Janet Quin-Harkin
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".
Career
Quin-Harkin graduated from the University of London in 1963. She has worked for both BBC and Australian TV.
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 living in early 1900s New York City; and one featuring a Welsh police constable named Evan Evans.
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 is married and the parent of four children. She now divides her time between Marin County, California and Arizona.
Selected works as Janet Quin-Harkin
- Peter Penny's dance (Dial Press, 1976), picture book illustrated by Anita Lobel
- Benjamin's balloon (Parents Magazine, 1978), p.b. ill. Robert Censoni
- Septimus Bean and his amazing machine (Parents, 1979), p.b. illus. Art Cumings
- Magic growing powder (Parents, 1980), p.b. ill. Art Cumings
- Ten-boy summer (Bantam Books, 1982), Sweet Dreams Romance
- Helpful Hattie (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1983), 58 pp., ill. Susanna Natti
- Wanted—date for Saturday night (1985)
- The boy next door (Bantam, 1995), Love Stories 4
- Who do you love? (Bantam, 1996), Love Stories 13
- Torn apart (Bantam, 1999), Love Stories 18
- Love potion (Avon Flare, 1999), Enchanted Hearts 4, LCCN 98-94951
Works as Rhys Bowen
Constable Evan Evans series
Lady Georgiana "Georgie" series
Lady Georgiana short stories
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Molly Murphy series
Molly Murphy short stories
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Honors
- 2000 "The Seal of the Confessional" – finalist, Agatha and Anthony Awards
- 2001 Murphy's Law – Agatha Award for Best Novel
- 2002 Death of Riley – finalist, Agatha Award for Best Novel
- 2004 "Doppelganger" – finalist, Anthony Award for best short story
- 2011 Naughty in Nice – Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel
References
- ↑ Elizabeth Blakesley Lindsay, ed., Great Women Mystery Writers, 2nd ed. Greenwood Press, 2007, p. 27.
External links
- Official website
- Interview by Claire E. White, The Internet Writing Journal (writerswrite.com/journal), 2001
- Janet Quin-Harkin at Library of Congress Authorities, with 91 catalogue records
- Rhys Bowen (pseudonym) at LC Authorities, with 39 records, and Bowen at WorldCat