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La femme de chambre
Nita Prose
- Le livre de poche
- Le Livre De Poche Policier/thriller
- 5 Avril 2023
- 9782253934899
« Je suis votre femme de chambre. J'en sais tellement sur vous. Mais en fin de compte, vous : que savez-vous vraiment de moi ? » Bienvenue au prestigieux hôtel Regency Grand, avec ses tapis de velours rouge, ses dorures et ses employés plus rocambolesques les uns que les autres. La jeune Molly, discrète, solitaire et zélée, y travaille comme femme de chambre et en connaît tous les recoins. Un jour, elle trouve la richissime Mme Black dans sa suite, paniquée, aux côtés du corps sans vie de son mari - une pagaille bien compliquée à ordonner. Mêlée malgré elle à cette étrange affaire de meurtre, Molly mène l'enquête, aidée de quelques précieux collègues et amis. Elle va alors découvrir que, derrière la magnifique façade, le Regency Grand cache bien des secrets.Lecture douillette assurée. Page des libraires.Ce polar bien ficelé se dévore d'une traite. Châtelaine.Traduit de l'anglais (Canada) par Estelle Roudet.
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POLISHED TO PERFECTION, THE HOTLY-ANTICIPATED & SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING DEBUT *The instant Sunday Times Top 5 bestseller* *The New York Times No.1 bestseller* *One of Buzzfeed''s highly anticipated BookTok reads in 2022* ''Delightful'' GUARDIAN ''An escapist pleasure '' SUNDAY TIMES ''A true 21st century heroine'' JANICE HALLETT ''Smart, riveting, and deliciously refreshing '' LISA JEWELL ''An instantly gripping and delightful whodunnit'' STYLIST _________________________________________________________________ I am your maid.
I know about your secrets. Your dirty laundry.
But what do you know about me?
Molly the maid is all alone in the world. A nobody. She''s used to being invisible in her job at the Regency Grand Hotel, plumping pillows and wiping away the grime, dust and secrets of the guests passing through. She''s just a maid - why should anyone take notice?
But Molly is thrown into the spotlight when she discovers an infamous guest, Mr Black, very dead in his bed. This isn''t a mess that can be easily cleaned up. And as Molly becomes embroiled in the hunt for the truth, following the clues whispering in the hallways of the Regency Grand, she discovers a power she never knew was there. She''s just a maid - but what can she see that others overlook?
Escapist, charming and introducing a truly original heroine, The Maid is a story about how the truth isn''t always black and white - it''s found in the dirtier, grey areas in between . . .
*RIGHTS SOLD IN 29 TERRITORIES* ''Gripping, deftly written, and led by a truly unforgettable protagonist in Molly. I''m recommending it to everyone I know'' EMMA STONEX ''Beautiful writing, an intriguing mystery, and a colourful cast of friends and sleuths ensure The Maid sparkles with wit and tension'' LUCY CLARKE ''Fresh, fiendish and darkly beguiling. The Maid is so thrillingly original, and clever, and joyous. I just adored every page'' CHRIS WHITAKER A Sunday Times No.4 bestseller for w/c 24/01/2022 A New York Times No.1 bestseller for w/c 31/01/2022 -
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*The unmissable new novel from the million-copy bestselling author of The Maid* _________________________________________________________________ A new mess.
A new mystery.
Molly the maid returns . . .
Molly Gray wears her Head Maid badge proudly for every shift at the Regency Grand Hotel, plumping pillows, sweeping up the guests'' secrets, silently restoring rooms to a state of perfection.
But when a renowned guest - a famous mystery writer - drops very dead in the grand tea room, Molly has an unusual clean-up on her hands.
As rumours and suspicion swirl in the hotel corridors, it''s clear there''s grime lurking beneath the gilt. And Molly knows that she alone holds the key to the mystery. But unlocking it means thinking about the past, about Gran, and everything else she''s kept tidied away in her memory for so long.
Because Molly knew the dead guest once upon a time - and he knew her . . .
_________________________________________________________________ Over a million readers have loved getting swept away by The Maid:
''Excellent and totally entertaining . . . the most interesting (and endearing) main character in a long time'' STEPHEN KING ''This is phenomenal thriller. Maid or murderer or victim? Find out in the book'' READER REVIEW ''Gripping, deftly written, and led by a truly unforgettable protagonist in Molly. I''m recommending it to everyone I know'' EMMA STONEX ''I loved everything about this book'' READER REVIEW ''I didn''t think I could love a character any more than I loved Eleanor Oliphant but along comes Molly the Maid. God, I love her'' READER REVIEW ''Fresh, fiendish and darkly beguiling. The Maid is so thrillingly original, and clever, and joyous. I just adored every page'' CHRIS WHITAKER ''Felt like a modern day homage to Agatha Christie'' READER REVIEW ''Lots of twists and turns and highly gripping'' READER REVIEW The Maid was a New York Times No.1 bestseller for w/c 31/01/2022
