City of Darkness and Light

A Molly Murphy Mystery, Book 13

By: Rhys Bowen

Narrated by: Nicola Barber

Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins

Publisher's summary

Molly and Daniel Sullivan are settling happily into the new routines of parenthood, but their domestic bliss is shattered the night a gang retaliates against Daniel for making a big arrest. Daniel wants his family safely out of New York City as soon as possible. In shock and grieving, but knowing she needs to protect their infant son, Liam, Molly agrees to take him on the long journey to Paris to stay with her friends Sid and Gus, who are studying art in the City of Light.

But upon arriving in Paris, nothing goes as planned. Sid and Gus seem to have vanished into thin air, and Molly's search to figure out what happened to them will lead her through all levels of Parisian society, from extravagant salons to the dingy cafés where starving artists linger over coffee and loud philosophical debates. And when in the course of her search she stumbles across a dead body, Molly, on her own in a foreign country, starts to wonder if she and Liam might be in even more danger in Paris than they had been at home.

As Impressionism gives way to Fauvism and Cubism, and the Dreyfus affair rocks France, Molly races through Paris to outsmart a killer in City of Darkness and Light, Rhys Bowen's most spectacular Molly Murphy novel yet.

©2014 Rhys Bowen (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Nicola Barber's clear, light voice and facility with accents, especially Irish and French, are well displayed in this latest chapter in the Molly Murphy mysteries, set in the early 1900s." ( AudioFile)

Paris without Daniel

It was refreshing not to have him constantly "forbidding " Molly to sleuth and solve crime

Great Series!!

Delightful. stories. I have come to greatly appreciate the talent of Rhys Bowen writing. The narrator is fantastic!!

Fantastic

I absolutely love this series. I can't get enough of them. They make my work day & drive go by so much better.

Love a great series?

This series is excellent! It is a detective mystery with friends and much is learned about history. Looking for a good series???? This is it!

Another winner!

I've been skipping around the Molly Murphy series, but now I really want to begin in book order. This is my 3rd MM, and I cannot pick a favorite as yet, they are all so uniquely wonderful. I like the way the author has woven real people into her story, having major characters being played by two famous impression painters, and a dusting of several more. This novel has it all; famous places, famous people, and lots of Molly being her curious self. Most of all, I like the way the author makes these famous people seem more real. They come to life in their everyday settings, and in helping Molly to avoid danger. My hat is off to you Ms Bowen for weaving such a great mystery/story

Great fun!

I really enjoyed the entire Molly Murphy series. It started a little slow but was a fun series.

On Vacation With Molly

My 2015 reading list is starting off very Paris-heavy!!! First a biographical novel about Marie Antoinette, then a book about Baron Haussmann and the renovation of Paris, and now a Parisian vacation with Molly Murphy... I think my sub conscience is trying to tell me something.

This latest instalment in the continuing adventures of Molly Murphy wasn’t bad, not my favourite but still an enjoyable story with an extra excellent setting this time!

I am glad Daniel did not play a huge role in this book, I am really getting sick of him.

Loved it

Another Molly Murphy mystery solved even thought Molly’s no longer allowed to be a detective anymore. Such fun stories.

A delightful romp through Paris

As always Molly finds herself in an exciting and fun mystery. this time we meet some interesting artists.

Another enjoyable, easy read.

Would you consider the audio edition of City of Darkness and Light to be better than the print version?

Can't say.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Yes, in a way. I was guessing until the end.

Have you listened to any of Nicola Barber’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I very much enjoy Nicola Barber's narration. This book was no exception.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Where Molly Murphy goes, trouble always follows.

Any additional comments?

A change of scenery makes for a new element to the story. So glad to have Molly away from Daniel for a time. I find him so suffocating, as I'm sure was the norm in the early 1900's! Also, lovely to see Molly continuing to use her skills despite being a new mother. I was concerned the series would be less interesting with the introduction of a child, but it hasn't been an issue.