Unfortunately, Bryce, an anti-Semite in a country riven by the Dreyfus Affair, has been stabbed to death, possibly by a young Jewish man. She also plans a visit to Reynold Bryce, a famous member of the Boston School who has lived in Paris for 18 years and taken up impressionism. Both Sid, who is Jewish, and Gus, who is from a society family, mentioned in a letter that they had met with cousins, both artists, and Molly determines to find them. Since the rent is paid, the suspicious landlady allows Molly to use the apartment while she searches for her friends.
With no home and Daniel’s mother away on a trip, the decision is made to send Molly and Liam out of harm’s way by visiting wealthy bohemian friends Gus and Sid, who have gone to Paris to further Gus’ painting career. A short stay with a New York society matron replenishes Molly’s wardrobe, and after a trip marred by seasickness, Molly arrives at her friends' atelier near Montmartre only to find them gone.
Their peaceful life comes to an end when their house is blown up and their servant killed, probably by the Cosa Nostra. Paris in the spring: delightful but for the little matter of murder.įormer private detective Molly Murphy is quietly raising her young son, Liam, while Daniel, her police detective husband, goes about his daily routine in New York City.
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