"The Maid" by Nita Prose is the story of Molly who works as a maid at a fancy hotel. She takes pride in her work (unlike her supervisor). She stumbles upon a body in one of her regular rooms. She has gone back to clean the bathroom since there was still someone in the room when she was tidying the first time. She attempts to awaken the man, but finds that he is dead. She calls to the front desk to get help, but because people frequently don't listen to her, it takes two calls to get someone to call an ambulance. When the police arrive, Molly is placed in the hotel manager's office to await further instructions. She is questioned at the police station, but doesn't tell all she knows because she is loyal to the wife of the man found dead. Because of her personality and different abilities, people take advantage of her and she later winds up arrested for the man's murder.
Despite Molly being such a different character, the reader will find it easy to like and root for her. There are a few twists since the book is told from Molly's perspective and she doesn't know everything or suspect that anyone would take advantage of her despite this happening in the past. Mystery lovers may find the end a bit of a cheat.
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