Janet Quin-Harkin

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Janet Quin-Harkin
Born (1941-09-24) 24 September 1941 (age 82)
Bath, Somerset
Pen nameRhys Bowen
Occupationnovelist, dance teacher
NationalityBritish
EducationLondon University
Genrehistorical mystery novels
Website
rhysbowen.com

Janet Quin-Harkin (born 24 September 1941, Bath, Somerset [1] ) is an author best known for her mystery novels for adults written under the name Rhys Bowen.

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Career

Before she began writing novels, Quin-Harkin worked in the drama department of the British Broadcasting Corporation in London and, later, for the Australian 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 the Sweet Dreams series. [4]

In the 1990s Quin-Harkin began writing mystery 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 of the Boyfriend Club series for young adults featuring four freshmen girls in Alta Mesa High School (Arizona): Roni, Ginger, Justine, and Karen.

Personal life

Quin-Harkin graduated from the University 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 between Marin County, California, and Arizona. [2]

Works as Janet Quin-Harkin

Works as Rhys Bowen

Stand-alone novels

World War I novels

  • The Victory Garden (2019)

World War II novels

  • In Farleigh Field (2017)
  • The Tuscan Child (2018)
  • The Venice Sketchbook (2021)
  • Where the Sky Begins (2022)
  • The Paris Assignment (August 2023)

Anthologies and collections

Anthology or CollectionContentsPublication

Date

An Apple for a Creature [11] Low SchoolAug 2012

Honors

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References

  1. ↑ Elizabeth Blakesley Lindsay, ed., Great Women Mystery Writers, 2nd ed. Greenwood Press, 2007, p. 27.
  2. 1 2 3 "Rhys Bowen: Still a place for faith in mystery writer's body of work". The Visitor. Catholic News Service. 6 June 2016. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  3. 1 2 DeBruyne., Ammon, Bette (1993). Rip-roaring reads for reluctant teen readers. Libraries Unlimited. pp.  126. ISBN   156308094X. OCLC   44963622.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ Quin-Harkin, Janet (6 September 2014). "Why 1980s teen lit is still relevant today". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  5. ↑ See the Rhys-Bowen-Website, retrieved 1st December 2022.
  6. ↑ "Rhys Bowen: New York Times Bestselling Author". Rhys Bowen. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "The Last Mrs. Summers by Rhys Bowen: 9780451492876 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "The Royal Spyness Series".
  9. ↑ "The Molly Murphy Series".
  10. ↑ "The Molly Murphy Series".
  11. ↑ "An Apple for the Creature". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
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