The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 34 books · 2001 to 2023 · Mostly set in London

Rhys Bowen

Crime and mysteryPrivate eyeCosy and comicHistorical crime

Rhys Bowen writes Molly Murphy, an Irish immigrant private investigator in 1900s New York, and Her Royal Spyness, about Lady Georgiana Rannoch, thirty-fifth in line to the throne and penniless in 1930s London.

Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip. The Constable Evans series and later Molly Murphy books written with Clare Broyles are left out.

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Rhys Bowen books in order

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Molly Murphy

17 books · Set in New YorkHistorical crimePrivate eye
  1. 1Murphy's Law2001With Molly MurphyBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Death of Riley2002With Molly MurphyBuy on Amazon
  3. 3For the Love of Mike2003With Molly MurphyBuy on Amazon
  4. 4In Like Flynn2005With Molly MurphyBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Oh Danny Boy2006With Molly MurphyBuy on Amazon
  6. 6In Dublin's Fair City2007With Molly MurphyBuy on Amazon
  7. 7Tell Me, Pretty Maiden2008With Molly MurphyBuy on Amazon
  8. 8In a Gilded Cage2009With Molly MurphyBuy on Amazon
  9. 9The Last Illusion2010With Molly MurphyBuy on Amazon
  10. 10Bless the Bride2011With Molly MurphyBuy on Amazon
  11. 11Hush Now, Don't You Cry2012With Molly MurphyBuy on Amazon
  12. 12The Family Way2013With Molly MurphyBuy on Amazon
  13. 13City of Darkness and Light2014With Molly MurphyBuy on Amazon
  14. 14The Edge of Dreams2015With Molly MurphyBuy on Amazon
  15. 15Away in a Manger2015With Molly MurphyBuy on Amazon
  16. 16Time of Fog and Fire2016With Molly MurphyBuy on Amazon
  17. 17The Ghost of Christmas Past2017With Molly MurphyBuy on Amazon

Her Royal Spyness

17 books · Set in LondonHistorical crimeCosy and comic
  1. 1Her Royal Spyness2007With Lady Georgiana RannochBuy on Amazon
  2. 2A Royal Pain2008With Lady Georgiana RannochBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Royal Flush2009With Lady Georgiana RannochBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Royal Blood2010With Lady Georgiana RannochBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Naughty in Nice2011With Lady Georgiana RannochBuy on Amazon
  6. 6The Twelve Clues of Christmas2012With Lady Georgiana RannochBuy on Amazon
  7. 7Heirs and Graces2013With Lady Georgiana RannochBuy on Amazon
  8. 8Queen of Hearts2014With Lady Georgiana RannochBuy on Amazon
  9. 9Malice at the Palace2015With Lady Georgiana RannochBuy on Amazon
  10. 10Crowned and Dangerous2016With Lady Georgiana RannochBuy on Amazon
  11. 11On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service2017With Lady Georgiana RannochBuy on Amazon
  12. 12Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding2018With Lady Georgiana RannochBuy on Amazon
  13. 13Love and Death Among the Cheetahs2019With Lady Georgiana RannochBuy on Amazon
  14. 14The Last Mrs. Summers2020With Lady Georgiana RannochBuy on Amazon
  15. 15God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen2021With Lady Georgiana RannochBuy on Amazon
  16. 16Peril in Paris2022With Lady Georgiana RannochBuy on Amazon
  17. 17Rule Britannia2023With Lady Georgiana RannochBuy on Amazon

Characters

9 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

New York

Lady Georgie