Alex Hay is a bestselling author whose debut novel The Housekeepers was a Waterstones Book of the Month and Paperback of the Year and won the Caledonia Novel Award 2022. He is also the author of The Queen of Fives and The Midnight Guests, both published to great acclaim. Hay was born in London and now lives in Brighton, U.K. with his husband.
At CrimeReads the author tagged "six brilliant novels that thread the darkest psychology into rarefied settings to completely thrilling effect." One title on the list:
Nita Prose, The MaidRead about another entry on the list at CrimeReads.
Already a modern classic. Molly works as a maid at the Regency Grand Hotel, but quickly becomes ensnared in a murder investigation that unfolds all the way from the penthouse down through every corner of the building. Not for nothing did it spawn a series of wildly popular sequels—this novel is clever, carefully-drawn and Nita Prose knows just how to conjure the glamour and grit of a hotel operation through the eyes of the staff.
The Maid is among Lucy Foley's five notable novels set in hotels, S.K. Golden's six top mystery novels set in hotels, and Amanda Craig's top ten books about cleaners.
--Marshal Zeringue
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