Murder on Mulberry Bend (Gaslight Series #5) by Victoria Thompson
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(Mass Market Paperback)
- Pub. Date: March 2003
- 352pp
- Sales Rank: 14,476
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: March 2003
- Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
- Format: Mass Market Paperback, 352pp
- Sales Rank: 14,476
- Series: Gaslight Series, #5
- ISBN-13: 9780425189108
- ISBN: 0425189104
Synopsis
In this all-new Gaslight Mystery, turn-of-the-century New York City midwife Sarah Brandt and Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy discover how the squalor of the streets can breed madness and murder.
Barbara Jo McKee - KLIATT
Midwife Sarah Brandt becomes involved in another mystery with Sergeant Frank Malloy in 19th-century New York City. She finds herself interested in the Prodigal Son Mission and the girls who inhabit it when she goes to check out the place with a man she is dating. When one of the girls is murdered wearing donated clothes, she decides the police aren't doing enough and sets out to solve the crime. In doing so, she irritates everyone around her, including the two men she is dating. Interesting characters in a fascinating historical period. Sarah's fans will eagerly await her next intrusion into Sgt. Malloy's life. KLIATT Codes: SA—Recommended for senior high school students, advanced students, and adults. 2003, Berkley, 343p.,
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HECK YEAH!by Anonymous
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May 18, 2007: I love this series. Just recently read this book and I seriously couldn't put it down. Love how the characters grow through out the series and love how beautifully it is written. Sarah and Frank make me laugh when they are together. I love them. Seriously.... A must read book for all murder mystery lovers! But must start with the first book and move up to watch the main characters evolve through out the series. LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!
Who killed the girl from the mission and whyby Anonymous
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August 16, 2003: The time is the turn-of-the-century. Sarah Brandt, a New York midwife, accompanies her friend Richard Dennis to The Prodigal Son Mission. He wants to find out more about the work his late wife Helen did there. Sarah donates clothing to the mission. Sergeant Frank Malloy is called to the scene of a dead woman in City Hall Park. He recognizes the hat as Sarah's and is convinced she is dead. He is quite relieved to find it was not her and agrees to investigate the death. Sarah is able to identify the woman as Emilia, a girl she met at the mission. Sarah is so impressed with the work of the mission that she decides to volunteer her time and agrees to help host a dinner at her parents' house to raise money for the mission. She is also looking into Emilia's death. Frank has forbidden her to do this, but it doesn't seem to stop her. Emilia's family is no help. Sarah begins to get an uneasy feeling at the mission. Could one of the girls killed Emilia out of jealousy? Could someone in Emilia's former life have caused her death? The Catholic church refuses to bury her due to her past. So many questions but as Sarah gets closer to the truth, she is put into danger just as Frank feared. There are very few mysteries set back in history that I enjoy reading. This series is one. The characters and settings are so real and the lack of conveniences only enhances the story. I really enjoy the relationship between Frank and Sarah, although I hope in the future that they get together. The tension does add to the story. Her neighbor Mrs. Ellsworth is a great character as well. She really adds character to the story. I am always amazed by the immense poverty. This book brings a lot of that forward as the mission is a dangerous area of town as is Emilia's parents' apartment. Frank constantly travels through dangerous parts of town looking for Danny to get information. I highly recommend this book and series.
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