Rhys Bowen Molly Murphy Mysteries Series Books In Order

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Molly Murphy Mysteries Books In Order

The Molly Murphy series chronicles the adventures of Molly, an Irish immigrant who arrives in New York City in the early 1900s, where she embarks on a career as a private detective. Many fans say Molly Murphy is one of their favourites in the historical mystery genre and love the series for its charm, humour, and heart.

Rhys Bowen richly evokes the historical period, making the setting and time come alive for readers. She also has created a fun, feisty heroine in Molly, who becomes a character readers come to care for.

Rhys has written several Molly Murphy short stories, some of which are best read in proper sequence to avoid spoilers. The Face in the Mirror is Book 11.5; Through the Window (Book 12.5) spans the time between The Family Way (Book 12) and City of Darkness and Light (Book 13). The Amersham Rubies (0.5) is a prequel story and can be read at any point in the series.

Christmas at Patching Place contains two holiday novels from the main series, Away in a Manger (Book 15) and The Ghost of Christmas Past (Book 17), in one volume. Starting with Wild Irish Rose (Book 18), Rhys’s daughter, Clare Broyles, joins in on the writing and co-authors the books.

1. Murphy’s Law

The beloved debut of Rhys Bowen’s New York Times bestselling Molly Murphy mystery series, Murphy’s Law, re-released in trade paperback as a Minotaur Signature.

2. Death of Riley

Death of Riley, the fascinating, well-researched, and suspenseful second novel in Rhys Bowen’s Agatha Award-winning series.

3. For the Love of Mike

Molly Murphy is starting to think the cards are stacked against her. She’s determined to be a private detective, but hampering her investigations is the fact that she’s finding many places in turn-of-the-century New York City where women are not welcome, something that’s as frustrating to her fiery Irish pride…

4. In Like Flynn

Fledgling private investigator Molly Murphy’s latest assignment gives her the opportunity to escape the typhoid epidemic sweeping across New York City in the summer of 1902 for the lush Hudson River Valley.

5. Oh Danny Boy

Oh Danny Boy marks Edgar Award finalist Rhys Bowen’s triumphant fifth installment in her New York Times bestselling Molly Murphy mystery series.

6. In Dublin’s Fair City

Full of rich historic detail and enchanting turn-of-the-century personalities, Molly’s return home, In Dublin’s Fair City, is the sixth thrilling installment in Rhys Bowen’s award-winning Molly Murphy series.

7. Tell Me, Pretty Maiden

Lively and colorful, full of absorbing historical detail and delightful characters, Tell Me, Pretty Maiden is another gem in Rhys Bowen’s New York Times bestselling series.

8. In a Gilded Cage

Rhys Bowen’s In a Gilded Cage continues the author’s award-winning historical series that breathes life into the past with its wit and charm and its complete sense of early-twentieth-century New York.

9. The Last Illusion

With wit, charm, and historical detail, multiple award winner Rhys Bowen makes early twentieth century New York come vividly to life in The Last Illusion.

10. Bless the Bride

Rhys Bowen’s deft touch and charming wit make Bless the Bride another stellar addition to her Anthony and Agatha Award–winning historical series.

11. Hush Now, Don’t You Cry

Rhys Bowen’s brilliant wit and charm are on full display in Hush Now, Don’t You Cry, another outstanding addition to her Agatha and Anthony award-winning historical series.

12. The Family Way

The Family Way, the twelfth entry in Rhys Bowen’s bestselling Molly Murphy series, will delight fans and win over newcomers with its elegantly plotted mystery, atmospheric historical detail, and vivid characters.

13. City of Darkness and Light

As Impressionism gives way to Fauvism and Cubism, and the Dreyfus affair rocks France, Molly races through Paris to outsmart a killer in City of Darkness and Light, Rhys Bowen’s most spectacular Molly Murphy novel yet.

14. The Edge of Dreams

Rhys Bowen’s characteristic blend of atmospheric turn-of-the-century history, clever plotting, and sparkling characters will delight readers in The Edge of Dreams, from her bestselling Molly Murphy series.

15. Away in a Manger

Another compelling and richly drawn mystery from New York Times bestseller Rhys Bowen, Away in a Manger.

16. Time of Fog and Fire

Embarking on a cross-country journey with her young son, Molly can’t fathom what’s in store for her, but she knows it might be dangerous—in fact, it might put all of their lives at risk, in Rhys Bowen’s Time of Fog and Fire.

17. The Ghost of Christmas Past

From Rhys Bowen, the author of In Farleigh Field, comes the next Molly Murphy mystery: The Ghost of Christmas Past.

18. Wild Irish Rose

New York Times bestselling author Rhys Bowen, now writing in partnership with her daughter, Clare Broyles, transports and enthralls readers through the incomparable Molly Murphy Sullivan. Wild Irish Rose, the next novel in this beloved mystery series, is cause for celebration for readers and critics alike.

19. All That Is Hidden

“Retired” detective and police captain’s wife Molly Murphy Sullivan tangles with Tammany Hall in the next in Rhys Bowen and Clare Broyles’s New York Times bestselling historical mystery series.

20. In Sunshine or in Shadow

Retired Detective Molly Murphy Sullivan is back with In Sunshine or in Shadow, the next book in this beloved series by New York Times bestselling author Rhys Bowen and Clare Broyles.

21. Silent as the Grave

Retired Detective Molly Murphy Sullivan goes undercover in the next book in the New York Times bestselling series from Rhys Bowen and Clare Broyles.

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