Mark’s Place – 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. But with Malloy’s help, Sarah begins a dangerous quest to bring the killer to justice-before death claims another victim… The powerful family, fearful of scandal, refuses to permit an investigation. She discovers that the victim is from one of the most prominent families in New York-and the sister of an old friend. At the request of Sergeant Frank Malloy, she searches the girl’s room. Murder on Astor Place – After a routine delivery, Sarah visits her patient in a rooming house-and discovers that another boarder, a young girl, has been killed.Victoria Thompson’s Gaslight Mystery Books in Order:Įvery book in the Gaslight Mystery series works as a standalone story, but the lives of the different characters evolve from one novel to the other. More precisely, these stories follow Sarah Brandt, whose family is one of the oldest in New York City, and Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy as they work together, dealing with birth and death in this brutal and evolving society, at a time when Teddy Roosevelt was Police Commissioner (like in The Alienist). This article is about The Gaslight Mystery series which is about Sarah Brandt, a midwife in the turn-of-the-20th-century.

Victoria Thompson was the bestselling author of historical romance novels before turning to crime! Now, she explores her love for life in the 19th Century by writing the Gaslight Mystery Series and the Counterfeit Lady Series for Berkley Prime Crime. What is Victoria Thompson’s Gaslight Mystery series about? The Sarah Brandt and Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy series. Affiliate disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, we may earn commissions from qualifying purchases from Amazon.

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