Murder on Astor Place: A Gaslight Mystery

The first novel in the national bestselling Gaslight Mystery series introduces Sarah Brandt, a midwife in the turn-of-the-century tenements of Manhattan who refuses to turn a blind eye to the injustices of the crime-ridden city...

After a routine delivery, Sarah 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. She 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...

Author: Victoria Thompson
Publisher: Berkley Books
Published: 05/01/1999
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Mass Market Paperbound
Weight: 0.31lbs
Size: 6.70h x 4.22w x 0.82d
ISBN13: 9780425168967
ISBN10: 0425168964
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Mystery & Detective | Historical
- Fiction | Mystery & Detective | Women Sleuths
- Fiction | Urban & Street Lit

About the Author
Victoria Thompson is the Edgar(R) and Agatha award-nominated author of the Gaslight Mysteries and twenty additional historical novels. She lives in Illinois with her family and a very spoiled little dog.