She joined him, married him, and raised four children with him, all in the San Francisco area where they remain to this day. When she finished, she dropped her newly penned script on her boss's desk, only to be called in the following day and told they had decided to produce her play.ĭriven by England's cold and rainy climate, Quin-Harkin took off for Australia where she met her husband to be, also an expat Brit, who was on his way to California. Producing plays by others, she decided, at 22, to try her hand at writing her own.

Quin-Harkin was born in Bath, England, educated at the University of London, and worked as a drama studio manager for the BBC. In 2017 she published her first stand-alone mystery thriller, In Farleigh Fields: A Novel of World War II. All told, Harkin-Quin has written more than 50 books and stories. Her works are legion - children's books, a young adult series, and three mystery series totalling some 40 books and short stories. Janet Quin-Harkin is a British-born novelist who writes under her own name, as well as the nom de plum, Rhys Bowen ( pronounced 'Reece').

Currently-lives in San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA.

Awards-2 Agatha Awards: Best Novel and Best Historical Novel.

Inspired by the events and people of World War II, writer Rhys Bowen crafts a sweeping and riveting saga of class, family, love, and betrayal. Can he, with Pamela’s help, stop them before England falls? The assignment also offers Ben the chance to be near Lord Westerham’s middle daughter, Pamela, whom he furtively loves.īut Pamela has her own secret: she has taken a job at Bletchley Park, the British code-breaking facility.Īs Ben follows a trail of spies and traitors, which may include another member of Pamela’s family, he discovers that some within the realm have an appalling, history-altering agenda. World War II comes to Farleigh Place, the ancestral home of Lord Westerham and his five daughters, when a soldier with a failed parachute falls to his death on the estate.Īfter his uniform and possessions raise suspicions, MI5 operative and family friend Ben Cresswell is covertly tasked with determining if the man is a German spy. In Farleigh Field: A Novel of World War II

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