Mystery
In Sunshine or in Shadow
2024·320 pages
Pregnant Molly Murphy summers in the 1908 Catskills with friends Sid and Gus, where murder disrupts an artists’ colony and nearby Jewish bungalow life.
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Pregnant Molly Murphy summers in the 1908 Catskills with friends Sid and Gus, where murder disrupts an artists’ colony and nearby Jewish bungalow life.
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“If you are one of the few on the planet yet to discover Molly Murphy, created by Rhys Bowen, now is the time to take the plunge. Molly is sassy, saucy, brave and smart.” — The Huffington Post New York, 1908: The days are getting longer—and warmer—in Manhattan. Molly Murphy Sullivan doesn’t want to leave her home in the city, but typhoid is back, and she’s expecting. So she heads north with the children to summer with her mother-in-law in Westchester County. Molly tells herself it won’t be so ba...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Married pregnancy context; mild attraction typical of closed-door cozy mystery
Violence & gore
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Murder investigation with a body found; deaths without graphic gore
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Sid and Gus, an established lesbian couple, are central friends and plot focus
Religious content
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Jewish bungalow community life and related cultural practices recur
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic elements present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Themes of antisemitism, feminism, and early-1900s social tensions
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Antisemitic prejudice and murder aftermath referenced in period setting
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