Bless the Bride

Award-winning author Rhys Bowen marries charming storytelling with an edge-of-your-seat mystery set in early twentieth-century New York City in�BLESS THE BRIDE

With Molly Murphy's wedding to NYPD Captain Daniel Sullivan�quickly approaching, the Irish P.I. heads to the Westchester County countryside,�where Daniel's mother can counsel her on�a�bride's proper place. Surprisingly, Molly�seems to be agreeing with her future mother-in-law's advice. Molly promises to leave her detective work behind and settle down�after becoming Daniel's wife�在ut she isn't married yet.�So when she gets word of a possible case, Molly sneaks back into the city to squeeze�in a little more sleuthing�before the wedding bells�can ring.

A wealthy Chinese immigrant wants Molly to find�his missing bride. Molly has a hunch that his intended has run off. But where could she have gone��nd where would she be?�The only Chinese women of the era are kept under house arrest, and Molly can't help but wonder whether�she's saving the bride-to-be from the streets�她r helping to lock her away for good.