Synopses & Reviews
The author of Murder on Amsterdam Avenue returns to nineteenth-century New York City to find Christmas in the air, a police detective and a midwife with love in their hearts, and a wealthy newlywed with blood on her hands
Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy and Sarah Brandt are not the only ones who have recently tied the knot. Family friend Mrs. ONeill was delighted when her daughter Una wed the seemingly wealthy and charming Randolph Pollock. She didnt wonder why such an affluent man would want to marry a poor Irish girl, no matter how pretty she was. But now Mrs. ONeill has a problem.
Pollocks servants have found their employer bludgeoned to death with Una cradling his body. Rendered mute by the horror of her husbands death, Una cannot explain what happened, so the police have charged her with murder and locked her away in the Tombs to await trial.
Mrs. ONeill would like Frank to investigate the case and save Una, yet with Frank and Sarah still on their honeymoon, its up to the other members of their newly formed household to do some detective work. But solving the mystery behind Pollocks death means first discovering the truth about who he really is
Review
Praise for the Edgar® and Agatha award-nominated Gaslight Mysteries
“Tantalizing.”—Catherine Coulter, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“Victoria Thompson shines…Anne Perry and Caleb Carr fans, rejoice!”—Tamar Myers, national bestselling author
“A fascinating window into a bygone era.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Vividly re-creates the gaslit world of old New York.”—Publishers Weekly
“Gangs of New York, eat your heart out—this book is the real thing.”—Mystery Scene
“Enthralling…Fascinating characters with a story to tell.”—Fresh Fiction
Synopsis
As a midwife in turn-of-the-century New York, Sarah Brandt has seen pain and joy. Now she will work for something more--a search for justice--in a case of murder involving one of New York's richest families.
Synopsis
The first Gaslight mystery?newly repackaged. After a routine delivery, midwife Sarah Brandt visits her patient in a rooming house?and discovers that another boarder, a young girl, has been killed. At the request of Sergeant Frank Malloy, she searches the girl?s room, and discovers that the victim is from one of the most prominent families in New York? and the sister of an old friend. The powerful family, fearful of scandal, refuses to permit an investigation. But with Malloy?s help, Sarah begins a dangerous quest to bring the killer to justice?before death claims another victim.
Synopsis
As a midwife in turn-of-the-century New York, Sarah Brandt has seen pain and joy. Now she will work for something more--a search for justice--in a case of murder involving one of New York's richest families.
About the Author
Victoria Thompson is the Edgar® and Agatha Awardnominated author of the national bestselling Gaslight Mysteriesincluding Murder on Amsterdam Avenue, Murder in Murray Hill, and Murder in Chelseaas well as numerous historical novels. She lives in Western Pennsylvania with her family.