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Murder on Bank Street (Gaslight Mystery) | 
| Author: Victoria Thompson
Publisher: Berkley Hardcover
Category: Book
List Price: $23.95
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Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 39578
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 336
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.2 x 1.3
ISBN: 0425221512
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780425221518
ASIN: 0425221512
Publication Date: June 3, 2008
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Product Description
The tantalizing(Catherine Coulter) Edgar Award-nominated Gaslight mystery series featuring midwife Sarah Brandt continues.
In the four years since her husbands death, midwife Sarah Brandt has become an angel of mercy in the tenements of turn-of-the-century New York, helping the less fortunate bring new life into the worldand, with Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy, seeing that justice is done for them.
Now, Malloy has taken up the task of solving the murder of Dr. Tom Brandt, believing hes found a motive among the families of the doctors patients. But when he discovers what he believes to be the truth, the shocking revelation may destroy Sarah and Malloys hopes for any future with her
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| Customer Reviews: Read 14 more reviews...
Murder On Bank Street November 26, 2008
Alex Thompson (Waukesha, WI)
Victoria Thompson has become one of my favorite authors. First of all, she brings me to a time in history where the poor were really at the mercy of the rich for everything. People, including children, would literally do anything for money. It's kind of like today. I imagine people in undeveloped countries still live like this. But this was New York. Somehow it sounds far fetched, but we can't remember anyone living like this. Also she writes with knowledge of research she's done. The main characters are people you would love to have as friends, because they're honest, sincere, and would never let you down knowingly. They want to make things better, by being strong willed and never giving up.
murder on bank street October 23, 2008
Sarah Banks (Madison, MS)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I sped through "Murder on Bank Street" in 2 days because I have been wondering who killed Dr. Tom Brandt for 9 books now. I can't say too much because I don't want to spoil the ending, but this book is very satisfying. The last few chapters are fast paced, & there are even some hints that Sarah & Malloy may get together soon. These are truly some of the best historical mysteries out there.
Fantastic October 14, 2008
Andrea Mcknight (Stowe, VT United States)
Anything that Victoria Thompson writes with these same characters is a delight. Can't wait for the newest book due out in 2009. I started mid-way on this series and then went back and read them all so I wouldn't miss any details. They are an easy read, sometimes the reader figures out the mystery ahead, but it still doesn't diminish the telling of the tale and the vibrant descriptions of the era.
ANOTHER GREAT GASLIGHT MYSTERY October 8, 2008
S. L. BAKER (CLOVIS, NEW MEXICO United States)
REALLY, REALLY ENJOYED THIS BOOK. ALSO, AS ALWAYS, AMAZON IS SO PROMPT WITH SHIPPING MY ORDERS!!!
 Closure August 25, 2008
Ted Feit (Long Beach, NY USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
After four years, the latest in the Gaslight Mystery series has a follow-up to the murder of Dr. Tom Brandt. Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy of the NYPD undertakes an investigation of the cold case, with the help of the dead man's father-in-law, who funds his effort, even to the extent of providing the additional assistance of Pinkerton detectives. The New York police originally did little to look into the case, and after the lengthy interval it isn't an easy task.
Originally, the widow's rich father thought it best not to pursue the matter, since he believed any facts uncovered would upset his daughter Sarah. As the investigation progressed, revelations uncovered seemed to justify the original assumption, and Malloy, who provides a love interest for Sarah, believed that might prove to be the case. Certainly, what is discovered is shocking, to say the least.
The descriptions of Little Old New York toward the turn of the 1890's are delightful and incisive. The book is sharply written and proceeds at a brisk pace, and the interaction of the characters graphic and moving. The class distinctions between rich and poor are vivid, and the dialog is written in keeping with the times in which the story takes place. Bank Street is the 10th entry in the series, and it is recommended.
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