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Molly Murphy Mysteries

A Cozy Mystery Series by Rhys Bowen

Murphy's Law is the first book of the Molly Murphy Mysteries series

FIRST PUBLISHED 2001

NUMBER OF BOOKS 23 books

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Irish immigrant sleuthing in gritty old New York
Scrappy female detectives in male-dominated historical cases
Cozy historical mysteries with personal stakes and high society secrets

Book Series In Order

Murphy's Law

1

Murphy's Law

Death of Riley

2

Death of Riley

For the Love of Mike

3

For the Love of Mike

In Like Flynn

4

In Like Flynn

Oh Danny Boy

5

Oh Danny Boy

In Dublin's Fair City

6

In Dublin's Fair City

Tell Me, Pretty Maiden

7

Tell Me, Pretty Maiden

In a Gilded Cage

8

In a Gilded Cage

The Last Illusion

9

The Last Illusion

Bless the Bride

10

Bless the Bride

Hush Now, Don't You Cry

11

Hush Now, Don't You Cry

The Family Way

12

The Family Way

City of Darkness and Light

13

City of Darkness and Light

The Edge of Dreams

14

The Edge of Dreams

Away in a Manger

15

Away in a Manger

Time of Fog and Fire

16

Time of Fog and Fire

The Ghost of Christmas Past

17

The Ghost of Christmas Past

Wild Irish Rose

18

Wild Irish Rose

All That Is Hidden

19

All That Is Hidden

In Sunshine or in Shadow

20

In Sunshine or in Shadow

Silent as the Grave

21

Silent as the Grave

Vanished in the Crowd

22

Vanished in the Crowd

A Whiff of Scandal

23

A Whiff of Scandal

Companion Books

The Amersham Rubies

The Amersham Rubies

Christmas at Patchin Place: Two Molly Murphy Mysteries

Christmas at Patchin Place: Two Molly Murphy Mysteries

Through the Window

Through the Window

The Face in the Mirror

The Face in the Mirror

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