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Murder on Astor Place

Gaslight Mystery, Book 1

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After a routine delivery, midwife Sarah Brandt visits her patient in a rooming house and finds that another boarder, a young girl, has been killed. At the request of sergeant Frank Malloy, she searches the girl's room and 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.

©1999 Victoria Thompson (P)2015 Tantor Crime Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Mystery Police Procedurals Urban Women Sleuths Murder Mystery

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"Thompson vividly re-creates the gas-lit world of old New York, concluding her mystery with revelations that will shock even 20th-century readers." ( Publishers Weekly)
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I have really enjoyed listening to this intriguing story, finished it in one go. The author, characters and narrator were very good.

A really enjoyable listening experience.

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Story line ok. No best seller but pleasant and interesting enough to follow.

Narration is terrible!!! I thought at one point it was being read by a computer.

Read the book instead.

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I enjoyed this. it was a good way to pass the time while doing housework. Good plot with interesting characters.

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