The family way / Rhys Bowen.

Author: Bowen, Rhys.

Edition: First edition.

Publisher: New York : Minotaur Books, 2013.

ISBN: 9781250011633 (hardback)
1250011639 (hardback)
9781250011640 (e-book)
1250011647 (e-book)

Description: pages cm.

Series: Molly Murphy mysteries

Subject: Murphy, Molly (Fictitious character) Fiction.
Women private investigators Fiction.
Irish American women Fiction.
Kidnapping Investigation Fiction.
FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths. bisacsh
FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical. bisacsh
New York (N.Y.) History 1898-1951 Fiction.
Mystery fiction. gsafd

Summary: "Molly Murphy--now Molly Sullivan--is a year into her marriage, expecting her first child, and confined to the life of a housewife. The most important decision Molly faces these days is whether the lace curtains need cleaning, and she's restless and irritable in the heat of a New York summer and the enforced idleness of pregnancy. So when a trip to the post office brings a letter addressed to her old detective agency asking her to locate a missing Irish serving maid, Molly figures it couldn't hurt to at least ask around, despite her promise to Daniel to give up her old career as a detective. On the same day, Molly learns that five babies have been kidnapped in the past month. Refusing to let Molly help with the kidnapping investigation, Daniel sends her away to spend the summer with his mother. But even in the quiet, leafy suburbs, Molly's own pending motherhood makes her unable to ignore these missing children. What she uncovers will lead her on a terrifying journey through all levels of society, putting her life--and that of her baby's--in danger. The latest entry in Rhys Bowen's bestselling Molly Murphy series will delight fans and win over newcomers with its elegantly plotted mystery and vivid characters"--