Murder on St. Mark's Place

Name: Murder on St. Mark's Place
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Victoria Thompson
ISBN: 9781494584948

Author: Victoria Thompson

Series: Gaslight Mystery #2

Narrator: Callie Beaulieu

Unabridged: 8 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/10/2015

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

Thinking that she has been summoned by German immigrant Agnes Otto to usher a new life into the world, midwife Sarah Brandt is greeted by the news of an untimely death instead. It seems that Agnes's beautiful younger sister, Gerda, had fallen into the life of a "charity girl." Caught up in the false glamour of the city's nightlife, she would trade her company and her favors for lavish gifts. And now she was dead; victim, no doubt, of one of her "gentlemen friends."

No one cares much about the fate of girls like Gerda, but Sarah does. To find her killer, she turns to sergeant Frank Malloy. As the two pursue an investigation that leads from the bright lights of Coney Island to the stately homes of Fifth Avenue, they find that their shared passion for justice may cost them dearly.

About Victoria Thompson

Edgar Award-nominated author Victoria Thompson writes the Gaslight Mystery series, set in turn-of-the-century New York City and featuring midwife Sarah Brandt. She also contributed to the award-winning writing textbook Many Genres, One Craft. A popular speaker, Victoria teaches in the Seton Hill University master's program in writing popular fiction. She lives in central Pennsylvania with her husband and a very spoiled little dog.

Reviews

Goodreads review by C. (Comment, never msg). on April 30, 2020

Victoria Thompson, Anne Perry, and Rhys Bowen share a lot in common in my personal reading experience. I loved all their débuts right off the hop. Anne teaches us in great detail, the ins & outs of a lady living outside her class. Victoria’s and Rhys’s settings are the same. Victoria gives us a born......more

Goodreads review by Jonetta on June 02, 2018

Midwife Sarah Brandt is summoned to see her patient Agnes Otto, thinking it’s time to deliver her baby but finds her dangerously overwhelmed by grief after learning of the brutal murder of her 16-year old sister, Gerda. As Sarah delves deeper, she discovers that Gerda was a “Charity Girl,” the name......more

Goodreads review by Ed on April 14, 2019

I enjoyed the following things in this second title of the series: 1. Romance between Sarah and Frank 2. Sarah is a resourceful, good-hearted soul 3. Setting for the scenes on Coney Island 4. Stratified society found in New York City I'll probably read the next title.......more

Goodreads review by Emma on September 27, 2018

I suspected early on who the killer was but it in no way spoilt my enjoyment of the story. I enjoyed learning about the history of deaf schools and the differences between them.......more

Goodreads review by Mei on January 05, 2021

Another great book! I think I got addicted to historical/crime/mystery genere! LOL What I like here is that it give us an insight to how rich vs poor people lived in NY at the end of 19th century! It is very illuminating and gives us a very bleak picture about the poor, especially women! I like Sarah'......more