English author
Janet Quin-Harkin
Born (1941-09-24 ) 24 September 1941 (age 83) Bath, SomersetPen name Rhys Bowen Occupation novelist, dance teacher Nationality British Education London University Genre historical mystery novels Website rhysbowen .com
Janet Quin-Harkin (born 24 September 1941,Bath, Somerset [ 1] ) is an author best known for hermystery novels for adults written under the nameRhys Bowen .
Before she began writing novels, Quin-Harkin worked in the drama department of theBritish Broadcasting Corporation in London and, later, for theAustralian Broadcasting Corporation in Sydney, Australia.[ 2] She also worked as a drama teacher and a dance teacher.[ 3]
In 1981, she wrote one of the first six books with which Bantam launched theSweet Dreams series .[ 4]
In the 1990s Quin-Harkin began writingmystery novels for adults under the name Rhys Bowen. She has written three series under this name: one featuring British aristocrat Lady Georgiana ("Georgie") in 1930s England; one featuring Irish immigrant Molly Murphy working as a private detective in early 1900s New York City; and one featuring a Welsh police constable named Evan Evans.[ 2]
She is also author ofthe Boyfriend Club series for young adults featuring four freshmen girls in Alta Mesa High School (Arizona): Roni, Ginger, Justine, and Karen.
Quin-Harkin graduated from theUniversity of London in 1963.[ 5] She moved to the United States when she married John Quin-Harkin.[ 3]
She is the parent of four children. She now divides her time betweenMarin County, California , andArizona .[ 2]
Works as Janet Quin-Harkin [ edit ] Peter Penny's Dance (Dial Press , 1976), picture book illustrated byAnita Lobel Benjamin's Balloon (Parents Magazine , 1978), p.b. ill. Robert CensoniSeptimus Bean and his Amazing Machine (Parents, 1979), p.b. illus. Art CumingsMagic Growing Powder (Parents, 1980), p.b. ill. Art CumingsTen-boy summer (Bantam Books , 1982), Sweet Dreams RomanceHelpful Hattie (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich , 1983), 58 pp., ill. Susanna NattiWanted—date for Saturday night (1985)My Best Enemy (Bantam, 1987), Sweet Dreams RomanceThe boy next door (Bantam, 1995), Love Stories 4Who do you love? (Bantam, 1996), Love Stories 13Torn apart (Bantam, 1999), Love Stories 18Love potion (Avon Flare , 1999), Enchanted Hearts 4,LCCN 98-94951 Works as Rhys Bowen [ edit ] Constable Evan Evans series [ edit ] Evans Above (1997)Evan Help Us (1998)Evanly Choirs (1999)Evan and Elle (2000)Evan Can Wait (2001)Evans to Betsy (2002)Evan Only Knows (2003)Evan's Gate (2004)Evan Blessed (2005)Evanly Bodies (2006) Lady Georgiana "Georgie" series[ edit ] Her Royal Spyness (2007)A Royal Pain (2008)Royal Flush (2009)Royal Blood (2010)Naughty in Nice (2011)The Twelve Clues of Christmas (2012)Heirs and Graces (2013)Queen of Hearts (2014) Malice at the Palace (2015) Crowned and Dangerous (2016) On Her Majesty’s Frightfully Secret Service (2017) Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding (2018)Love and Death Among the Cheetahs (2019)[ 6] The Last Mrs. Summers (2020)[ 7] God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen (2021)Peril in Paris (2022)The Proof of The Pudding (November 2023)[ 8] Lady Georgiana short stories [ edit ] Masked Ball at Broxley Manor (2012)Molly Murphy series [ edit ] Murphy's Law (2001)Death of Riley (2002)For the Love of Mike (2003)In Like Flynn (2005)Oh Danny Boy (2006)In Dublin's Fair City (2007)Tell Me, Pretty Maiden (2008)In a Gilded Cage (2009)The Last Illusion (2010)Bless the Bride (2011)Hush Now, Don't You Cry (2012)The Family Way (2013)City of Darkness and Light (2014)The Edge of Dreams (2015)Away in a Manger (2015)Time of Fog and Fire (2016)The Ghost of Christmas Past (2017)Wild Irish Rose , co-author Clare Broyles (2022)[ 9] All That is Hidden , co-author Clare Broyles (2023)In Sunshine or in Shadow , co-author Clare Broyles (March 2024)[ 9] Molly Murphy short stories [ edit ] "The Amersham Rubies" (2011) "The Face in the Mirror" (2013) "Through the Window" (2014)
Above the Bay of Angels (2020)The Victory Garden (2019)World War II novels [ edit ] In Farleigh Field (2017)The Tuscan Child (2018)The Venice Sketchbook (2021)Where the Sky Begins (2022)The Paris Assignment (August 2023)The Rose Arbor (2024)Anthologies and collections [ edit ] Anthology or Collection Contents PublicationDate
An Apple for a Creature [ 10] Low School Aug 2012
International National Academics People Other
Best First Novel Best Contemporary Novel Best Novel Best Historical Novel Best Non-Fiction Best Short Story Best Young Adult Mystery Best Children/ Young Adult Fiction Malice Domestic Award for Lifetime Achievement Malice Domestic Poirot Award