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10 reviews
Rhys Bowen

Wheeler Publishing, 2006

An avid reader
Again Rhys Bowen has written an intriguing and well plotted gaslight mystery. Besides the suspenseful plot, Bowen keeps us up to date on Molly's personal life. This episode was an especially good one. I look forward to the next book in the series.

Tell Me, Pretty Maiden (Molly Murphy Mysteries)

8 reviews
Rhys Bowen

St. Martin's Minotaur, 2008

Lots of Cases Means Plenty of Action
December 1902 finds Molly back from her ill-fated trip to Ireland and trying to juggle multiple cases at once. First, there's the prospective husband she's been hired to tail to make sure he is above board. Then she is hired to protect aging actress Blanch Lovejoy from the ghost haunting the theater where her comeback Broadway play is supposed to debut. Next, she's hired to find out what ...

For the Love of Mike

10 reviews
Rhys Bowen, 2008

We Need More "Molly Murphy" Detectives!
In addition to the wonderful character of Molly Murphy, I love the descriptions of old NY (of course, I AM a NYer!) esp the conditions of sweatshops, the backbone (and scarlet letter) of the garment industry. many people think of the fancy mansions and the Astors when they think of that time period, before they think of the slums and inquality that existed at the time. also, nice samuel ...

In Like Flynn (Molly Murphy Mysteries)

10 reviews
Rhys Bowen

St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2005

Good installment in a great series
In Like Flynn is the fourth Molly Murphy mystery. Each book gives you enough background that you can read them stand alone if you wish, but they a best read in order. I read the of them in a few days. They are easy reads that blend history, mystery and a little romance very well. Molly is a single young lady who had to leave Ireland in a bit of a rush after an incident involving her ...

Death of Riley

11 reviews

St. Martin's Minotaur, 2002

Excellent Work, Again!
Rhys has managed to put together another well-written, original mystery, featuring Molly Murphy, an immigrant from Ireland in New York. After helping the police find a murderer, Molly decides that investigation is the field for her. She badgers Paddy Riley into taking her on as his apprentice in his detective agency. Paddy insists that this was no job for a woman, but lets Molly clean and ...

In Dublin's Fair City

15 reviews
Rhys Bowen

Wheeler Publishing, 2007

Go, Rhys!!!
We return to New York City in the early 1900s to find Molly Murphy, private investigator, struggling with internal and external issues. She and her lover Daniel are on edge, awaiting Daniel's trial and/or exoneration from multiple crimes, which is causing them to review their feelings for one another and their relationship. Molly is also working to keep her private investigative agency alive, but ...

Her Royal Spyness (A Royal Spyness Mystery)

33 reviews
Rhys Bowen

Berkley, 2008

Marvellous sense of humor
This book was an absolute stitch. I have to say that I took a chance on it merely because I liked the clever title. The author's delightful sense of humor was so engaging, however, that I checked for further titles. This is the introductory book of the series, currently only two (the other being A Royal Pain (A Royal Spyness Mystery))), but I look forward to its extension. If the second book ...

Evanly Choirs

12 reviews
Rhys Bowen

Soundings, 2000

I thought I had this all figured out... Great ending!
Constable Evans finds himself embroiled in another murder mystery in his comfy town of Llanfair in North Wales. He's kicked out of his lovely room; beset upon by the town hoochy; approached to sing in an important competition, feeling woefully out-of-place and has to deal with a hard-drinking ladies'man, world-renowned tenor Ifor Llewelyn. He's up to his eyeballs with a murder and several ...

Evan Help Us

8 reviews
Rhys Bowen

Soundings, 1998

Charming and Clever
After finishing this thoroughly satisfying cozy, you'll feel as if you had an insider's visit to a charming little village of Llanfair in Wales. The characters actually breathe, the language is just plain FUN, these are people you've sure you have truly met. The writing is clever and inspired and the scenes are wonderfully painted. Constable Evan Evans is the policeman with both a heart ...

Murphy's Law (A Molly Murphy Mystery) (Molly Murphy Mysteries)

27 reviews
Rhys Bowen

St. Martin's Minotaur, 2001

Wonderful heroine
I've been a fan of Rhys Bowen for awhile - I really enjoyed her Evan Evans series (Ms. Bowen does a marvelous job of capturing Wales and the Welsh, with all their quirky charm). Molly Murphy is even better. In reading this book, I felt transported to early 20th century New York, with its wild mix of raw immigrants all jostling together toward a new country. And Molly is a great heroine - ...

Evans Above

20 reviews
J.Rhys Bowen

Soundings, 1998

Won't win the Pulitzer Prize but it's a great cozy mystery
This is the first in the series and my first by this author, but I was not disappointed. It took 25 pages or so to get into the book, but after that, I kept wanting to get back to it. The Welsh setting (in a village by Mount Snowden) figures large in this book. Constable Evan Evans (how much more Welsh a name can you get?) is a Welshman (Welsh is his first language, English his second) who ...

Evan and Elle (Beeler Large Print Mystery Series)

8 reviews
Rhys Bowen

Thomas T. Beeler Publisher, 2000

Arson in Llanfair
A serial arsonist is loose in the Welsh mountains. He seems to be targeting properties owned by foreigners. Is there a connection to some of the nationalist groups? Village constable Evan Evans thinks so. Meanwhile, the owner of the new French restaurant just down the mountain is receiving threatening notes. But when her place goes up in flame, a body is found in the rubble. Who is it? And ...

Evan Can Wait

7 reviews

St. Martin's Minotaur, 2001

I Couldn't Wait
Constable Evan Evans is still a little miffed about his application for a promotion not being approved. But he's decided to make the best of it and is even thinking about fixing a cottage destroyed in a recent fire and moving in there in preparation for proposing to Bronwen. Then the village is turned upside down when some filmmakers arrive. They've come to make a documentary about the raising ...

Evans to Betsy

6 reviews

St. Martin's Press, 2002

Charming As Always
It's a slow afternoon in the Red Dragon when American Emmy Court walks in. She's an American working on her doctoral degree on psychic powers in the Celts. After a few minutes conversation, she believes that Betsy, the barmaid, is a perfect candidate and takes her off to the Sacred Grove, a nearby New Age center, to be tested. Constable Evan Evans, meanwhile, is trying to prove to himself and ...

Evan Only Knows

5 reviews
Rhys Bowen

Thorndike Press, 2003

strong cerebral who-done-it
Evan Evans grew up in South Wales, but fits in fine in the North Wales town of Llanfair as the townsfolk look upon him as one of their own. That situation changes dramatically when he's ordered to assist the Ministry of Agriculture workers about to destroy the farmers' sheep in an effort to stop the spread of foot-and-mouth disease. The villagers feel that Evan should push the government to ...

Evan Blessed

8 reviews
Rhys Bowen

St. Martin's Minotaur, 2005

A Story that will Keep You Clued (and Glued) to the Pages
Constable Evans is walking a tightrope between his impending marriage and his job. Add in the fact that his mother is against the upcoming marriage and one would think he has a full plate to deal with. Then a young girl is reported missing by her boyfriend, apparently she'd gone missing while they were hiking. Then to further confuse his life, musical clues start appearing and Evan is going to ...

Evanly Bodies

9 reviews
Rhys Bowen

Thorndike Press, 2006

More great work from Rhys Bowen
Rhys continues her excellent series featuring Detective Evan Evans. This book also shows how married life suits him. The plot, once gain, is exciting and the usual loveable Welsh locals bring the usual touch of humour. This book, along with the others in the series is a joy to read as it contains none of the garbage which is dished up by many crime writers today. No obscenities, no ...

A Royal Pain (A Royal Spyness Mystery)

9 reviews
Rhys Bowen

Berkley Hardcover, 2008

A Royally Fun Mix of Comedy and Mystery
Lady Georgiana, thirty-fourth in line for the throne, has been doing rather well for herself in 1932 London. She has managed to keep her secret job as a maid from the others of her social set and is even developing a few domestic skills of her own. She just might be able to pull off living on her own. Unfortunately, things are about to get sticky. Her Majesty has agreed to host the Bavarian ...

Evan's Gate

12 reviews
Rhys Bowen, 2004

Light, maybe, but deep
Evan's Gate Rhys Bowen I pick up one of Rhys Bowen's "Evan" mysteries whenever I'm in need of a fairly quick relaxing read. I know I can rely on this writer, and this series, to give me a thoroughly professional job of writing. Plot, characters, pacing, setting - all are first rate, but unless you are reviewing the book you don't even notice any of them, they're that good. Evan, the Welsh ...

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