Murphy’s Law by Rhys Bowen is the first of at least 17 Molly Murphy historical cozy mysteries.
What would you like to know about Molly Murphy? First, she can take care of
herself. When an English landowner’s son threatened her honor, he ended up dead
and Molly went on the run. Second, Molly has the luck of the Irish, so with barely
enough money for the train to Belfast and a boat on to Liverpool, she ends up
in New York City. When she arrives on Ellis Island, O’Malley is murdered
(throat slit) and Molly and her friend Michael Larkin are the prime suspects.
Molly is undaunted as she follows clues to Hell’s Kitchen, the Bowery, and various ethnic neighborhoods. She doesn’t let the street toughs, or the powerful Tammany Hall slow her down. She escapes imprisonment at a brothel and talks her way into the household staff of her prime suspect, a powerful alderman named McCormack. While she is a suspect for two murders, she convinces NYPD Detective Sullivan to support her. Just off the boat, and only twenty-three, Molly proves herself capable of surviving in the big city.
Molly is not only fearless and lucky, but she is also well-educated. “Read Shakespeare, write Latin,” is the way she says it. She’s also proud. “My mother always used to say I had too much pride.” This made it difficult for her to find a job when only “fish gutting and prostitution,” were available. Her pride also threatened her undercover position as a parlor maid.
A delightful romp through 1900 New York City, as fearless, brazen Molly Murphy solves murders and learns about life in the big city.
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