City of Darkness and Light - (Molly Murphy Mysteries) by Rhys Bowen (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Molly and Daniel Sullivan are settling happily into the new routines of parenthood, but their domestic bliss is shattered when a gang retaliates against Daniel after he makes a big arrest. Daniel wants his family safely out of New York as soon as possible. Knowing she needs to protect their young son Liam, Molly agrees to take him on the long journey to Paris to stay with her friends Sid and Gus, who are studying art in the City of Light. But upon arriving in Paris, nothing goes as planned. Sid and Gus are nowhere to be found, and Molly's search for them leads her to the doorstep of a renowned Impressionist artist, whom she's horrified to learn has just been murdered. The longer Molly goes without finding her friends, and the more she learns about the painter's death, the more she starts to wonder if she and Liam might be in even more danger in Paris than they were at home."-- Page [4] cover.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>As Impressionism gives way to Fauvism and Cubism, and the Dreyfus affair rocks France, Molly races through Paris to outsmart a killer in <i>City of Darkness and Light</i>, Rhys Bowen's most spectacular Molly Murphy novel yet. </b> <p/>Molly and Daniel Sullivan are settling happily into the new routines of parenthood, but their domestic bliss is shattered the night a gang retaliates against Daniel for making a big arrest. Daniel wants his family safely out of New York City as soon as possible. In shock and grieving, but knowing she needs to protect their infant son Liam, Molly agrees to take him on the long journey to Paris to stay with her friends Sid and Gus, who are studying art in the City of Light. <p/>But upon arriving in Paris, nothing goes as planned. Sid and Gus seem to have vanished into thin air, and Molly's search to figure out what happened to them will lead her through all levels of Parisian society, from extravagant salons to the dingy cafes where starving artists linger over coffee and loud philosophical debates. And when in the course of her search she stumbles across a dead body, Molly, on her own in a foreign country, starts to wonder if she and Liam might be in even more danger in Paris than they had been at home.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p><b>Praise for Rhys Bowen and the Molly Murphy Mysteries</b> <p/>"One of the great mystery writers working today." --Louise Penny <p/>Molly is sassy, saucy, brave and smart." --<i>The Huffington Post</i> <p/>"Molly Murphy, the plucky star of Rhys Bowen's mystery series...likes to fight for the underdog." --<i>USA Today</i> <p/>"Readers will surely testify that Murphy has become one of their favorite characters... This book is a keeper." --<i>Tampa Tribune</i> <p/>"Molly is an indomitable creature." --<i>Washington Times</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>RHYS BOWEN is the <i>New York Times</i> 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 <i>In Farleigh Field</i>. Born in England, she lives in San Rafael, CA.
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