RHYS BOWEN is the New York Times bestselling author of the Anthony Award- and Agatha Award-winning Molly Murphy mysteries, the Edgar Award-nominated Evan Evans series, the Royal Spyness series, and several stand-alone novels including In Farleigh Field. Born in England, she lives in San Rafael, CA. CLARE BROYLES, who is Rhys Bowen's daughter, is a teacher and a musician. She began collaborating with her mother on the Molly Murphy mystery series with Wild Irish Rose. She has worked as a composer and arranger in the theater for both Arizona Theater Company and Childsplay and was nominated for an Arizone 'Zoni' theater award. Clare is married to a teacher and they have three children.
Praise for Wild Irish Rose [Bowen and Broyles deliver] a satisfying domestic mystery, rich in the details of running a middle-class urban household in the early twentieth century. --Booklist Praise for Rhys Bowen and the Molly Murphy Mysteries One of the great mystery writers working today. --Louise Penny Molly is sassy, saucy, brave and smart. --The Huffington Post Molly Murphy, the plucky star of Rhys Bowen's mystery series...likes to fight for the underdog. --USA Today Readers will surely testify that Murphy has become one of their favorite characters... This book is a keeper. --Tampa Tribune Molly is an indomitable creature. --Washington Times