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A review by nitabee
In Like Flynn by Rhys Bowen
3.0
Molly finds herself in a bit of danger after identifying a pickpocket in a local grocery store who turns out to be very well connected to a dangerous gang. Daniel decides the best thing for her is to get out of town for a while and asks her to work a case for him, although he doesn't first reveal his primary motivation for giving her the case is to keep her safe. Molly leaves New York, going undercover to Senator Flynn's house, pretending to be one of his many cousins from Ireland. About six years ago, Senator Flynn and his wife Teresa lost their son to a crazed kidnapper who told them his body had been buried with limited access to air, and not to call the cops. The cops were called, of course, and one cop shot their chauffeur who had been lurking around, thinking he was the culprit. The chauffeur died, the boy was never discovered, and Teresa is now a shadow of her former self. She's hired a pair of spiritualist sisters who claim they can help her talk to her son from beyond the grave, and Daniel thinks they're con artists. Molly finds herself liking Teresa, and is saddened when
One of the best plots in this book comes from Barney's neighbors, the man who held the senate seat before him. They turn out to be hosting a visiting Englishman and Irishman, and the Irishman is none other than the boy who attempted to rape Molly in Ireland, the one she pushed and thought she murdered and fled to NY to avoid persecution for -- he's alive after all! His vision is afflicted from that accident though, so he doesn't recognize her immediately but gradually realizes who she is. He threatens to expose her, and she points out that in America they don't have a light view on attempted rape, and she had merely been defending herself, and he hadn't been that hurt after all, at which point he leaves her alone. So yay, Molly's free from that looming over her head!
Molly hooks up with Daniel, who tells her he loves her and will be leaving his fiancee, but then she encounters them at Barney's neighbor's house, and Daniel doesn't leave Arabella immediately, so she's terribly upset, of course.
Spoiler
Teresa's discovered dead one morning, thought to have committed suicide. Molly keeps getting sick, and Daniel arrives to check on her, discovering she's being slowly poisoned. The poisoner turns out to be Cousin Clara, who isn't necessarily dangerous but is afraid of Molly replacing her in Teresa's life, who keeps Clara around as a companion. Molly finally discovers Teresa's murderer was one of Barney's advisors, who set up the missing son scheme to gain the sympathy vote. The son wasn't ever buried and is in fact alive and out west somewhere, and Barney resolves to locate him.One of the best plots in this book comes from Barney's neighbors, the man who held the senate seat before him. They turn out to be hosting a visiting Englishman and Irishman, and the Irishman is none other than the boy who attempted to rape Molly in Ireland, the one she pushed and thought she murdered and fled to NY to avoid persecution for -- he's alive after all! His vision is afflicted from that accident though, so he doesn't recognize her immediately but gradually realizes who she is. He threatens to expose her, and she points out that in America they don't have a light view on attempted rape, and she had merely been defending herself, and he hadn't been that hurt after all, at which point he leaves her alone. So yay, Molly's free from that looming over her head!
Molly hooks up with Daniel, who tells her he loves her and will be leaving his fiancee, but then she encounters them at Barney's neighbor's house, and Daniel doesn't leave Arabella immediately, so she's terribly upset, of course