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Really delightful book, loved Molly and the entire experience. Impressive debut novel from a Canadian author.

Molly Gray is a quirky gal, likely on the autism spectrum as she doesn't really get the nuances of social interaction and misinterprets the intentions of others more often than not. She's a maid at an upscale hotel and takes extreme pride in her adherence to cleanliness standards. She's 25 and all alone in the world after her Gran died from pancreatic cancer. One day she discovers a regular guest dead in his bed, and a series of events and misunderstandings lead the police to mistakenly accuse Molly of the crime. How can she convince them that she was just doing her job?

Molly is just a heartwarming character, she is so sincere in her efforts to do the best at her job. I loved the mystery of this tale, of trying to figure out who killed Mr. Black and why. But I also enjoyed the mystery of untangling what exactly is going on at the hotel through both Molly's eyes and the eyes of others around her.

This book reads in part like a cozy mystery, but it's certainly a smart cozy with absolutely endearing characters. Molly is fairly complex because although she greatly misinterprets the intentions of others (making her the target of ridicule and bullying many times), she also has an uncanny knack for seeing through the deception of others, much to their dismay. I loved this debut and can't wait to read what Nita Prose comes up with next.

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book, all opinions are my own.