Nita Prose

Nita Prose is the pen name of Canadian author and book editor Nita Pronovost. She is best known for The Maid, a 2022 mystery that won the Anthony Award for Best First Novel, and she continues the Molly the Maid series with The Mystery Guest. Her career began with writing for literary magazines and production editing at HarperCollins Canada, later rising to vice president and editorial director at Simon & Schuster Canada. She lives in Toronto.