Helpful Score: 1
You just have to love this Irish lass!
This series is set in the very early 1900's in New York City.
On Easter Sunday morning, Molly and her friends march in a parade fighting for women's suffrage and wind up getting arrested. Police Captain Daniel Sullivan, her "boyfriend" comes to the rescue. Two of her new friends hire her to do some P.I. work.
Emily wants Molly to find out the truth about her parents' death. She thinks her uncle has stolen her inheritance.
Fanny is convinced her husband has a mistress.
I'm not going to give away the story. In no time at all there are 4 deaths. Were the deaths because of the influenza sweeping New York City or were the deaths murder?
Lots of twists and turns and the author will have you guessing till the last page.
Before reading this book, I would recommend reading the previous seven installments.
My copy is a library book. If you have this book wishlisted, it is worth the wait.
This series is set in the very early 1900's in New York City.
On Easter Sunday morning, Molly and her friends march in a parade fighting for women's suffrage and wind up getting arrested. Police Captain Daniel Sullivan, her "boyfriend" comes to the rescue. Two of her new friends hire her to do some P.I. work.
Emily wants Molly to find out the truth about her parents' death. She thinks her uncle has stolen her inheritance.
Fanny is convinced her husband has a mistress.
I'm not going to give away the story. In no time at all there are 4 deaths. Were the deaths because of the influenza sweeping New York City or were the deaths murder?
Lots of twists and turns and the author will have you guessing till the last page.
Before reading this book, I would recommend reading the previous seven installments.
My copy is a library book. If you have this book wishlisted, it is worth the wait.
Helpful Score: 1
Determined, spirited and tenacious are just a few of the qualities that describe Miss Molly Murphy. After all, it is not just any young woman that can support the women's suffrage movement, run a detective agencyâand keep the attentions of her dashing, attractive, police captain beau all while just recovering from a nasty bout of influenza that has been sweeping its deathly hand across New York City.
At the encouragement of her neighbors, Molly marches headstrong in the Easter parade in a show of protest that women do not have the right to vote. There, she makes the acquaintance of Emily Boswell. Miss Boswell, although a Vassar alumni, has the unfortunate background of being orphaned and was raised by her aunt and uncle. She hires Molly to discover more about her parents and their regrettable end.
Molly takes the case and during her investigation meets another of Emily's Vassar friends, Fanny. Fanny is wealthy, beautiful and spoiled. She also believes she has an adulterous husband. Fanny enlists Molly to solidify her suspicions, but as soon as Molly has a few findings to report, Fanny is stricken with illness and quickly dies.
Fanny is just the first death of several that are blamed on the ghastly epidemic but Molly isn't totally convinced and she is determined to find out the truth and bring justice to her clients.
In a Gilded Cage is the eighth in the Molly Murphy series, by Rhys Bowen but it was the first I have read. I found that as I turned the pages I was able to step back in time right alongside Molly and share with her the discomfiture and prejudices of the time. Her inquisitive mind and gutsy determination makes her a character that you can't help but admire.
I will look for the next in the series with much anticipation.
You can find this review and many others at http://reviews.armchairinterviews.com/reviews/in-a-gilded-cage-molly-murphy-series
At the encouragement of her neighbors, Molly marches headstrong in the Easter parade in a show of protest that women do not have the right to vote. There, she makes the acquaintance of Emily Boswell. Miss Boswell, although a Vassar alumni, has the unfortunate background of being orphaned and was raised by her aunt and uncle. She hires Molly to discover more about her parents and their regrettable end.
Molly takes the case and during her investigation meets another of Emily's Vassar friends, Fanny. Fanny is wealthy, beautiful and spoiled. She also believes she has an adulterous husband. Fanny enlists Molly to solidify her suspicions, but as soon as Molly has a few findings to report, Fanny is stricken with illness and quickly dies.
Fanny is just the first death of several that are blamed on the ghastly epidemic but Molly isn't totally convinced and she is determined to find out the truth and bring justice to her clients.
In a Gilded Cage is the eighth in the Molly Murphy series, by Rhys Bowen but it was the first I have read. I found that as I turned the pages I was able to step back in time right alongside Molly and share with her the discomfiture and prejudices of the time. Her inquisitive mind and gutsy determination makes her a character that you can't help but admire.
I will look for the next in the series with much anticipation.
You can find this review and many others at http://reviews.armchairinterviews.com/reviews/in-a-gilded-cage-molly-murphy-series
Rhys Bowen is always fun to read and this book was no exception.
Near the start of Anthony-winner Bowen's eighth Molly Murphy mystery two Vasser alum friends persuade the Irish-born detective to march for women's rights with the VWVW (Vassar Wants Votes for Women) in New York City's Waster Parade. Within a few days one of them succumbs to a mysterious illness, an influenza that doesn't fit the standard syptoms. Molly's determination to see justice done makes her investigate the crime that everyone else insists doesn't exist. If you've read the series don't miss this one and if you haven't read the series start now!
Irish immigrant Molly Murphy and her New York City P.I. business are in the midst of a sweeping influenza epidemic and a fight for women's suffrage that lands her in jail. The only consolation Molly can take from her vexing afternoon in the clink is that it made her some new friends among the Vassar suffragists---and brought her a pair of new cases.
For the first, Emily Boswell is convinced her miserly uncle stole her inheritance and wants Molly to uncover the truth behind her parents' lives and deaths. Second, Emily's college roommate Fanny Poindexter wants Molly to find proof of her husband's philandering so that she can leave him without one red cent. But when Fanny dies and her husband claims she's a victim of the epidemic, it's more than Molly's conscience can take.
For the first, Emily Boswell is convinced her miserly uncle stole her inheritance and wants Molly to uncover the truth behind her parents' lives and deaths. Second, Emily's college roommate Fanny Poindexter wants Molly to find proof of her husband's philandering so that she can leave him without one red cent. But when Fanny dies and her husband claims she's a victim of the epidemic, it's more than Molly's conscience can take.
