Emmy's Reviews > Murphy's Law

The mystery was probably the least interesting thing for me. I liked Molly, I liked Daniel and I loved the setting. Bowen really paints a vivid picture of NY at this time and how the Irish, Italians, Jews, etc., all formed their own tight-knit communities. The setting jumped off the page and was, in my opinion, the strongest thing about this book.

As for the mystery, everything relating to that felt a little too coincidental. I didn't really believe that so many things could align just right to keep putting Molly in the right place at the right time. Take the mystery out of this and I think I would have enjoyed this a lot more.