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A woman ahead of her time, Molly Murphy is determined to be a private detective. Having inherited the cases of her deceased mentor, Paddy Reilly, she's following philandering husbands, tracking down a runaway Dublin debutante, and working in a sweatshop to discover who's purloining dress designs. None of her jobs seem dangerous...at first. When a woman's body is fished out of the East River, Molly fears it's the missing society girl. Then Molly's sometime beau, police captain Daniel Sullivan, reveals that another corpse may be the girl's scalawag lover, Mike Kelly. But Molly has to know their identities for certain. Now as threads of passion and greed weave a tapestry of violence, Molly descends into the underworld of the gangs of New York. It's no place for a lady, and even a scrappy Irish lass may need more than her street smarts to get the truth...and get out alive.
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A woman ahead of her time, turn of the century Irish immigrant Molly Murphy is determined to be a private detective. Having inherited the cases of her deceased mentor, Paddy Riley, she's following philandering husbands, tracking down a runaway Dublin debutante, and working in a sweatshop to discover who's stealing dress designs. None of her jobs seem dangerous, at first.
When a woman's body is fished out of the East River, Molly fears it's the missing society girl. Then Molly's sometime beau, police captain Daniel Sullivan, reveals that another corpse may be the girl's scalawag lover, Mike Kelly. Murder iis no place for a lady and every a scrappy Irish immigrant lass may need more than her street smarts to get the truth and get out alive."
I loved this book, so I will be reading more by this author - particularly the Molly Murphy books! Molly is determined to run her own detective agency even though she is a female and this is 1901 in New York!! The characters seem real, and as Molly, an Irish immigrant with red hair and freckles, tries to solve her cases, we feel the danger with her as she looks for a missing Dublin debutante and tries to find who is copying the dress designs for the owner of a design company in New York. Great quick read!!
Molly Murphy has set herself up as a private investigator, taking over for the recently deceased Paddy Riley. She is disgusted with divorce cases and ends up taking on two cases. One case involves discovering who is stealing designs from a garment manufacturer. The other case involves locating a daughter who has run away from Ireland to the USA. The story exposes the horrible working conditions of the garment workers in New York City at the turn of the century. This book combines history, mystery, and romance Fun reading!
An historical mystery that has Molly, who is trying to eke out a living as a female detective during the early 20th century, take a job in a clothing sweatshop in order to find who has been stealing the dress designs. At the same time she is trying to locate a young Irish lass who has run off with one of her father's laborers from Ireland.
An enjoyable read with plenty of local color and historical detail.
Third in the series. A delightful look at New York City at the turn of the century, and who can resist liking spunky Molly??!!
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