Murder on Astor Place

The first novel in the national bestselling Gaslight Mystery series introduces Sarah Brandt a midwife in the turn-of-the-century tenements of Manhattan who refuses to turn a blind eye to the injustices of the crime-ridden city. After a routine delivery Sarah visits her patient in a rooming houseand discovers that another boarder a young girl has been killed. At the request of Sergeant Frank Malloy she searches the girls room. She discovers that the victim is from one of the most prominent families in New Yorkand the sister of an old friend. The powerful family fearful of scandal refuses to permit an investigation. But with Malloys help Sarah begins a dangerous quest to bring the killer to justicebefore death claims another victim...