Molly Murphy, Rhys Bowen's plucky P.I. in 1903 New York, sails back to her native Ireland on a case searching for the sister of an Irish-American impresario. She was too sick to travel and was left behind when the family took a famine ship to New York fifty years ago, and now the man wants to settle his fortune on her. But, before the ship reaches Ireland, her maid is found murdered and a famous Irish actress goes missing. Molly is shocked to discover a cache of rifles in the actress' luggage, and even more shocked to come upon her own brother trying to collect the bags in Dublin-now mixed up in the freedom movement, in which Molly herself becomes unwillingly embroiled. And someone else seems to be on the trail of the missing woman - someone who wants to make sure Molly never finds her.
- ISBN10 0312997027
- ISBN13 9780312997021
- Publish Date 1 April 2008 (first published 6 March 2007)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 16 June 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint St. Martin's Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 292
- Language English