Gaslight Mystery 14 - Murder on Fifth Avenue

✍ Scribed by Thompson, Victoria

• Book ID: 108404602
• Publisher: Berkley
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 125 KB
• Series: Gaslight Mystery 14
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9781101585078

✦ Synopsis

From the tenements to the town houses of nineteenth-century New York, midwife Sarah Brandt and Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy never waiver in their mission to aid the innocent and apprehend the guilty. Now, the latest novel in the Edgar-nominated Gaslight Mystery series finds Sarah and Malloy investigating the murder of a Knickerbocker club member who was made to pay his dues

Sarahs father, Felix Decker, takes his position in society seriously. He refuses to accept his daughters involvement with an Irish Catholic police detective. But when a member of his private clubthe exclusive Knickerbockeris murdered, Decker forms an uneasy alliance with Frank Malloy to solve the crime as discreetly as possible.

Malloy discovers that the deceasedChilton Devrieswas no gentleman. Hes left behind his own unofficial club of sorts, populated by everyone who despised him. As Malloy and Sarah sort through the suspects, it becomes clear to her that her father is evaluating more than the detectives investigative abilities, and that, on a personal level, there is much more at stake for Malloy than discovering who revoked Devries membershippermanently.

Review

Thompson vividly re-creates the gaslit world of old New York.

"Victoria Thompson SHINES...Anne Perry and Caleb Carr fans, rejoice!"

"Thompson's Gaslight Mystery series provides a fascinating window into a bygone era."

"Victoria Thompson has a knack for putting the reader inside her characters' heads and...[brings] the setting vividly to life."

About the Author

Victoria Thompson is the Edgar Award-nominated author of the Gaslight mystery series and 20 additional historical novels. She lives in Western Pennsylvania with her family.