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  At Liam’s baptism my old friend Miss Van Woekem came up to congratulate us. “This seems to be the year for babies,” she said. “I’ve just had a visit from a young cousin who lives out in Westchester County. Harriet Mainwaring. She also has a beautiful baby. Looks a little like you, my dear, come to think of it. Such an Irish face.”

  Also by Rhys Bowen

  The Molly Murphy Mysteries

  Hush Now, Don’t You Cry

  Bless the Bride

  The Last Illusion

  In a Gilded Cage

  Tell Me, Pretty Maiden

  In Dublin’s Fair City

  Oh Danny Boy

  In Like Flynn

  For the Love of Mike

  Death of Riley

  Murphy’s Law

  Royal Spyness Mysteries

  The Twelve Clues of Christmas

  Naughty in Nice

  Royal Blood

  Royal Flush

  A Royal Pain

  Her Royal Spyness

  The Constable Evans Mysteries

  Evanly Bodies

  Evan Blessed

  Evan’s Gate

  Evan Only Knows

  Evans to Betsy

  Evan Can Wait

  Evan and Elle

  Evanly Choirs

  Evan Help Us

  Evans Above

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  RHYS BOWEN is the author of the Anthony Award–and Agatha Award–winning Molly Murphy mysteries, the Edgar Award–nominated Evan Evans series, and the Royal Spyness series. Born in England, she lives in San Rafael, California.

  This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

  THE FAMILY WAY. Copyright © 2013 by Rhys Bowen. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

  www.stmartins.com

  Cover design by Danielle Fiorella. Cover photograph of woman by Shirley Green. Cover photograph of buildings © Jason Todd.

  The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

  Bowen, Rhys.

  The family way / Rhys Bowen.—1st ed.

  p. cm.—(Molly Murphy mysteries)

  ISBN 978-1-250-01163-3 (hardcover)

  ISBN 978-1-250-01164-0 (e-book)

  1. Murphy, Molly (Fictitious character)—Fiction. 2. Women private investigators—Fiction. 3. Irish American women—Fiction. 4. Kidnapping—Investigation—Fiction. 5. New York (N.Y.)—History—1898–1951—Fiction. I. Title.

  PR6052.O848F36 2013

  823'.914—dc23

  2012040102

  e-ISBN 9781250011640

  First Edition: March 2013