The year is 1901.

The place is Ellis Island.

If Molly Murphy thinks she has found sanctuary there, she is mistaken.

A man has been killed and she is the prime suspect in his murder.

What's more, she's falling in love with the very man who wants to see her sent home to be hanged.

It's the ultimate locked room mystery!

Agatha, Anthony and Barry Award nominee Rhys Bowen has come up with a flamboyant Irish Heroine and a fast paced mystery, full of local color and historical detail.

Murphy's Law is the first book in a new series featuring Irish immigrant Molly Murphy-loud, brash and not afraid of anything.