The Maid by Nita Prose was a fun mystery. It didn't take me long to realize that Molly was neurodivergent and possessed a kind heart. As her grandma would describe her, she's a good egg. Molly's grandmother raised her when her mother left. Molly decided early to become a maid just like her. She works at a fancy boutique hotel, The Grand Regency. She has had a challenging year. Her terrible boyfriend deserted her, and her beloved grandmother died. All she has is her job. After discovering a dead guest in a hotel suite, her career, her reputation, and her freedom are imperiled. Molly struggles to know who is a friend and who is not.
I enjoyed The Maid so much that I immediately read the next book in the series, The Mystery Guest. It contains many of the same characters but with a new predicament for the Regency Grand Hotel. Second books can be tricky, and Nita Prose does a great job. The mystery was plausible and complex. I found them both diverting and heart-warming.
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I am in love with Ann Napolitano. Here is a link to reviews of some of her other books: https://barbpruittwrites.blogspot.com/search?q=Ann+Napolitano
Within Arm's Reach is Naplitano's first published book. It is similar to her subsequent books in its exploration of different relationships within a dysfunctional Irish family. It is a multi-generational story about Gram, the forceful matriarch of the family, her oldest living daughter, Kelly, and her two adult daughters, who are struggling. The narration moves among several characters. The lives of the family members intertwine in ways they can't see--some toxic, some nourishing--and Gram urgently feels that she needs to fix things. To fix something, it usually needs to be taken apart, breaking it even further. The people in Arm's Reach are broken and struggling but very human. I liked them deeply, cared about their choices, cringed at their mistakes, and rooted for them.
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