Murder on Waverly Place

Name: Murder on Waverly Place
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Victoria Thompson
ISBN: 9781440760389

Author: Victoria Thompson

Series: Gaslight Mysteries #11

Narrator: Suzanne Toren

Unabridged: 9 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 09/18/2009

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective

Synopsis

In Victoria Thompson's Murder on Waverly Place, midwife-sleuth Sarah Brandt is surprised by her mother's desire to attend sEances in an undesirable section of New York City. During one dark session, death strikes a participant while all are holding hands around the table. Now it's up to Sarah-and her detective sergeant friend-to deliver her mom from scandal and ferret out the murderer.

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 Jonetta

Sarah Brandt receives a strange request from her mother, Elizabeth Brandt. She wants Sarah to accompany her to a seance led by a spiritualist who was being vouched for by a friend. Flabbergasted, Sarah agrees but is alarmed at some of the things that happened during the session and makes her mother......more

Goodreads review by Mei

I found this one actually funny! Imagining Sarah's mother helping Frank and Sarah solving a murder!!!! I like Sarah's mother a lot! She's very clever and at the same time very naive!......more

Goodreads review by Robin

When Sarah Brandt's mother, Mrs. Felix Decker, attends a séance against her daughter's wishes, one of the attendees ends up dead. Mrs. Decker requests that Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy investigate so he can protect the rich Mrs. Decker from any scandal. With the help of Sarah, Frank discovers tha......more