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P.B. Ryan


Biography

My my medieval romance fans know me as Patricia Ryan and my historical mystery fans as P.B. Ryan. Over the past 15 years, I've published 27 novels and novellas (with #28 in the works), with editions in over 20 countries. My books are known for being brisk, emotionally gripping page-turners. Silken Threads, my medieval romance inspired by Hitchcock's Rear Window, won Romance Writers of America's RITA Award for Best Long Historical Romance. I've also received a Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award for Best Historical Romantic Mystery/ Suspense for The Sun and the Moon, and a Mary Higgins Clark Award nomination for my first Nell Sweeney mystery, Still Life With Murder

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Where to find P.B. Ryan online

Website: http://patricia-ryan.com

Books

The Nell Sweeney Historical Mysteries    by P.B. Ryan
Price: $19.99 USD. 391200 words. Published by Patricia Ryan on June 7, 2011. Fiction.
0.25 star(4.33 from 3 reviews)
This bargain-priced “boxed set” contains all six of P.B. Ryan’s popular historical mysteries, originally published by Berkley Prime Crime. Set in post-Civil War Boston, the series features Irish-born governess Nell Sweeney and opium-smoking former battle surgeon Will Hewitt.
A Bucket of Ashes (Nell Sweeney Mysteries, Book 6)    by P.B. Ryan
Price: $5.59 USD. 70780 words. Published by Patricia Ryan on July 9, 2010. Fiction.
0.5 star(4.50 from 2 reviews)
Governess Nell Sweeney and wounded battle surgeon Will Hewitt reunite on Cape Cod to investigate the death of Nell’s long-lost brother--who may or may not have murdered a woman in cold blood--in Book #6 of P.B. Ryan’s critically acclaimed historical mystery series, A Bucket of Ashes. Originally published by Berkley Prime Crime, a division of Penguin Group, Inc.
Murder in the North End (Nell Sweeney Mysteries, Book 5)    by P.B. Ryan
Price: $5.59 USD. 68690 words. Published by Patricia Ryan on July 9, 2010. Fiction.
0.5 star(4.50 from 2 reviews)
Irish-born governess Nell Sweeney and Brahmin black sheep Dr. Will Hewitt infiltrate the worst Irish slum in Boston to keep Detective Colin Cook from being framed for murder in Book #5 of P.B. Ryan’s celebrated historical mystery series, Murder in the North End. Originally published by Berkley Prime Crime, a division of Penguin Group, Inc.
Murder on Black Friday (Nell Sweeney Mysteries, Book 4)    by P.B. Ryan
Price: $5.59 USD. 60790 words. Published by Patricia Ryan on July 9, 2010. Fiction.
0.5 star(3.50 from 2 reviews)
In Book #4 of P.B. Ryan’s popular historical mystery series, Boston governess Nell Sweeney, along with roguish Harvard professor and forensic scientist Will Hewitt, investigates the deaths of two men who committed suicide--or did they?--when the gold market crashed in 1869. Originally published by Berkley Prime Crime, a division of Penguin Group, Inc.
Death on Beacon Hill (Nell Sweeney Mysteries, Book 3)    by P.B. Ryan
Price: $5.59 USD. 68860 words. Published by Patricia Ryan on July 9, 2010. Fiction.
0.5 star(4.50 from 2 reviews)
Boston governess Nell Sweeney keeps one foot in her Irish roots and the other in the world of Brahmin privilege as she and Dr. Will Hewitt investigate the shooting deaths of a notorious actress and her Irish maid. Book #3 of P.B. Ryan’s critically praised historical mystery series, Death on Beacon Hill was originally published by Berkley Prime Crime.
Murder in a Mill Town (Nell Sweeney Mysteries, Book 2)    by P.B. Ryan
Price: $5.59 USD. 75220 words. Published by Patricia Ryan on July 9, 2010. Fiction.
0.75 star(4.75 from 4 reviews)
Boston governess Nell Sweeney and her employer’s morphine-addicted son, Dr. Will Hewitt, investigate the disappearance of a young woman who worked in the Hewitt family's textile mill in Book #2 of P.B. Ryan’s historical mystery series, Murder in a Mill Town. A finalist for the prestigious Mary Higgins Clark Award. Originally published by Berkley Prime Crime, a division of Penguin Group, Inc.
Still Life With Murder (Nell Sweeney Mysteries, Book 1)    by P.B. Ryan
Price: Free! 94900 words. Published by Patricia Ryan on July 9, 2010. Fiction.
0.25 star(4.20 from 10 reviews)
Still Life With Murder is Book #1 of P.B. Ryan’s acclaimed historical mystery series featuring Boston governess Nell Sweeney and opium-smoking former battle surgeon Will Hewitt. Thought to have died during the Civil War, Will is arrested for murder, and Nell must prove his innocence. Originally published by Berkley Prime Crime.

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