Count #1 New York Times bestselling author Nita Prose among the authors slated to help kick off the Christmas season later this year, with one of the genre’s biggest stars is set to release The Mistletoe Mystery, a brand new novella, on October 1, 2024.
Prose, for those who need a quick recap, took the genre by storm in 2o22 with the release of her massively successful bestseller, The Maid, which introduced readers to Molly Gray, a 25-year-old maid at the Regency Grand Hotel who has a knack for solving murders. That book landed Prose at the very top of the New York Times bestsellers list, was a Good Morning America Book Club pick, an Edgar Award finalist, and won an Anthony Award, the Barry Award, and the Fingerprint Award. The Maid was also a NYT Editor’s pick, was named “One of the Best Books of the Year” by The Washington Post, The Guardian, Glamour, Elle, PopSugar, Newsweek, Mental Floss, She Reads, and Kirkus Reviews, and received praise from Stephen King, NPR, W Magainze, PopSugar, Lisa Jewell, and many others.
Following her breakout novel, Nita prose wasted no time, quickly following up her headlining debut with The Mystery Guest, another national bestseller, in 2023. Now, she will publish her first novella, which brings back Molly for my mystery-solving fun.
Check out the official cover art and plot details below.
The Mistletoe Mystery by Nita Priose
Ballantine Books
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 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.
Nita Prose is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Mystery Guest and The Maid, which has sold over one million copies worldwide and was published in more than forty countries. A Good Morning America Book Club pick, The Maid won the Ned Kelly Award for International Crime Fiction, the Fingerprint Award for Debut Novel of the Year, the Anthony Award for Best First Novel, and the Barry Award for Best First Mystery. The Maid was also an Edgar Award finalist for Best Novel. Nita lives in Toronto, Canada, in a house that is only moderately clean.
Fans excited to get their hands on Prose’s forthcoming new release, can pre-order her holiday novella here or anywhere else books are sold.
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