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MURDER ON BANK STREET
by Victoria Thompson
Berkley Hardcover

Praise for the Edgar® Award–nominated Gaslight Mystery series…

“TANTALIZING.” — Catherine Coulter, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Double Take

“FAST-PACED… Another Victorian page-turner!” — Robin Paige, author of Death on the Lizard

“A CONVINCING tale of depravity and death among the upper classes of old New York.”— Kirkus Reviews

“INTRIGUING…a surprise ending…a very enjoyable read.” — Kate Kingsbury, author of Shrouds of Holly

“Thompson VIVIDLY RECREATES the gaslit world of old New York.” — Publishers Weekly

“[A] FIRST-CLASS historical mystery.” — Booklist

“GANGS OF NEW YORK, EAT YOUR HEART OUT — This book is the real thing.”— Mystery Scene

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MURDER ON BANK STREET
ISBN-10: 0425221512
ISBN-13: 978-0425221518
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In the four years since her husband’s 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 world—and, with Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy, seeing that justice is done for them. Now, in the latest novel in the Edgar®-nominated series, Sarah finds justice herself…

Out of his affection for Sarah, Malloy has taken up the task of solving the murder of Dr. Tom Brandt. The odds of finding reliable witnesses and evidence after four years are slim, but with the assistance of Sarah’s wealthy father, Malloy has unlimited resources at his disposal—including Pinkerton agents, answerable only to him.

Malloy discovers that Dr. Brandt was involved in the treatment of several dangerously delusional women. His suspicion is that the doctor’s unsuccessful efforts at curing these patients led their families to question Brandt’s methods—and ethics. Then to seek vengeance against him...

It’s a good, solid theory, and Malloy has several suspects. But when he finally discovers what he believes to be the truth, the shocking revelation may destroy Sarah—and Malloy’s hopes for any future with her…