The Mistletoe Mystery: A Maid Novella (Molly the Maid)

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Molly the Maid has a whole new mystery to solve in this heartwarming novella from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maid and The Mystery Guest.

“[Molly is] the most interesting (and endearing) main character in a long time.”—Stephen King, on The Maid

Molly Gray has always loved the holidays. When Molly was a child, her gran went to great lengths to make the season merry and bright, full of cherished traditions. The first few Christmases without Gran were hard on Molly, but this year, her beloved boyfriend and fellow festive spirit, Juan Manuel, is intent on making the season Molly’s mofinst joyful yet.

But when a Secret Santa gift exchange at the Regency Grand Hotel raises questions about who Molly can and cannot trust, she dives headfirst into solving her most consequential—and personal—mystery yet. Molly has a bad feeling about things, and she starts to wonder: has she yet again mistaken a frog for a prince?

A heartwarming, magical story about the true spirit of the season, The Mistletoe Mystery reminds us that love is the greatest mystery of all.

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Published Oct 1, 2024

128 pages

Average rating: 6.67

89 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

mhooper
Dec 11, 2024
7/10 stars
Short, happy ending story. Nice Christmas read.
Jayne M Frank
Nov 30, 2024
7/10 stars
Cute, light read for Christmas. Excellent descriptors.
Margie Pettersen
Oct 27, 2025
6/10 stars
Molly Gray is still working at the Grand Regency Hotel and her relationship with her boyfriend, Juan Manuel had strengthened. She loves Christmas and still recalls wonderful times with Gran, who has since passed. Last year, she was embarrassed when people made fun of the gift she sent in the Secret Santa exchange. She had arranged chocolates (leftovers from hotel) in the shape of a Christmas tree. Her co-worker and constantly whining was not appreciative of the recycled use.

Molly begins to notice Juan Manuel is acting suspiciously. An attractive woman knocks on their apartment door asking for help with a problem in her apartment. Molly says, "no, you need to talk to the super" but she sees Juan-Manuel and she says "I'm glad to see you." J-M helps her. It is clear that he has met this woman before. J-M says apparently she recognized him from a previous encounter in the laundry room, but Dawn is unsettled by the incident.

J-M works as a chef at the hotel, yet Molly notices him delivering flowers to an attractive woman and slipping money (for what?) to the doorman. She suspects something is fishy. Is J-M cheating on her? Cheryl shares a magazine article about how to tell if your partner is cheating and Dawn notices a lot of things.

etonii
May 16, 2025
6/10 stars
Why did Juan Manuel propose to Molly with “Molly Gray, Head Maid and love of my life…”? One could argue that if she was really the love of his life, his proposal would have been “Molly Gray, love of my life and Head Maid…”

This irked my soul and I had to knock off two stars, also Angela gaslighting Molly was not the most pleasant thing to read about.
Ali.
Dec 21, 2024
10/10 stars
This story is beautiful because it's all about Christmas

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