Born in Bath, Somerset, Rhys Bowen now lives in San Rafael, California, with her husband. She is the author of many award-winning series including the Royal Spyness and Constable Evans mysteries. Constable is publishing her award-winning series of atmospheric historical dramas featuring feisty Irish immigrant Molly Murphy in old New York City.

Brilliant...Part love story, part social commentary, part fun and part downright terrifying. And completely riveting...This book is perfect -- Louise Penny, #1 New York Times bestselling author It's the perfect fix between seasons for Downton Abbey addicts -- Deborah Crombie, New York Times bestselling author A feisty new heroine to delight a legion of Anglophile readers -- Jacqueline Winspear, New York Times bestselling author Whimsical...Bowen successfully melds a whodunit with comedy as few contemporary writers can Publishers Weekly [A] charming, delightfully fresh series...fans of historical cozies who like Kerry Greenwood's Phryne Fisher series will snap this up Library Journal