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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780425189108
ISBN number: 0425189104
Label: Berkley
Manufacturer: Berkley
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 352
Printing Date: March 04, 2003
Publishing house: Berkley
Release Date: March 04, 2003
Sale Popularity Level: 66777
Studio: Berkley
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In this all-new Gaslight Mystery, turn-of-the-century New York City midwife Sarah Brandt and Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy discover how the squalour of the streets can breed madness and murder.
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This was a good beach read. The atmosphere was great, the characters were well fleshed out and the plot was pretty tight. The only real problem I had with it was that the mystery isn't much of one. I figured it out about half-way through and spent much of the book thinking, "It's *****, you morons!" Sort of frustrating seeing as how they can't hear me.
Anyway, I would suggest buying it used or getting it out of the library.
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Victoria Thompson's Gaslight Series is an enjoyable entrance into late 19th century New York City. New York's majesty is already apparent at this time, and there is definitely a hint of how much more this will grow with the years. Also, Ms. Thompson crafts likeable and agreeable characters, as well as a fast-moving mystery plot that will keep your interest. She blends this all with a little romance, and all together they make for an enjoyable book. Sarah Brandt always manages to find herself enmeshed in a mystery, and then she calls upon her friend, Frank Malloy to help her out. In this one Sarah becomes embroiled with a Christian mission that helps young girls escape from lives of poverty, despair and inevitable prostitution. Who is killing girls from this mission? You can bet Sarah just has to find out. These books are quite fascinating.
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Murder on Mulberry Bend by Victoria Thompson is the fifth book in the Gaslight Mystery series starring New York midwife Sarah Brandt and Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy. Unlike many long term series that lose their steam after the very first book, the Gaslight series just seems to get better with each entry. After Sarah becomes involved in a mission for young girls, one of them is found murdered. Sarah is determined to bring the killer to justice, and Frank is just as determined to keep Sarah safe. Thompson does an amazing job of leaving clues and laying the groundwork for the reader to figure out who the murderer is without giving the whole show away. The real power in this series is the relationship between Sarah and Frank. Thompson has a way of capturing the emotion between the two of them that draws the reader right into the scene: Brian's visit to the doctor, Frank's insult to Sarah on the street, and Frank's sudden appearance at Sarah's after he thought she was dead are just a few of these scenes. Few writers have the power to convey the depth of emotion Thompson does with just a few simple words. The ending isn't wrapped up too tightly, giving hope for many more to come in this series.
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I read this book with excitement. It seemed to me that the author gave us enough clues to guess who the murderer was and why. In contrast, both main characters didn't get them, these brought me the excitement and really wanted to know when they would know the truth.
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This is one of my favorite mystery series that is currently being published. While the mysteries themselves are interesting (although the culprit in this particular book was easier to figure out than usual), the relationships between the recurring characters is what makes me look forward to reading each book. The main characters, midwife Sarah Brandt and policeman Frank Malloy, are both likeable and the banter between them is fun without being obnoxious and adds some romance and lightness to the darker side of the books.
And there is indeed a dark side to this book. In addition to the murder of a young lady, there are vivid descriptions of what it was like to live in turn-of-the-century New York, particularly if you were an immigrant and/or poor. The lives of the immigrants was not a pleasant one and I have to wonder if the life in New York was better than what they had escaped.
There is also a big clue to the unsolved murder of Sarah Brandt's husband from three years previous and that clue is not going to lead to much happiness for anyone if it plays out the way it looks to be headed. Really looking forward to the subsequent book, Murder on Marble Row.
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