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Death of Riley
by Rhys Bowen
This is the second in the Molly Murphy series, and I truly enjoyed both books. There are no tiresome descriptions of explicit sex and no profanity here; just lots of suspense, entertainment, and plenty of characters for you to route for. Molly is still recovering from her escape to America from Ireland, fearing hat she will be charged unjustly with killing a man who sought to rape her. She's also barely recovered from her first few days in New York when she had to investigate the murder of a fellow Irish immigrant and clear her name as a suspect in the process.
She's convinced that she can be a successful private investigator, and she needs to do something that puts some money in her pocket. With a good deal of tenacity, a hallmark of Molly's, she ultimately gets a slot as an assistant to a veteran private investigator. But only days after going to work for him, Pat Riley is murdered. Now it's up to Molly to figure out all those private investigatory skills she might have learned from Riley on her own. She does indeed solve this murder, but not without running into some truly colorful characters including a flamboyant, gay creator of plays and two nonconformist lesbians who take her in as their roommate. In addition to solving Riley's murder, Molly has to figure out why police Captain Dan Sullivan, who clearly is smitten by her, has deceived her by not telling her he's engaged.
The climax of this book is centered around the assassination of President McKinley, and if you read this, you'll likely learn some things about McKinley's assassination you never knew.
In short, this book, indeed the entire series, is well written, well researched, highly entertaining, and well worth the time you'll spend with it. You'll find lots of reasons to cheer for Molly with her wild, red hair and fiery temper and quick wit.
She's convinced that she can be a successful private investigator, and she needs to do something that puts some money in her pocket. With a good deal of tenacity, a hallmark of Molly's, she ultimately gets a slot as an assistant to a veteran private investigator. But only days after going to work for him, Pat Riley is murdered. Now it's up to Molly to figure out all those private investigatory skills she might have learned from Riley on her own. She does indeed solve this murder, but not without running into some truly colorful characters including a flamboyant, gay creator of plays and two nonconformist lesbians who take her in as their roommate. In addition to solving Riley's murder, Molly has to figure out why police Captain Dan Sullivan, who clearly is smitten by her, has deceived her by not telling her he's engaged.
The climax of this book is centered around the assassination of President McKinley, and if you read this, you'll likely learn some things about McKinley's assassination you never knew.
In short, this book, indeed the entire series, is well written, well researched, highly entertaining, and well worth the time you'll spend with it. You'll find lots of reasons to cheer for Molly with her wild, red hair and fiery temper and quick wit.