MURDER ON FIFTH AVENUE
by Victoria Thompson
Berkley Hardcover May 1, 2012
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VICTORIA'S NEWEST FROM BERKLEY PRIME CRIME
Midwife Sarah Brandt braves the dangers of the tenements in nineteenth-century New York to help the impoverished and, with Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy, bring the guilty that prey on them to justice. Now, the latest novel in the Edgar®-nominated series finds Sarah compelled to save an expectant mother from a fate worse than death…
A Gaslight Mystery
Summoned to deliver a baby one afternoon, Sarah finds herself escorted to an elegant house—which turns out to be a brothel. The young woman in labor reveals she is being held against her will and forced to prostitute herself—and that the madam intends to get rid of the baby.
Despite Malloy’s warnings against involvement with such a dangerous criminal element, Sarah seeks the assistance of Mrs. Vivian Van Orner, a woman of means known for her charitable work with girls who have fallen into prostitution, to rescue the new mother and her infant. But their success seems to come at a high price when Mrs.Van Orner is found dead—murdered.
Though the madam is immediately suspect, as Sarah and Malloy investigate, they uncover some unpleasant truths—about the victim and her charity--and the woman and child Sarah risked her own life to save…
MURDER ON SISTERS' ROW
ISBN-10: 0425241157
ISBN-13: 978-0425241158
More Praise For This Edgar® Award–nominated Gaslight Mysteries…
“INTRIGUING…a surprise ending…a very enjoyable read.”—Kate Kingsbury, author of Mistletoe and Mayhem
“Thompson VIVIDLY RECREATES the gaslit world of old New York.”—Publishers Weekly
“GANGS OF NEW YORK, EAT YOUR HEART OUT—
This book is the real thing.”—Mystery Scene
“FIRST RATE with a vivid historical setting.”
—The Mystery Reader
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“Thompson’s Gaslight Mystery series provides a FASCINATING window into a bygone era.”—Kirkus Reviews here to add text.
“Victoria Thompson has a knack for putting the reader inside her character's heads, and… [brings] the setting vividly to life.”— Kate Kingsbury, author of Mistletoe and Mayhem
Midwife Sarah Brandt braves the dangers of the tenements in nineteenth-century New York to help the impoverished and, with Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy, bring the guilty that prey on them to justice. Now, the latest novel in the Edgar®-nominated series finds Sarah and Malloy investigating the murder of a Knickerbocker club member who was made to pay his dues…
A GASLIGHT MYSTERY
Sarah Brandt’s family is one of the oldest in New York City, and her father, Felix Decker, takes his position in society very seriously. He still refuses to resign himself to his daughter being involved with an Irish Catholic police detective. But when a member of his private club — the very exclusive Knickerbocker — is murdered, Decker forms an uneasy alliance with Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy to solve the crime as discreetly as possible.
Malloy soon discovers that despite his social standing, the deceased — Algernon Abernathy — was no gentleman. In fact, he’s left behind his own unofficial club of sorts, populated by everyone who despised him. As he and Sarah sort through the suspects, it becomes clear to her that her father is evaluating more than the detective’s investigative abilities, and that, on a personal level, there is much more at stake for Malloy than discovering who revoked Abernathy’s membership — permanently.
MURDER ON FIFTH AVENUE
ISBN-10: 0425247414
ISBN-13: 978-0425247419
I am pleased to announce that the writing guide to which I contributed a chapter, Many Genres, One Craft, Michael A. Arnzen, Editor, won FIRST PLACE in General Non-Fiction at the 2011 London Book Festival!
This is our second award for the book and comes on the heels of last month's honor from The Writer magazine, which named Many Genres, One Craft #5 in Ten of 2011's Terrific Writing Books!
MANY GENRES, ONE CRAFT:
LESSONS IN WRITING POPULAR FICTION
ISBN-10: 0938467085
ISBN-13: 978-0938467083
