A review by nitabee
Tell Me, Pretty Maiden by Rhys Bowen

3.0

Molly finds herself involved with multiple cases in Tell Me, Pretty Maiden. Blanche Lovejoy, an aging stage actress, hires Molly to help out with her latest production, as she claims a ghost is causing mishaps that will frighten the audience away. Molly also stumbles across an unconscious woman in the middle of Central Park (did I mention it's wintertime?) while she's on an outing with Daniel. When the woman awakens, she can't communicate with anyone, and Molly ultimately takes on her guardianship, as she feels responsible for her. Finally, an older woman Molly befriended previously whose name is escaping me, who is the aunt of Arabella Norton, pleads with Molly to locate her missing nephew. Molly winds up asking Daniel for his assistance, as he still hasn't been reinstated to the police department, and the cases are all eventually solved. Molly is a bit thick,

Spoiler

as I thought it was obvious Blanche was somehow involved with the accidents on stage, wanting to drum up some publicity. The unconscious woman turns out to be an actress whose mystery is tied in with the missing nephew - they were waylaid by some bad guys who wanted to rob a mansion the nephew, Jacob I believe, was visiting, and they killed him off. The woman had temporary amnesia after a car accident

. Molly's friends, Syd and Gus, are a delight as always, and they introduce her to the famous reporter Nelly Bly, who goes undercover in dangerous situations.