Murder on Lenox Hill (Gaslight Mystery) | Victoria Thompson

Murder on Lenox Hill (Gaslight Mystery) | Victoria Thompson | Historical Mystery with All the Right Stuff

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	Murder on Lenox Hill (Gaslight Mystery) Victoria Thompson Berkley, 2006 - 304 pages average customer review:based on 14 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Midwife Sarah Brandt and Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy's most disturbing case to date begins not with a murder, but with the pregnancy of a young woman-who is mentally still a child herself. And when suspicion falls on a beloved minister, the sordid affair could take its toll in innocent lives.

Seventh entry in Gaslight Mystery another hit

Murder on Lenox Hill by Victoria Thompson is the seventh entry in the Gaslight Mystery series starring Sarah Brandt, a New York midwife and Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy. This book was probably the most disturbing book in the series so far. The wealthy Linton family asks Sarah to examine their 17-year-old daughter when they suspect that she's pregnant. The girl is mentally disabled and always supervised, so the mystery of who the father is haunts the family. Sarah and Frank work together to track down the rapist. Thompson does a wonderful job of building the story while juggling the long-arcing subplots that have been playing out since the first book.

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Historical Mystery with All the Right Stuff

When a reader buys a historical mystery, she hopes for balance: good writing, an exciting plot, characters she can care about, and a setting that comes alive, giving details about life in another era. All this comes together in MURDER ON LENOX HILL, a Gaslight Mystery by Victoria Thompson.
The reader is drawn to Sarah Brandt and cheers for Frank Malloy. We want to know how they'll get on and what they'll do next. The mystery is not secondary to their deepening relationship but woven into it, so that their actions bring them closer to a solution and closer to each other as well. Although Sarah is determined and Frank is protective, they are believably so within the structure of the society they inhabit. It is especially laudable that Sarah does nothing the reader can't imagine her doing, avoiding the "don't go down in the basement" moment so common to some mystery protagonists. She is as practical as a person in her situation would have to be, which is refreshing.
All in all, this book is satisfying on every level, giving clues, history, and great characters that the reader will want to get to know better.

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Another great read by Victoria Thompson.

Another great story about New York at the turn of the century. These books are full of what life was like in a big city and I'm glad I didn't live then. Her books allow you to visualize life in "the good old days", it was terrible. Thanks for letting us visit that era.

Great Atmosphere

Victoria Thompson's Gaslight series is a lot of fun, and this latest entry is no exception. Although there is no murder in the book, she still manages to write an interesting story that kept my interest throughout. We also see Sarah's and Malloy's relationship taken to another level. In this book Sarah and Frank are dealing with the seemier side of life in turn-of-the-century New York City. The events that occurred on Lenox Hill that caused such a shock to the residents could have happened in the present day. It's interesting to see that things have not changed all that much. These are enjoyable characters that I care about. These books are entertaining and quite well-written. I recommend this series to lovers of historical mysteries.

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Murder she wrote

I am new to this series and reading them as fast as I can acquire them. Finished 4 now and have another on order. I did not start at the beginning but have enough background to fill in the history. This story was the most distasteful of the ones I've read. This is the 2nd book that Detective Malloy has been trying to solve the cold case of Dr Tom Brandt's murder. By checking out the books coming up I find that this mystery is prolonged through 2 more books before it get's satisfied. The time frame in the stores is short but there has been so much action it seems like more time has passed than has.
This is great series and just what I like in books is to follow the progress and adventures of a couple main characters. I have read a ton of Anne Perry's books too.

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