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Once again, Molly is embroiled in solving a crime. This time she has actually been asked by her on again, off again engaged (not to her!)boyfriend, Captain Sullivan of the NYC police, to investigate the claims of 2 female spiritualists who are all the rage in society.
It takes Molly to upstate NY, to the estate of a political candidate whose baby son was kidnapped and killed several years ago.
Whether you are a fan of the series or this is your first encounter with Molly Murphy, you will enjoy the skillful blending of history and fiction set in turn of the century NY.
It takes Molly to upstate NY, to the estate of a political candidate whose baby son was kidnapped and killed several years ago.
Whether you are a fan of the series or this is your first encounter with Molly Murphy, you will enjoy the skillful blending of history and fiction set in turn of the century NY.
Another exciting entry in the Molly Murphy mystery series. This book takes us upstate, to a mansion along the Hudson, where a duo of Spiritualist sisters are attempting to contact the dead child of a Senator via seances.
There are additional subplots woven into the story, one which takes you back to the first book where Molly had to flee Ireland. An enjoyable read and I'm anxious to get to the next in this series just find out what happens with Molly, Daniel, Seamus et al.
There are additional subplots woven into the story, one which takes you back to the first book where Molly had to flee Ireland. An enjoyable read and I'm anxious to get to the next in this series just find out what happens with Molly, Daniel, Seamus et al.
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I happened across this book and it was great. I think this one may be the second one in the series. A young Irish immigrant woman decides she wants to be a detective in early 1900s New York City (era of the gangs of New York like the Hudson Dusters, etc.) She has an on-again, off-again romance with a NYC Police sargeant who sends her on an assignment that he thinks will keep her out of trouble. Instead she runs into some serious business that she has to unravel. She bravely handles it all. A great book!
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This fourth Molly Murphy story was a real page-turner! Molly is commissioned by her friend Capt. Daniel Sullivan to attend a seance at a country house on the Hudson River. Molly is posing as an Irish cousin of the man of the house, Sen. Barney Flynn. When she arrives in the countryside though, she finds herself investigating a five-year old kidnapping and a string of myserious deaths. Well-told story!
the Molly Murphy series is interesting (old New York)and well written. great mystery!
Molly goes undercover to expose two mediums, but her real goal is to find out what happened to a kidnapped child years before.
Two murders and a meeting with someone she would rather not have met, as well as numerous complications to her love life, make her wish she had stuck to investigating the simple hanky-panky of married lovers.
I'm not sure where this is all heading but it was an interesting read.
Two murders and a meeting with someone she would rather not have met, as well as numerous complications to her love life, make her wish she had stuck to investigating the simple hanky-panky of married lovers.
I'm not sure where this is all heading but it was an interesting read.
Another great book by Rhys Bowen. Molly Murphy works undercover to expose some fake psychics only to become involved in a murder. Great book!
A woman private eye in a man's world, Molly Murphy is having a hard time succeeding as a New York shamus. That's why she agrees to go undercover for the NYPD to expose a pair of spiritualist sisters as con artists even though the offer comes from police captain Daniel Sullivan. Sullivan had once won Molly's heart - until she discovered he already had a socialite fiancee and an upcoming wedding. (from back cover)
Marlene W. (KansasSunflower) -
Very different from anything I've read before. I enjoyed it and will definitely read more in this series.
Molly's sixth sense is warning her - danger and death lie ahead! That's why she agrees to go undercover for the NYPD to expose a pair of spiritualist sisters as con artists. Molly finds herself posing as an Irish cousin at the uptown mansion of Senator Barney Flynn. Flynn's invalid wife hopes the psychic sisters can contact her dead son, kidnapped and lost in a sensational crime, and after a spooky seance, Molly isn't so sure the sisters are fake. but she's certain the police bungled the kidnapping case. But very soon her questions are leading her to danger. and it doesn't take a psychic to tell Molly that if she continues she may very well end up dead!
Rys Bowen is the best and Molly Murphy, the Irish immigrant to NYC at the turn of the 20th century is as feisty a detective as they come
Another in the Molly Murphy series and it's a winner. "A woman private eye in a man's world, Irish immigrant Molly Murphy is having a hard time succeeding as a New York shamus. Thats why she agrees to go umderover for the NYPD to expose a pair of spiritualist sisters as con artists even though the offer comes from police caption Daniel Sulliver, once Molly's love - until she discovered he already had a socialite fiancee and an upcoming wedding.
Now Molly's masquerading as a cousin from Ireland at the Hudson River mansion of Senator Barney Flynn. Flynn's invalid wife hopes the psychic sisters can contact her dead son, kidnapped and lost in a sensational crime. After an eerie seance, Molly isn't so sure the sisters are fakes, but she's certain the police bungled the kidnapping case. Soon Molly's questions are leading her toward danger, and her own sixth sense is warning her - murder lies ahead."
Now Molly's masquerading as a cousin from Ireland at the Hudson River mansion of Senator Barney Flynn. Flynn's invalid wife hopes the psychic sisters can contact her dead son, kidnapped and lost in a sensational crime. After an eerie seance, Molly isn't so sure the sisters are fakes, but she's certain the police bungled the kidnapping case. Soon Molly's questions are leading her toward danger, and her own sixth sense is warning her - murder lies ahead."
Good read
