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About Nita Prose: \;
Nita Prose is a writer and longtime edit or. THE MAID\, her debut novel\, was a #1 New York Times and national best seller\, and a "Good Morning America" Book Club pick. Winner of both the N ed Kelly Award for International Crime Fiction and a Goodreads Choice Awar d\, and shortlisted for an Edgar Award for Best Novel\, THE MAID has been published in over 40 countries in more than 35 languages. Nita lives in To ronto\, Canada.
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\n\nAbout "The Maid": \;A dead body is one mess she can't clean up on her own. Molly Gray is not like everyone else. She struggles with social skills an d misreads the intentions of others. Her gran used to interpret the world for her\, codifying it into simple rules that Molly could live by. Since G ran died a few months ago\, twenty-five-year-old Molly has been navigating life's complexities all by herself. No matter--she throws herself with gu sto into her work as a hotel maid. Her unique character\, along with her o bsessive love of cleaning and proper etiquette\, make her an ideal fit for the job. She delights in donning her crisp uniform each morning\, stockin g her cart with miniature soaps and bottles\, and returning guest rooms at the Regency Grand Hotel to a state of perfection. But Molly's orderly lif e is upended the day she enters the suite of the infamous and wealthy Char les Black\, only to find it in a state of disarray and Mr. Black himself d ead in his bed. Before she knows what's happening\, Molly's unusual demean or has the police targeting her as their lead suspect. She quickly finds h erself caught in a web of deception\, one she has no idea how to untangle. Fortunately for Molly\, friends she never knew she had unite with her in a search for clues to what really happened to Mr. Black. But will they be able to find the real killer before it's too late? Both a Clue-like\, lock ed-room mystery and a heartwarming journey of the spirit\, The Maid explor es what it means to be the same as everyone else and yet entirely differen t--and reveals that all mysteries can be solved through connection to the human heart.
\nSimcoe Reads Author Talk:&nb sp\;The Barrie Public Library has joined literary forces with 7 other libr aries (Essa\, Innisfil ideaLab\, Midland\, New Tecumseth\, Bradford West G uillimbury and Ramara) to offer a 2023 virtual author talk.
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