--she throws herself with gusto into her work as a hotel maid. Her unique character, along with her obsessive love of cleaning and proper etiquette, make her an ideal fit for the job. She delights in donning her crisp uniform each morning, stocking her cart with miniature soaps and bottles, and returning guest rooms at the Regency Grand Hotel to a state of perfection. But Molly's orderly life is turned on its head the day she enters the suite of the infamous and wealthy Charles Black, only to find it in a state of disarray and Mr. Black himself very dead in his bed. Before she knows what's happening, Molly's odd demeanor has the police targeting her as their lead suspect and she finds herself in a web of subtext and nuance she has no idea how to untangle. Fortunately for Molly, a medley of friends she didn't realize she had refuses to let her be charged with murder--but will they be able to discover the real killer before it's too late? A Clue-like, locked-room mystery and a heartwarming journey of the spirit, The Maid explores what it means to be the same as everyone else and yet entirely different--and reveals that all mysteries can be solved through connection to the human heart"--

International Standard Book Number: 9780593356159
: (hardcover ;
: acid-free paper)
: (ebook)
Canceled/invalid ISBN: 9780593356166
Description conventions: rda
Authentication code: pcc
Classification number: PR9199.4.P7768
Item number: M35 2022
Edition number: 23
Classification number: 813/.6
Relator term: author.
Statement of responsibility, etc.: Nita Prose.
Edition statement: First edition.
Place of publication: New York, NY
Name of publisher: Ballantine Books
Date of publication: 2022
: New York :
: Ballantine Books,
: [2022]
Extent: 289 pages ; 24 cm.
Dimensions: 25 cm
: rdacontent
: text
: txt
: rdamedia
: unmediated
: n
: rdacarrier
: volume
: nc
: Provided by publisher.
Source of acquisition: B & T 06/10/2022
Purchase price: $ 27.00
Subject: Suspense fiction.
Subject: Murder investigation-Fiction.
Subject: Hotels and hotel workers-Fiction.
Subject: Autism spectrum-Fiction.
Subject: Chambermaids-Fiction.
Source of term: gsafd
Source of term: lcgft
Genre/form data or focus term: Suspense fiction.
Genre/form data or focus term: Novels.
Main entry heading: Prose, Nita.
Place, publisher, and date of publication: New York : Ballantine Group, [2022]
Display text: Online version:
Title: The maid
Record control number: (DLC) 2020057417
International Standard Book Number: 9780593356166
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: 1 shelf copy
: policy default
: xk06 2022-05-09 1 copy rec'd, to CIP ver.
: xk34 2021-01-14
: xk06 2022-05-09 to LOAN
: xk34 2021-01-14 (TW Situational) to CIP

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