Oh Danny Boy
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New York City in the summer of 1902: Molly Murphy is seriously considering giving up her dream of being a private investigator to move west, away from the alluring-but-deceptive police captain, Daniel Sullivan. But when Daniel suddenly winds up in jail, the target of a bribery probe, Molly has no choice but to help him clear his name--a challenge that becomes far more complicated when Molly has to track down a serial killer as well. This is the fifth Murphy mystery, and it's a beautifully constructed historical one that catapults readers back in time and immerses them in turn-of-the-twentieth-century New York. --David Pitt Copyright 2006 Booklist

In Agatha-winner Bowen's entertaining if imperfect fifth Molly Murphy mystery (after 2005's In Like Flynn), the feisty Irish lass, who has immigrated to New York City and become a PI, comes to the rescue of someone very near and dear to her, NYPD cop Daniel Sullivan. Daniel's been accused of taking a bribe, but Molly is sure he's innocent. Before his arrest, Daniel was trying to track down the East Side Ripper, a prostitute-murdering brute. Molly suspects someone wanted Daniel off the case and set him up. While trying to prove Daniel's innocence, Molly realizes that their one night of passion has left her pregnant. She contemplates an abortion, but can't go through with it. If the solution to Molly's predicament is a predictable cop-out, Bowen deserves kudos for her recreation of early 20th-century New York. She avoids the temptation to give cameos to every famous figure of the day, but those she does work in-like New York's first "lady policeman"-are wonderfully chosen. (Mar.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

Starred Review. NYPD Capt. Daniel Sullivan is in jail, accused of taking bribes and causing the death of a fellow officer. It is 1902, and Sullivan only hope is private investigator Molly Murphy (In Like Flynn), the woman he loves but betrayed. Despite their past, Molly sets out to prove Sullivan innocent while trying to avoid a serial killer of prostitutes and come to grips with her pregnancy, the result of her one night with Sullivan. Bowen parcels out bits of her plot with an impeccable sense of timing and, in effect, has written another outstanding mystery. The joy of reading this series (O Danny Boy is the fifth title) comes from the wonderful relationships that Bowen develops among the characters. Fans who have read all the Molly Murphy books may want to try also her nine Constable Evans (Evans Blessed) cozies. Bowen lives in San Francisco. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.

Murder, mayhem, disease and death: just another summer season in turn-of-the-century New York. Private eye Molly Murphy (In Like Flynn, 2005, etc.) has lost faith in Daniel Sullivan, but not her love for the NYPD captain. So when he begs Molly for help after his jailing on trumped-up corruption charges, Molly asks who hates Daniel enough to set him up. His wealthy ex-fiancée Arabella Norton, who insists she doesn't feel vindictive, entreats Molly to investigate the disappearance of her closest friend, Letitia Blackwell. Because she can find no personal vendetta that accounts for Daniel's arrest, Molly pokes into his last two cases, a horse-doping at a Coney Island racetrack and the East Side Ripper murders. A chance meeting with Sabella Goodwin, a police matron who's also investigating the Ripper, enables them to join forces and gives Molly access to Sabella's credentials while the pair visit morgues, graveyards and relatives of missing girls in their dangerous search for the Ripper. They discover that the strangled and disfigured girls are not prostitutes--one is the missing Letitia--and that they all had a connection to Coney Island. Along the way, Molly finds that her unusual ennui is caused not by the sweltering heat but by her pregnancy. Reliable period thrills for Molly's fans. A bonus is the introduction to historic personage Sabella Goodwin, who really was promoted to police detective in 1910. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

New York City in the summer of 1902: Molly Murphy is seriously considering giving up her dream of being a private investigator to move west, away from the alluring-but-deceptive police captain, Daniel Sullivan. But when Daniel suddenly winds up in jail, the target of a bribery probe, Molly has no choice but to help him clear his name--a challenge that becomes far more complicated when Molly has to track down a serial killer as well. This is the fifth Murphy mystery, and it's a beautifully constructed historical one that catapults readers back in time and immerses them in turn-of-the-twentieth-century New York. ((Reviewed February 15, 2006)) Copyright 2006 Booklist Reviews.

NYPD Capt. Daniel Sullivan is in jail, accused of taking bribes and causing the death of a fellow officer. It is 1902, and Sullivan's only hope is private investigator Molly Murphy (In Like Flynn ), the woman he loves but betrayed. Despite their past, Molly sets out to prove Sullivan innocent while trying to avoid a serial killer of prostitutes and come to grips with her pregnancy, the result of her one night with Sullivan. Bowen parcels out bits of her plot with an impeccable sense of timing and, in effect, has written another outstanding mystery. The joy of reading this series (O Danny Boy is the fifth title) comes from the wonderful relationships that Bowen develops among the characters. Fans who have read all the Molly Murphy books may want to try also her nine Constable Evans (Evans Blessed ) cozies. Bowen lives in San Francisco.

In Agatha-winner Bowen's entertaining if imperfect fifth Molly Murphy mystery (after 2005's In Like Flynn ), the feisty Irish lass, who has immigrated to New York City and become a PI, comes to the rescue of someone very near and dear to her, NYPD cop Daniel Sullivan. Daniel's been accused of taking a bribe, but Molly is sure he's innocent. Before his arrest, Daniel was trying to track down the East Side Ripper, a prostitute-murdering brute. Molly suspects someone wanted Daniel off the case and set him up. While trying to prove Daniel's innocence, Molly realizes that their one night of passion has left her pregnant. She contemplates an abortion, but can't go through with it. If the solution to Molly's predicament is a predictable cop-out, Bowen deserves kudos for her recreation of early 20th-century New York. She avoids the temptation to give cameos to every famous figure of the day, but those she does work in--like New York's first "lady policeman"--are wonderfully chosen. (Mar.)