Rhys Bowen’s 30′s England and New York 1900: “Setting is of primary importance to me.”

Rhys Bowen is the Agatha and Anthony Award-winning author of the Molly Murphy Mystery series set in New York at the turn of the last century. Nine books and growing that series has garnered rave reviews since its 2001 inception with Murphy’s Law, about which a Publishers Weekly reviewer noted, “Conveys a nice sense of place and period in this debut of a new historical series with its spunky, 19th century heroine.” Kirkus Reviews commented of the second in the series, Death of Riley, “Bowen’s highly detailed picture of New York at the turn of the century is a delight.” And CrimeSpree Magazine observed of the author and her pioneering female private eye, “There is a reason Rhys Bowen gets nominated for so many awards. She’s just damn good.”

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