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| WILD IRISH ROSE - Rhys Bowen and Clare Broyles Now that she is a happily married woman, and the mother of a toddler, Molly Sullivan, nee Murphy, has put her detective life behind her. Well, except for the fact that with her husband, Daniel, being a police captain with the New York City Police, she does get a little itchy to dabble a bit in his business. With her mother-in-law living with them temporarily, and her young, teenaged ward, Bridie, in the house, Molly has her hands full at home. But that doesn't mean she is satisfied with life as a housewife. Not to mention her neighbors, the Bohemian ladies, also known as Sid and Gus, instigate Molly with their freewheeling lifestyle. Now that they are tutoring Bridie to prepare her to enter their alma mater, Vassar, trouble is always brewing. Sid and Gus have been collecting clothing to distribute to the newly arrived immigrants on Ellis Island. It's winter, and many arrive from warmer climates unprepared for the biting cold of New York. Molly and Bridie agree to help, arriving on the island just as a ship is disembarking. As they handed out clothing to the immigrants, Molly notices that Bridie was missing. When she finds her, Bridie tells her that she thought she was following Molly, but instead had followed another woman with red hair who looked very much like Molly. Not thinking anything of that, they went about packing up and returning to the city. It isn't until late that night when Daniel comes home, does he reveal that there was a murder on Ellis Island, and that the suspect they've arrested looks exactly like Molly! This, of course, doesn't sit well with the former detective, so Molly begins her own private investigation, unbeknownst to Daniel. Looking for the boarding house where the police have housed the woman, Molly is suddenly grabbed by a constable who thinks she is the suspect escaping. He sends her up to "her" room, where Molly meets red-haired Rose McSweeney. Befriending the woman, without revealing that her husband is with the police, Molly determines from Rose's despair, that she couldn't possibly be the one who killed the man on Ellis Island. And, from that moment on, Molly sets out to find the real killer. Try as she might, Molly is unable to keep her searches hidden from Daniel, or her neighbors, for that matter. Sid and Gus enthusiastically join in the investigation, which sometimes makes for interesting assumptions. But can Molly prove that Rose is innocent? Events get complicated with the murder of another suspect. WILD IRISH ROSE is another Molly Murphy tale, and Molly hasn't lost her investigative talent. Her home life is as important to her, and sometimes life does get in the way, especially raising a toddler, as well as dealing with her ward, who is growing up too fast for Molly. There are a few wrong turns before the final result is revealed, as Molly doesn't give up easily. Jani Brooks |
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