TELL ME, PRETTY MAIDEN

Book ID/图书代码： 06830007B16030

English Summary/英文概要： Another installment in the popular Molly Murphy series: Molly pursues a young, wealthy society man accused of murdering the butler of his dearest friend, hoping to prove him innocent but fearing the worst. But while she struggles to find the truth of that murderous evening, she must also come to the aid of a theatre legend who is convinced her dressing room is haunted. With the opening of the haunted play approaching and the young man missing for days in a fierce winter storm, Molly must enlist her beau Daniel as her assistant—a switch that leaves macho Daniel out of sorts just when he needs Molly most…

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 紐約的冬季，對於二十世紀初第一次來到此地的愛爾蘭移民莫莉墨菲來說意義非凡，她開辦了一家私人偵探所，她在漫天飛雪中沉浸在自己的偵探工作中。儘管她已經是一位相當成功的創業者，是百老匯最為耀眼的明星和紐約第五大道上最富有的家庭，她不得不承認，如果她再多接手一個案子的話，她就需要援手的這一事實。莫莉的情人，最近，被暫停職務的警長丹尼爾•沙利文，成為了她的理想拍檔，但在他倆同意搭夥聯手之前，他們無意間發現了一名年輕女子昏迷倒臥在冰雪覆蓋的中央公園內。當這位女子醒來時她已經神志不清，並失去了語言能力，當莫莉正無法抽身愛莫能助時，當局打算把她打發到瘋人院時，她還是硬著頭皮接手了這個案子。
這部充滿了鮮活生動的迷人歷史性的故事情節和可愛故事人物的懸疑系列集《Tell Me, Pretty Maide》是裡斯•鮑恩眾多獲獎系列小說中的另一朵奇葩。(Sandy)

Awards/获奖情况：Praise for Rhys Bowen

“Molly is an indomitable creature…. The book bounces along in the hands of Ms. Bowen and her Molly, and there is no doubt that she will be back causing trouble.”
---Washington Times on In Dublin’s Fair City

“The feisty Molly rarely disappoints in this rousing yarn seasoned with a dash of Irish history.”
---Kirkus Reviews (starred review) on In Dublin’s Fair City

“Readers will surely testify that Murphy has become one of their favorite characters.… This book is a keeper.” ---Tampa Tribune on In Dublin’s Fair City

“A lot of fun and some terrific historical writing. Fans of the British cozy will love it, and so will readers of historical fiction.” ---Toronto Globe and Mail on Oh Danny Boy

“Its enjoyable charm and wit will appeal to a cross section of mystery fans.” ---Baltimore Sun on Oh Danny Boy

“With a riveting plot capped off by a dramatic conclusion, Bowen captures the passion and struggles of the Irish people at the turn of the twentieth century.” ---Publishers Weekly on In Dublin’s Fair City

About the Author/作者介绍： 裡斯•鮑文是《皇家密探》、《莫莉•墨菲未解之謎》，和《巡警埃文斯》系列的紐約時報暢銷書作家。她曾獲得過愛葛莎最佳小說獎，並因獲提名為英國愛德格最佳小說而蜚聲國際文壇。
裡斯目前完成了兩部神秘系列、恢宏大氣的《莫莉•墨菲》，描述了一位好勝的愛爾蘭的移民，1900年代來到紐約城打拼的故事，以及迷人的《皇家密探》系列，描述在上世紀30年代英國沒落皇族的故事。她的作品一直位於暢銷書榜單，並贏得過許多獎項，提名，和無數好評。裡斯•鮑文出生在英國，嫁給一個與皇室頗有淵源的家族。她如今在加利福尼亞州和亞利桑那州兩地工作。

Rhys Bowen’s books have been nominated for every major mystery award and she has won thirteen of them to date. She currently writes two historical mystery series, each very different in tone. The Molly Murphy mysteries feature an Irish immigrant woman in turn-of-the-century New York City. These books are multi-layered, complex stories with a strong sense of time and place and have won many awards including Agatha and Anthony. There are 10 book so far in this series plus the free Kindle story, The Amersham Rubies--a great way to introduce new readers to Molly’s spunky personality.
Then there is Lady Georgie, Rhys’s latest,and very popular, heroine. She’s 34th in line to the throne of England, but she’s flat broke and struggling to survive in the Great Depression. These books are lighter and funnier than Molly’s adventures. They poke gentle fun at the British class system--about which Rhys knonws a lot, having married into an upper class family rather like Georgie’s, with cousins with silly nicknames,family ghosts and stately homes. The fifth book, Naughty in Nice, is in stores now, and watch out for a big Christmas book in time for the 2012 holidays.
This year the series received the Readers Hoice Award for favorite mystery series.
Rhys was born in Bath, England and spent a lot of time growing up in Wales with her Welsh relatives. Those childhood experiences colored her first mystery series, about Constable Evans in the mountains of Snowdonia. 10 books including the Edgar nominee Evan’s Gate. She has lived in Austria, Germany and Australia, but has called California her home for many years. She now escapes to a condo in Arizona during those cold California winters. When she’s not writing she loves to travel, sing, hike and play the Celtic harp.

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