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Rhys Bowen

Rhys Bowen - Books

I'm a New York Times bestselling mystery author, winner of both Agatha and Anthony awards for my Molly Murphy mysteries, set in 1902 New York City.

I have recently published four internationally bestselling WWII novels, one of them a #1 Kindle bestseller, and the Tuscan Child selling almost a million copies to date. In Farleigh Field won three major awards and was nominated for an Edgar. My other stand-alone novels are The Victory Garden, about land girls in WWI and Above the Bay of Angels, featuring a young woman who becomes chef for Queen Victoria.
April 2021 will mark the publication of THE VENICE SKETCHBOOK--another sweeping historical novel of love, loss and intrigue.

My books are currently translated into 29 languages and I have fans worldwide.

I also write the Agatha-winning Royal Spyness series, about the British royal family in the 1930s. It's lighter, sexier, funnier, wicked satire. It was voted by readers as best mystery series one year.
I am also known for my Constable Evans books, set in North Wales, and for my award-winning short stories.

I was born and raised in England but currently divide my time between California and Arizona where I go to escape from the harsh California winters
When I am not writing I love to travel, sing, hike, play my Celtic harp.
Series:
* Constable Evan Mystery
* Molly Murphy Mysteries
* Her Royal Spyness Mysteries

Awards:
Agatha Award
◊ Best Novel (2001): Murphy's Law
Reviewer's Choice Award
◊ Historical Mystery (2001): Murphy's Law

Evans Above

2024
Constable Evan Evans is new in Welsh village of Llanfair. Betsy, lusty busty barmaid, vies

Above the Bay of Angels

2024
A single twist of fate puts a servant girl to work in Queen Victoria’s royal kitchen, sett

The Victory Garden

2024
From the bestselling author of The Tuscan Child comes a beautiful and heart-rending novel

In Farleigh Field

2024
World War II comes to Farleigh Place, the ancestral home of Lord Westerham and his five da

The Venice Sketchbook

2024
Love and secrets collide in Venice during WWII in an enthralling novel of brief encounters

The Tuscan Child

2024
From New York Times bestselling author Rhys Bowen comes a haunting novel about a woman who

The Ghost of Christmas Past

2024
Semi-retired private detective Molly Murphy Sullivan is suffering from depression after a