Prose's THE MAID-Maid On the Spectrum Makes an Entertaing Mystery

Molly Gray is a stellar maid at a ritzy, cosmopolitan hotel. She's most at home when cleaning hotel rooms or tidying up the tiny apartment she shares with her beloved Granny. Molly is on the autism spectrum making it difficult for her to decipher social cues and or expressions not meant to be interpreted literally. Otherwise, Molly is very content with her cleaning trolly making hotel guest rooms immaculate. Sadly, after her grandmother dies Molly finds herself alone and in financial constraints. Her beau proved to be a "bad egg" and cleaned out their savings. Unfortunately, there are evil people who take advantage of people like Molly who are trusting and susceptible other's with malicious or disingenuous intent. Working at the hotel, she again falls for another bad egg and becomes an unwitting pawn in a drug ring where Molly gets  marked a prime suspect. The reader is aware of Molly's foibles and follies which render her endearing and incapable of committing a crime; least of all murder. Mayhem ensues after Molly is befriended by the glamorous, trophy wife of the filthy rich Mr. Black. Black is found dead in bed in a hotel room by Molly, now in over her head. Her precarious involvement lands her in jail accused of his murder.  Fortunately, for Molly her kindhearted demeanor and diligence at work have earned her friendships she didn't realize she could rely on for help. But, time is running out to prove Molly's innocence and find the real killer.  It's not the mystery that makes "The Maid" sparkle and delight. It's our distinctive heroine with peculiar traits that made THE MAID first rate. Even so, the novel is able to pull the wool over your eyes and surprise. It's gratifying to see goodness triumphant.  And, watch Molly develop a better sense of how the world really operates. Molly surmised, "We are all the same in different ways." She also concluded, "The longer you live, the more you learn. People are a mystery that can never be solved. Life has a way of sorting itself out. Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end." This is a novel you can savor with a spot of tea. "A good cup of tea cures all ills. And if it doesn't, have another."