Historical Mystery
From Goodreads:
When
facing injustice, the residents of nineteenth-century New York City’s tenements
turn to midwife Sarah Brandt and Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy to protect
their rights. Now, as the Edgar® and Agatha Award–nominated series continues,
the two must track down a cruel criminal preying on the hopes and dreams of
innocent women…
A
Gaslight Mystery
Frank
Malloy has never known any life other than that of a cop, but his newfound
inheritance threatens his position within his department. While trying to keep
both his relationship with Sarah and his fortune under wraps, he’s assigned to
a new case—finding a missing young woman for her worried father, Henry Livingston.
It seems the girl had been
responding to “lonely hearts” ads in the paper for months before she
disappeared. Her father thinks that she’s eloped with a deceptive stranger, but
Malloy fears the worst, knowing that the grifters who place such ads often do
much more than simply abscond with their victims. But as Sarah and Malloy delve
deeper into a twisted plot targeting the city’s single women, it’s their
partnership—both professional and private—that winds up in the greatest peril…
The Gaslight Mystery Series is one of
my favorites. I have to wait a
year for each new book and I have to say Murder in Murray Hill was worth the
wait.
I love Frank and Sarah. They are such a mix-matched couple and
it has been fun watching their relationship develop. Murder in Murray Hill has the two looking for a killer and
helping woman who have been kidnapped.
Mixed into the story are some of the issues they have to
resolve before they marry. One
major issue is how to tell Frank’s Mother about their upcoming marriage and the
money Frank has inherited. . I loved the scene and have gone back to
re-read several times. Then there
is Frank’s job or the lack of job once the news of his new wealth comes
out. Added to all of that is the issue of
where they will live. Look for
Mrs. Ellsworth’s hand in that issue.
The plot is great, the writing
smooth and the action kept the story moving. A additional plus to the series is how the history of New York at the turn of the century is
worked into the story line. Murder in Murray Hill can be read as a stand-alone but if you are a new start from the
beginning.
Berkley Crime published Murder in Murray Hill by Victoria Thompson in 2014.
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