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.Mais 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 va mener 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…Client assassiné, employés loufoques et femme de chambre attachante : entrez dans les coulisses d'un hôtel de luxe !

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