I was very excited to read this! I loved the first book in the series and I loved this one just as much!! Such an amazing gripping read, I had high hopes after the first book and this exceeded my expectations

10/10 definitely read this!

I liked getting to know Molly better; the ways in which she was raised by Gran. It was nice learning new background information about a character I already know and love.

It was so great to be back at the Regency Grand again. Throughout the story I was quite suspicious of one of the characters and had half convinced myself that they were the murderer. How wrong was I though! I certainly didn’t expect it to be who it was or why they had done it.

I was so sad to finish the story because I just love Molly. I will definitely be buying a copy when the book comes out and reading it again.

I loved the first book ’The Maid’ and to hear that Molly the maid was returning I was so excited. The Mystery Guest is a cosy mystery thriller that once again follows Molly as she solves another mystery and once again she is a suspect.

Molly is such an unique character, everything about her is just so nice to read, the eye for all details and her babbling way of coming across as annoying to people who first meet her but this is what makes me really enjoy reading about her, she’s such a different but unique character and Nita Prose did such an amazing job once again with her storytelling.

I read this book in one sitting and would recommend you read the first book ‘ The Maid ‘ to understand Molly and her ways and the overall situation that happens in the first book. The Mystery Guest is an amazing read that has just the right amount of thriller/mystery alongside characters that are so fun and wholesome to read around.

Many thanks to NetGalley, HarperCollins UK and the publishers for this arc in exchange of an honest review.

5*

I adored The Maid, so it was a pleasure to return to Molly's world in the hotel.
Thanks to NetGalley, the editor and the author for the opportunity to access this copy.

It’s always nerve-wracking to read a second book by an author whose first book you love. Will the second be as good? Will it make sense to have a follow-on in the series or was the first better as a standalone title?

Happily, I thought the second book here was fantastic and almost outshone the first in some respects because more time could be spent on story rather than on establishing Molly.’s complex persona; while still managing to have the reader uncover new details about her.

If I had to nitpick, to me the novel feels very English and yet the language/ turns of phrase are North American. Perhaps that’s intentional? Or intentionally ambiguous?

I’m so grateful to the publishers and the author for this fabulous ARC.

I was absolutely delighted to discover another Molly the Maid book and I hope the series continues! This was such a fun return to the Regency Grand, with a cracking literary plot and more secrets for Molly to uncover. I loved it!

4.5 ⭐️ The perfect cosy mystery. I enjoyed The Maid but loved the sequel even more, I could not put it down.
Molly the maid returns to solve another mystery. The maid always gets blamed for everything.
The chapters were short and sweet and found myself flying through many at a time. I loved how it each chapter alternated between the past and present, giving us just a little bit more information each time to piece together the events.
Great read, definitely recommend.

I really enjoyed reading the first book in the series so I was looking forward to reading this one and I fell in love with it just the same.

Molly the maid is back, she is now Head Maid at The Regency Grand Hotel and once more she is mixed up with murder. Grimthorpe a famous mystery writer drops dead at an event where he was about to unveil a big secret but can’t as he falls off the stage after drinking his tea.

‘There are things going on around here that I don’t quite understand, and until I do, you best be vigilant.’

I loved this follow up to The Maid and it’s such a great caper! JD Grimthorpe, writer, dead before he can make a great reveal. Molly is on the scene once more and is a suspect once more, in the eyes of Detective Stark. But Molly knows more than she is letting on, we travel back into her past, when Gran was alive and Molly a girl both working in a great mansion for a reclusive mystery author.

‘ Do you hear that?’ she asks. ‘Hear what?’ I whisper back. ‘The silence,’ she says. ‘The Silence of the LAMBS.’

This book has improved on The Maid for me. Perhaps because I know the character of Molly better than before but I think also in part because of the detective element; it pays homage to Columbo, Murder She Wrote and so many others. I am an absolute sucker for a great mystery and who doesn’t want to solve a murder?! The JD fan club or LAMBS are a hoot, such a great addition and Molly herself, Angela, Lily and Mr Preston are all joyous.

This is clever, entertaining and loads of fun, I do hope we get more from Molly in the future.

I loved the maid so I was very excited to see Nita prose had written a sequel.
From the first book you’re led to assume Molly is on the asd spectrum, She is a quirky character with an eye for detail, Comes across a little annoying in her finicky ways but I also found her endearing. Her story continues in book two, quirks and all. I loved the backstory that ran alongside the present. We learn about Mollies gran who was the maid for the author who was murdered. It all links up to the present, with the murder of said author taking place in the hotels tearoom.
The mystery guest is a really fun whodunnit book, highly recommended if you like murder mystery’s with a difference.

A great follow up to the first Maid. Molly is back with all her quirks and her own personality. The story is fantastic and has all the addiction of the first book without feeling too familiar!

Molly the maid is a great character and this was a great story. Cleverly plotted, I really enjoyed the twists and turns. A great setting with a great set of characters, it was good to learn more about Molly and her gran. Thoroughly enjoyable

I really enjoyed the last book in this series, so was very excited to start reading this. I certainly wasn’t disappointed as it was just as good as the first one. Molly is a fantastic creation and it was great to have the flashbacks to her childhood to help understand her better. I was also pleased to catch up with the other recurring characters, who are so well drawn that I can picture them. More please.

The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose 🗝
Pub date 18.01.2024

This has been one of my most anticipated books for sooo long. I adored the prequel the Maid and couldn't wait to get my hands on this. I made my dog 🐶 jump out of his skin from screaming when I got the email saying I had been approved for this arc. It had been pending for so long I had given up hope. Of course I had to abandon all my current reads and dive straight into this one. I read the Maid in one day and the Mystery Guest was no different, read in one sitting carrying my kindle everywhere 😂

One of my fave characters of all time Molly the Maid is back at the regency grand hotel as head maid in this fantastic cosy murder mystery. I would recommend reading the Maid before this one, even though it is a new mystery the character development in the first book is needed to get the full enjoyment out of this one.
I'm hoping that this series continues and there are many more books to come. I cannot get enough of Molly. Also special shout out to Mr Preston, such a wholesome character who makes my heart melt ❤

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Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an Advance Reader's Copy.

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I was delighted to be approved for an .early copy of this book; and I settled down and read it in just a couple of sittings. Nina Prose is genius; she’s created a character it’s impossible not to love. I thought The Maid was outstanding and The Mystery Guest, unbelievably, is even better.

Molly us now Head Maid, a role she was born to occupy. At a book signing, the author drops dead and mayhem ensues as hotel staff are implicated in his demise and the loss of a valuable first edition. This story is so well plotted as the reader is taken back to the past and the circumstances in which Molly first met the author. I really loved the flashback scenes with Molly and her aunt. There’s so much wisdom, humour and the literal quirkiness is hugely entertaining. It’s a book that takes you into another world, totally immersive and such brilliant writing. Yes, I loved it; clever and all human life is here one way and another. Simply brilliant.

Molly is fast becoming one of my favourite characters! I devoured the sections where it went back in time as it showed you more of the relationship Molly had with her gran and gives you more of an insight into Molly’s history. The storyline was fabulous and it all knitted together perfectly. I’m not sure I would ever want to cross Mr Grimthorpe so I’m glad he’s dead.

Just when I thought I couldn’t love Molly any more than I did in the first book, back she comes with her sharp eye for detail, her charm and her little idiosyncrasies that make her so interesting. In this book, Molly is now the Head Maid at the Regency Grand and it’s a title she is very proud of. When a guest at the hotel dies suddenly in very mysterious circumstances, Molly’s detective skills are once again put to use. Another enjoyable book from Nita Prose.

I loved Nina's first book and Molly the maid is back. I couldn't wait to catch up with Molly back at the Regency Grand hotel. When a famous writer dies in the tea rooms just as he was about to make a big announcement and reveal a secret Molly puts her detective head back on and makes it her mission to find out what has happened. This is a cozy mystery and I really liked the characters again in this book. I got through the pages quickly and of course not all is as it seems. I will be recommending this book to others and looking out for more from Nina.

Loved reading about Molly again.
A fab whodunnit.
Thanks for the opportunity to read & review it.

I was a little frustrated by this book. It seems lazy to compare it to the first novel but whilst the first novel really intrigued me, this one just feel a little flat for me.

Not an unenjoyable read, just a little disappointing