Rhys Bowen is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of several mystery series, including the Agatha- and Anthony-winning Molly Murphy mysteries, the Agatha-winning Royal Spyness series and the Edgar-nominated Constable Evans books. She also writes standalone historical novels that have sold over two million copies worldwide and are translated into thirty languages. She is a transplanted Brit, born in Bath, but with a Welsh grandfather, who now divides her time between California and Arizona.