Murder on Astor Place
By Victoria Thompson
(Berkley Trade, Paperback, 9780425229729, 288pp.)
Publication Date: September 1, 2009
Other Editions of This Title: Google eBook, Mass Market Paperback
Categories: Mystery & Detective - Historical, Mystery & Detective - Series, Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths
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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.
Victoria Thompson is the Edgar(r) Award-nominated author of the Gaslight mystery series and 20 additional historical novels. She lives in Pennsylvania with her family.
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