Book info

• Title The Mistletoe Mystery
• Author Nita Prose
• Year 2024
• Genre Mystery

It’s the Christmas countdown at the Regency Grand Hotel, and Molly the maid is polishing up her holiday list. * Deck halls. * Dust off decorations. * Buy Secret Santa gift. * Solve mystery? A festive plot throws Molly off-kilter. Why does her beau, Juan Manuel, keep disappearing? And why are the hotel corridors filled with whispers? Someone is keeping a secret. And, as Molly discovers, the answers to the mystery lie in a most unexpected gift...

Thoughts

A short novella that features everyone’s favourite maid Molly organising and slightly dreading the hotel’s Christmas party, whilst also trying to figure out what is going on with her boyfriend Juan. The world is always confusing to Molly and I feel slightly sorry for her - I’m not sure that Juan did the right thing here, he knows what she’s like and that she might misconstrue these events… and the moment when he proposes in front of everyone and Molly doesn’t really know what’s going on, I just don’t think that’s fair. I like the spirit of this book but I don’t think it quite works for me.

Rating: 5 / 5