This is the third book of Molly the Maid series and Molly comes back with another...crime adventure.

Molly is getting married to Juan in a couple of months. When the TV crew for Hidden Treasures decided to film in the hotel Regency where Molly is working as the head maid, Molly decided on a whim to give away some of her grandmother's cherished items. And while going through her grandmother's stuff, the hosts, Brown and Beagle discovers an egg--not just an egg, the Faberge egg that costs millions of dollars. Molly might be on the verge of becoming a millionaire. But just as it was about to be auctioned, the egg disappears mysteriously--and someone has left a threatening note to Molly to stop looking for the egg thus threatening her life. With her infamous group--her grandfather, Detective Stark, Angela and of course her fiance, Molly must find who is responsible for the burglary for the egg.

You can never get tired of Molly's character--she is one of those characters that you actually adore. And it is always interesting that Molly always gets into some sort of an issue and become the center of attention in a crime. I just like how supportive her staff and her fiance are to Molly. Not only that--we get a glimpse of Molly's grandmother's life in the story--Flora. Flora Gray was once from a wealthy family and Flora's diary entries talks about a young girl who dreams of going to college, and the forbidden love between her and her butler's son, John. You might not think there might be any connection between the two but towards the end, only we find that there is a connection between Flora Gray and the mysteriously stolen egg, which was revealed at the end.

This was actually interesting and I heard that this is the final premise of the Molly the Maid series. However, one downside of it was there were too much about Flora Gray than Molly--I felt like I was reading a Historical Romance with a cozy mystery setting, which kind of spoils a little bit of the overall plot. However, the author was clever enough to merge the two together which reveals the connection in the end. However, I did enjoy Flora's POV. This was charming, entertaining and intriguing as well.

Although I didn't like this book when comparing with the two previous book, I did enjoy reading the final book (I think) of the Molly the Maid series. I might actually miss reading about Molly as the character grew into me. Overall this book is worth four stars.

Many thanks to Netgalley and the Harper Collins for the ARC. The review is based on my honest opinion only.

This is the third book in the Molly the Maid series and I loved how there is another story and another mystery to solve with all of these lovable characters at its heart. Molly is the same brilliant character as always as she is preparing to marry the lovely Juan and Angela, Mr Preston and many more are all returning characters who make the novel feel so much more wholesome when they are all together.

In this installment, a reality art tv show is being held at the hotel where Molly works and she decides to see if the egg that was left to her by her grandma was actually worth anything and it turns out to be a real Faberge! What follows is a fast paced read full of drama as the egg is stolen at the auction as Molly and the gang try to figure out who stole it and why.

In this novel, I really loved the deeper insight into Molly's grandma's life which are told through diary entries which she wrote before she died and is filled with stories from her past which are told to the reader in alternating chapters. I was fascinating to learn where she came from and heartbreaking to read about what happened to her in a life that explains so much of her personality and her secretiveness towards Molly and her past.

Overall, I really enjoyed the plot of this story and as always I loved being back with this group of characters who really feel like a family.

Molly the Maid #3

Molly Gray's life was about to change in ways she could never have imagined. As the esteemed Head Maid and recently promoted Special Events Manager of the Regency Grand Hotel, good things are just around the corner, including her marriage to her beloved fiance, Juan Manuel, only two months away. But Molly's entire existence is upended when a film crew descends upon the hotel to shoot the hit reality TV show Hidden Treasures, starring popular art appraisers Brown and Beagle. On a whim, Molly brings a shoe box containing a few of her gran's old things for appraisal, and much to everyone's surprise, one of the items turns out to be a rare and priceless treasure.

When an unexpected discovery turns Molly into a wealthy woman, her life takes a dramatic turn. But then her unearthed artifact disappears.

I love this series, Molly and how easy they are to read. We get a bit of her gran's backstory that's told through diary entries. It also has a dual timeline, it's multilayered, and we also get some humour.

Published 10th April 2025

I would like to thank #NetGalley #HarperCollinsUK #HarperFiction and the author #NitaProse in exchange for an honest review.

“ Pride is taking less than you need. Generosity is leaving a gift for others.”

“Deep cleaning to give life meaning.”

I’m a big fan of Molly the maid, I love her quirkiness and how direct she is, she is a wonderful character. I find her quotes the best, they make me giggle and they are so spot on! We need a book of Molly’s quotes!

In book three, we read more about Molly’s grans past, this is interesting and so nice to put all the pieces together. As much as her gran had a sad life, I really enjoyed reading about it. It did feel like it went on for a bit longer than it needed, but it was still interesting.

I loved the story about the faberge egg and how it goes missing! Another mystery that needs to be solved and incorporated well into the story.

As always, these books are a fun, warm hearted read and another enjoyable read with Molly the maid.

I was waiting for this one as I absolutely love the series. And this one kept me just as hooked, it was great to follow along with Molly again and work out the secrets and lies that she uncovers.

So you guys know that I am a massive fan of Molly the Maid and have loved every second of her in audiobook form! I was super excited to read this and was so happy to receive a copy of this e-arc on @netgalley!
It goes without saying, there was major issues with the formatting on my kindle and therefore made it a difficult experience to read! That aside, I loved this book and actually read in a day (over multiple sittings, like sprints) and laughed and even cried at the book! 🥲 I believe that this is the last in the series and having fallen in love with Molly, it was a happy, sad way to end the story! I loved the cosiness of it and loved the characters of this book! It doesn't hit the 5 star for me, I do think that is partially the fault of NetGalley but I did also find the chapters a little long in my opinion but boy, if you haven't, then please get lost in the world of Molly the Maid! 🩷

Molly finds herself yet again in the middle of some very strange happenings that put her way outside her comfort zone, though not as much as the did before she met her Juan Manuel, her Grandfather and the rest of her loyal friends.
When what she thought was a trinket of sentimental value only, turns out to be something of way more value than she could ever have imagined, and thrust her into the spotlight again, but in a very different way. She may just become a very wealthy woman. Things however take a dark turn when the egg is stolen and she is threatened. Do not look for the egg it says. As her story unfolds, we find ourselves learning all about Flora through her diary, which I found to be the more compelling for the stories. They converge as they must in the end and all is revealed. An interesting story full of emotion and love and I really enjoyed it.

Feels like a conclusion.

Have loved Molly since book 1, and this feels possibly as though the author is wrapping up her story, backstory and letting us go with a sweet and moving final instalment.

Molly and Juan are on the cusp of marriage, scraping together money for some second-hand wedding clothes and dreaming of a better life someday, when a TV crew and hosts descend on their hotel looking for the public (and staff's) hidden treasures. Molly is persuaded to take some of her beloved grandmother's possessions along to be assessed... and finds a priceless heirloom hidden amongst them.

Worth millions, Molly is catapulted into the public eye alongside the Faberge egg, but when it is stolen at the auction, Molly must once more investigate exactly who has taken it and why. Will her grandmother's long-screted diary offer any clues?

The majority of the book being taken with Flora's diary worked well in the sense that it was a fascinating story of a rich and spoiled young woman seeing her family and position clearly, and finding her own voice. But it also meant that the story really wrote itself around Molly who did little until the end to solve the mystery.

Which is only a quibble as I still very much enjoyed reading this and having the two stories in one. Though it did feel that Molly was almost a secondary character in her own tale.

An illuminating story about society and class half a century ago, and a fitting end to a lovely series.

With thanks to Netgalley for providing a sample reading copy.

What a wonderful, fitting end to the Molly the Maid Series this was! Not only was this the lead-up to Molly and Juan’s long-awaited wedding, but we also learned about her late Gran’s backstory through diary entries she left for Molly. I fell in love with Gran even more - she was such a loveable character.

From the first couple of pages, I had a smile on my face as I re-entered the heartwarming world of Molly snd her friends. The pacing was good, the use of dual timelines was very effective, there was an enjoyable mystery, and I enjoyed the themes of hope, love, and kindness that underpinned the story.

I read this in one day as I couldn’t out it down. While I was sad to reach the last page as this meant the end of the series, I was also happy that this was the perfect ending to Molly’s story. This is a terrific cozy mystery series that I will not soon forget and one I highly recommend.

Thanks to the publisher for this complimentary copy. All opinions are my own.

Molly the Maid never fails to bring joy! This time around Molly is planning her wedding and discovers that she may be sitting on a fortune!

As ever life doesn’t go smoothly for Molly and she is surrounded by eccentric events and a police investigation! Along the way she discovers a lot about her family history.

This book is full of all our well loved friends with some new ones added too. A wonderful book with Molly’s voice ringing out from the pages. I adored it!

WOW! WOW! WOW!.
Molly's back with a very interesting, captivating crime to solve and she does it her style. She's the same quirky, loveable character, who you can't help but fall in love with. I'm massively disappointed it's the last book in the series. But WOW, what an absolutely, brilliant, unputdownable series it's been. LOVED IT, LOVED IT, LOVED IT. A massive congratulations to Nita Prose for bringing Molly to life. HIGHLY RECOMMEND.

DNF and I’m sad about it. The last two books, we’ve jumped right into the action, with this one, I’m at page 100 which is my minimum and still there has been no crime.
I’m really disappointed with this one having come from the second one and really enjoying it. The books do flow from one to the other really well but it doesn’t make up for the fact that this was one is really dull. Also, I just don’t get it. She goes from rags to riches and people are obsessed with her, it’s a really bizarre and slow storyline.
As usual, I stuck to my 100 pages before stopping but it was a struggle.

Another brilliant book in the Molly the Maid series.
Having read the first two books it was great to catch up with Molly and her fiancé Juan again.
Molly is preparing the Regency Hotel for a special event where a well known valuation TV show will be filming at the hotel.
Molly takes her special box along and is gobsmacked when she’s told she has an item worth millions. Fans of the show soon take a keen interest in Molly and her life is turned upside down with people following her and wanting to be part of her life.
We also have chapters from Gran’s diary and we learn how the item came into the family along with an insight into Gran’s earlier life.
When the egg is stolen Molly and her friends help Detective Stark to find out who the thief is, which doesn’t quite go to plan.
I loved this book and once again Molly’s view of the world made me laugh and I did shed a few happy tears too.
I highly recommend this series.
Thanks to Harper Collins UK for the opportunity to read this book.

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How I adore Molly the Maid. She's so funny and witty without knowing it. I have flown through all three books so quickly. The pace is good and the short chapters make you want to read "one more". Angela is probably one of my favourite characters. I just adore this series and again book 3 was exactly I was expecting. A warm bath, full of loveable characters mixed with a mystery. It's a super easy read and I finished it in two days.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🤓 ʀᴇᴀᴅ ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪᴋᴇ:
Quick and easy read
Character Development
Short Chapters
Mystery
Entertaining read

ꜱʏɴᴏᴘꜱɪꜱ:
𝘔𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘭. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯 – 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘪𝘱 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸.
𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯’𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘔𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵.

𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘳𝘺, 𝘬𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘬𝘦𝘺, 𝘔𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘴. 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨’𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺? 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴? 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘔𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘦?

𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘭’𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘔𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘺 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘺. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘭𝘵, 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘥……

I am so grateful for the publisher that they provided me with an e-arc.
Molly the Maid is so precious and in every book she makes me feel emotional. This mystery book series follows Molly who is very good at her job being the maid of a super classy hotel. Mainly as she is quite autistic which makes me care for her interactions, thoughts and expressions a lot. Throughout the series Molly makes human connections discovers family, friendship and love and in this one specifically we learn more about her beloved caretaker Gran where she comes from and how Molly gets to her big day.
If you are looking for something cosy and you love a good whodunnit in the vain of Grand Budapest Hotel - pick this one up!

I am grateful to the publisher and NetGalley for a review copy of this book, and I was very excited to read it because I absolutely loved the previous two in the series.
Sadly, in my opinion, this one just wasn’t in the same league. I am not a fan of dual timelines anyway, but in this case the jumping backwards and forwards made the story difficult to follow at times. I also thought the plot was too far fetched (to the point of being silly), and there seemed to be a lot of loose ends. There is one thing that is really confusing me about the egg, and even though I’ve been back and read a few chapters twice I am left with a question that I can’t answer. Maybe it’s just me? So, when Flora is sent to the farmhouse she takes the egg with her and hides it in her mattress. When she leaves the farmhouse and returns to Grays Manor she takes the egg with her and Mrs Peterson sells it for her and gives Flora a few thousand pounds. Flora leaves there and rents the apartment where Molly eventually ends up living with her. My question is: how did the egg get there when it had previously been sold?! Is this a plot hole or have I missed something – I’d love to know.
Although this book wasn’t my favourite I hope there will be a follow on as I love Molly, and the one-liners make me laugh.

Molly is back for another adventure and this time she may not be able to solve it without a little help from her beloved gran.

The wedding with Juan Manuel is almost here. They are having a small but heartfelt affair even though she had the opportunity to have it at the hotel...well that's way out of their budget. When one of her favourite TV programmes comes to the hotel, she takes in a few trinkets for them to value for her. She knows they're not really worth much in cash value but they mean everything to her. But a rather shocked Molly finds there is treasure amongst her "trash" and her life may have been upended once more. What will Molly do if she no longer has to be a maid?

The little family that Molly, Juan Manuel and grandad have at the Regency Grand really are a found family. They may not always get on and there are a few layabouts but they mostly rub along well together. This story is essentially two timelines in one - modern New York where Molly is learning more about her Gran's former life and the past timeline where we see gran as a young adult and how her life comes to be centred on being a maid.

Heists, family secrets and a whopper of a reveal later and Molly is feeling the toll of this possible new life of hers. I was so relieved for her when life settled down and she managed to return to her version of normal. I love the way she has always been unapologetically Molly and everyone loves her just the way she is. She is adorably naïve occasionally and not for the first time I'm pretty sure her actions speak loudly for being on a spectrum of one sort or another.

I'm not sure where Molly can go after this but I'll happily come along for any further adventures.

Molly the maid and her friends at the Regency Grand hotel are back. It was so nice to catch up with them all.

When popular TV show ‘Hidden treasures’ (think Antiques roadshow) comes to film at the hotel, Molly takes in a shoebox of her Gran’s most treasured possessions.
To Molly’s surprise one of the items turns out to be very valuable and could allow her and Juan to lead a very comfortable life.
However, it is another item in the box that turns out to be much more valuable to Molly and allows her to find out more about her Gran.

The book is told through alternating chapters of Molly in the present and her Gran. It was great to read Gran’s backstory and it felt like it really tied the whole series together. Molly is a fascinating character and it was funny to see her become a TV star.

Love this series.

I always enjoy returning to Molly's world and the Regency Grand and this was no exception. To have Molly at the heart of the mystery this time was a new approach and it gave us an opportunity to better understand her character, as we see how different events affect her and how she reacts to different information and situations. I confess I personally don't enjoy a dual timeline so though it was really interesting to know more about Gran, these sections were a bit longer than I would have liked and so for me, a different format might have been better but that's purely subjective and I know this will be a great feature for lots of readers. We definitely see a different side to Gran which is quite unexpected, and learn more about Molly's family history. In the present day, lots of familiar faces return and it was great to see them all again, and to not only see them rallying around Molly but also getting to see how their relationships with each other have changed. This is a wonderful series with a host of great characters!

I received a free copy of this book. All views are my own.

I wasn’t too keen on the last book and as such maybe should have let this one go but I wanted to try and see if enjoyed it more,I have though decided the character and the books are not for me,thats nit to say they aren’t good of course just not for me