Rhys Bowen
1) Murphy's law
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Molly Murphy mysteries volume 1
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Fleeing a false accusation of murder in Ireland, Molly Murphy becomes involved in another murder case when the man who was harrassing her on the boat to America turns up dead also.
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Molly Murphy mysteries volume 10
Pub. Date
2011
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With Molly Murphy's wedding to NYPD Captain Daniel Sullivan approaching, the Irish sleuth heads to the countryside where his mother advises her on a bride's proper place. She has already promised that she'll settle down after marrying, but that doesn't mean she can't squeeze in one last case.
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Royal Spyness mysteries volume 10
Pub. Date
2016.
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"Nothing is simple when you're thirty-fifth in line for the British crown, least of all marriage. But with love on their side, and plans to elope, Lady Georgiana Rannoch and her beau Darcy O'Mara hope to bypass a few royal rules... With Darcy driving me out of London in a borrowed motor car, I soon discover that he isn't planning to introduce me to the pleasures of sinning in secret--as I had hoped--but to make me his wife! Of course, there are...
4) Royal blood
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With her hateful brother, Binky, in town, Lady Georgiana Rannoch is desperately seeking an escape, which comes in the form of an invitation from the queen to represent the royals at a wedding in Transylvania. The bride happens to be her old school chum, Marty. But staying in her macabre-looking castle proves to be unnerving--especially when she finds dear Marty with blood running down her chin, and a prominent wedding guest is poisoned.
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Molly Murphy mysteries volume 9
Pub. Date
2010
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After an illusionist on stage saws into his assistant, Harry Houdini's wife hires Molly Murphy to be part investigator/part bodyguard and uncover whether NYC's masters of illusion are simply up to their tricks or if there truly is something much more treacherous going on.
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Molly Murphy mysteries volume 11
Pub. Date
2012
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Newly married Molly and her NYPD captain husband reluctantly honeymoon in 1904 Newport at the estate of an ambitious Tammany Hall politician whose subsequent murder challenges Molly's resolve to avoid sleuthing.
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Royal Spyness mysteries volume 12
Pub. Date
2018.
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"In the days leading up to her wedding to Darcy O'Mara, Lady Georgiana Rannoch takes on the responsibilities of a grand estate, but proving she can run a household just may be the death of her in the new Royal Spyness Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service. If only Darcy and I had eloped! What I thought would be a simple wedding has been transformed into a grand affair, thanks to the attendance...
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Royal Spyness mysteries volume 7
Pub. Date
2013.
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While in the Australian Outback grooming a newfound heir, Jack Altringham, for high society, Lady Georgiana Rannoch finds herself investigating the murder of the Duke who was found with Jack's hunting knife in his back.
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Molly Murphy mysteries volume 15
Pub. Date
2015.
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"It's Christmastime in 1905 New York City, and for once, Molly Murphy Sullivan is looking forward to the approaching holidays. She has a family of her own now: she and Daniel have a baby son and twelve-year-old Bridie is living with them as their ward. As Molly and the children listen to carolers in the street, they hear a lovely voice, the voice of an angel, and see a beggar girl huddled in a doorway, singing "Away in a Manger." Bridie is touched...
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Caroline Grant is struggling to accept the end of her marriage when she receives an unexpected bequest. Her beloved great-aunt Lettie leaves her a sketchbook, three keys, and a final whisper?Venice. Caroline?s quest: to scatter Juliet “Lettie” Browning?s ashes in the city she loved and to unlock the mysteries stored away for more than sixty years... It?s 1938 when art teacher Juliet Browning arrives in romantic Venice. For her students, it?s a...
11) In a gilded cage
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Molly Murphy mysteries volume 8
Pub. Date
2009
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Irish-born detective and Vasser graduate Molly Murphy is hired to find out the truth about her friend's missionary parents' deaths and her loss of inheritance. Another Vasser grad has a philandering husband to track. Set in early 20th-century New York City.
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Royal Spyness mysteries volume 14
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"Lady Georgiana Rannoch is just back from her honeymoon with dashing Darcy O'Mara when a friend in need pulls her into a twisted Gothic tale of betrayal, deception and, most definitely, murder. . . . I am a bit at loose ends at the moment. My cook, Queenie, is making my new role as mistress of Eynsleigh something akin to constant torture as Darcy is off on another one of his top secret jaunts. And Grandad is busy helping wayward youths avoid lives...
13) The family way
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Molly Murphy mysteries volume 12
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Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2013.
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296 pages ; 25 cm.
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"Molly Murphy--now Molly Sullivan--is a year into her marriage, expecting her first child, and confined to the life of a housewife. The most important decision Molly faces these days is whether the lace curtains need cleaning, and she's restless and irritable in the heat of a New York summer and the enforced idleness of pregnancy. So when a trip to the post office brings a letter addressed to her old detective agency asking her to locate a missing...
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"World War II comes to Farleigh Place, the ancestral home of Lord Westerham and his five daughters, when a soldier with a failed parachute falls to his death on the estate. After his uniform and possessions raise suspicions, MI5 operative and family friend Ben Cresswell is covertly tasked with determining if the man was a German spy. The assignment also offers Ben the chance to be near Lord Westerham's middle daughter Pamela, whom he furtively loves....
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Royal Spyness mysteries volume 6
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
311 p. ; 24 cm.
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While serving as an assistant to the hostess of a large Christmas house party in Tiddleton-under-Lovey, Georgie gets the attention of her retired detective grandfather after dead bodies begin showing up.
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Molly Murphy mysteries volume 13
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2014.
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309 pages ; 25 cm
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Molly and Daniel Sullivan are settling happily into the new routines of parenthood but their domestic bliss is shattered when a gang retaliates against Daniel after he makes a big arrest. Daniel wants his family safely out of New York as soon as possible. Knowing she needs to protect their young son Liam, Molly agrees to take him on the long journey to Paris to stay with her friends Sid and Gus, who are studying art in the City of Light. But upon...
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Royal Spyness mysteries volume 15
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
304 pages.
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"Lady Georgiana Rannoch is hanging the stockings with care when a murder interrupts her holiday cheer in this all-new installment in the New York Times bestselling Royal Spyness series from Rhys Bowen. For my first Christmas as a married woman, it seems fitting that I throw a little house party for my nearest and dearest at Eynsleigh, my lovely new home. While this sounds delightful in theory, the fact of the matter is I cannot trust Queenie not to...
18) Wild Irish rose
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Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2022.
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320 pages 24 cm.
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"New York, 1907: Now that she's no longer a private detective-at least not officially-Molly Murphy Sullivan is looking forward to a time of settled tranquility with friends and family. Back in New York, where her own story began, Molly decides to accompany some friends to Ellis Island to help distribute clothing to those in need. This journey quickly stirs up memories for Molly. When you're far from home and see people from your country, every face...