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While I’ve always enjoyed reading the books in the Molly Murphy series, I’ve never been to any of the cities where the stories are set. So you can imagine the special thrill that I found out that Time of Fog and Fire was going to be set in San Francisco.

Of course, the book opens in New York City in spring of 1906. It’s been a long, hard winter and winter doesn’t quite seem to want to let go. Meanwhile, Molly’s husband Daniel is still facing problems at work. So when Mr. Wilkie of the secret service shows up and recruits Daniel for a secret mission to parts unknown, he agrees to go. Molly is less than enthused about him being gone and the danger he might face, but he assures her that everything will be fine.

Daniel’s been gone for a couple of weeks when Molly gets a letter from him. At her first reading, Molly finds it rather infuriating. But then she begins to think it was really a secret message. Does Daniel want Molly to join him in San Francisco? Determined that this is exactly what the letter was all about, she sets out. But what danger will she find when she gets there?

This book has a different feel than many of the books in the series. While there is a mystery, it isn’t the strongest element in the book. Having said that, there is a strong mystery that truly begins to unfold once Molly reaches San Francisco.

However, this book is more about the history. We get a bit about what cross country travel was like during that period, and it is fascinating. And always in the back of our minds as we read is why is Daniel sending for Molly? He’s never encouraged her detective work in the past, so something major must be happening here.

Once Molly arrives, she once again finds herself caught up in some history that complicates her life. I loved how this whole thing unfolded and couldn’t turn the pages fast enough.

Without slowing things down, we still get time with the series regulars before Molly leaves, and it’s always wonderful to meet up with them again. Since most of the book takes place away from home, we get a nice collection of memorable new characters, and it wouldn’t surprise me if one of them popped up again in the future.

And the parts in San Francisco? I loved it! It was wonderful to visit a city I know now but as it was back in 1906. While obviously things were different back then, I was still able to picture the parts of the city that Molly visited, which was tons of fun.

The Molly Murphy series has always been a fun way to experience bits of history while enjoying a mystery. Time of Fog and Fire keeps that tradition alive. Fans of the series will love their visit to the west coast with Molly.


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Time of Fog and Fire A Molly Murphy Mystery Molly Murphy Mysteries Rhys Bowen 9781250052049 Books Reviews

When Maggie gets a cryptic letter from her husband Daniel, the clue reveals more questions, and Maggie soon finds herself traveling to San Francisco with her son Liam. Everything is different there except for one thing -- mystery and murder. Maggie is all alone as she races to find answers ... and Daniel. This fast-paced book in an excellent series captured historical events perfectly while keeping me reading long into the night, desperate to find out what happened next. I love this series and highly recommend this book! Rhys Bowen, who also writes the witty, delightful Her Royal Spyness series, is an outstanding writer!
Although I liked the book and enjoyed another episode in the lives of the characters, the book that I ordered was not very well-bound. After reading about 3 or 4 chapters, that entire section, and eventually about half of the pages in the book, became detached from the spine - not due to any fault of my own. I did not return the book because by that time I had read the entire story, but I would caution buyers to check the book immediately upon delivery and to make sure that it is solidly bound and to return it in case of damage.
Have read this series since book one - and this is better than some, but still not as good as the first in the series. Molly's decisions seem to make no sense at many times during this book. A series I now will continue to read, but not buy, just borrow from library.
Daniel is off on a secret assignment for the Secret Service when Molly sees him in a news reel. Then a strange letter comes that leads her to believe he is asking her to come out to San Francisco. So of course being Molly she packs up Liam and goes West. On the train, she meets a lovely manager of the Metropolitan Opera off to set up early for the Caruso event who helps her get settled in the city. Then, Molly is informed that Daniel has died and she visits the woman he had been staying with. Molly soon learns that there is more going on than she knows especially to do with a major real life graft problem. Now, of course, given the time period this just an excuse to be taking place during the San Francisco Earthquake. Crazy things ensue. Interesting that everyone seems to know how bad things were when the city fathers actually spent a great deal of effort not letting the scale of disaster in life and property get back East.

Molly is back in prime form. Much less of the sycophant, hiding her activities from Daniel, and Daniel of course is even asking for her help. Looking forward to the next entry which I hadn't so much in a while.
Daniel, just recovered from a Mafia bullet wound, is having trouble at the NYC Police department. Rumors have been spread that he directed a young officer to bring in the head of the mafia; even though it’s not true, and despite the fact that he was wounded trying to save the office, the rumors persist and his career seems to be going nowhere. Then John Wilkie shows up and offers Daniel a secret job for the feds. Daniel accepts, leaving Molly in NY with the baby, their ward, Birdie, and their non-conformist friends across the street.
Then Molly gets a letter from Daniel—except that nothing in the letter rings true. As she and Gus and XXX peruse it, they see a hidden message (COME) and hints that he is in San Francisco. Taking only Liam, she grabs a train west, not sure how she will try to find Daniel. But when she arrives she is told that Daniel fell off the cliffs and has been buried. Distraught, she decides to stay long enough to gather Daniel’s body to take back to NY. Then odd things begin to happen that make her question his ‘accidental’ death. The the San Francisco earthquake strikes and she loses Liam in the mayhem. Injured during the quake, Molly begins an odyssey, seeking her son and someone to tell of her suspicions.
This is a wonderful, powerful, scary tale—the kind of book that keeps one up way too late.
While I’ve always enjoyed reading the books in the Molly Murphy series, I’ve never been to any of the cities where the stories are set. So you can imagine the special thrill that I found out that Time of Fog and Fire was going to be set in San Francisco.

Of course, the book opens in New York City in spring of 1906. It’s been a long, hard winter and winter doesn’t quite seem to want to let go. Meanwhile, Molly’s husband Daniel is still facing problems at work. So when Mr. Wilkie of the secret service shows up and recruits Daniel for a secret mission to parts unknown, he agrees to go. Molly is less than enthused about him being gone and the danger he might face, but he assures her that everything will be fine.

Daniel’s been gone for a couple of weeks when Molly gets a letter from him. At her first reading, Molly finds it rather infuriating. But then she begins to think it was really a secret message. Does Daniel want Molly to join him in San Francisco? Determined that this is exactly what the letter was all about, she sets out. But what danger will she find when she gets there?

This book has a different feel than many of the books in the series. While there is a mystery, it isn’t the strongest element in the book. Having said that, there is a strong mystery that truly begins to unfold once Molly reaches San Francisco.

However, this book is more about the history. We get a bit about what cross country travel was like during that period, and it is fascinating. And always in the back of our minds as we read is why is Daniel sending for Molly? He’s never encouraged her detective work in the past, so something major must be happening here.

Once Molly arrives, she once again finds herself caught up in some history that complicates her life. I loved how this whole thing unfolded and couldn’t turn the pages fast enough.

Without slowing things down, we still get time with the series regulars before Molly leaves, and it’s always wonderful to meet up with them again. Since most of the book takes place away from home, we get a nice collection of memorable new characters, and it wouldn’t surprise me if one of them popped up again in the future.

And the parts in San Francisco? I loved it! It was wonderful to visit a city I know now but as it was back in 1906. While obviously things were different back then, I was still able to picture the parts of the city that Molly visited, which was tons of fun.

The Molly Murphy series has always been a fun way to experience bits of history while enjoying a mystery. Time of Fog and Fire keeps that tradition alive. Fans of the series will love their visit to the west coast with Molly.