Gaslight Mystery Murder on Astor Place: A Gaslight Mystery, Book 1, (Paperback)

from fordbarbara

Good series with a well-drawn picture of the separation of rich and poor, "good" and "bad" people, corruption in the police, the "proper" place of women, immigrates and established families, birth defects, child labor, child prostitution - Victoria builds her stories around all of it.

from Travis1259

I first found this on iBooks and immediately thought that a mystery about New York during the period of the beginning of the 20th century sounded right up my alley. I was right. In, fact I read the whole book through on my iPhone, instead of using a bigger venue. And, discovered that the mystery ...

from fiberfool

Set in late 1800's New York City, former elite family member, Sarah Brandt is now a widow working as a midwife having been estranged from her family since her husband's death. While at a delivery late one night a familiar face from her prior life is seen briefly. Later, Sarah discovered the young...

from bookchickdi

I am a big fan of Jacqueline Winspear's Maisie Dobbs series, about a female private investigator/psychologist in post WWI London, having read all of the books. Chelsea Clinton is also a fan, posting on Facebook about her memories of reading the books with her grandmother. Chelsea asked if anyone ...

from Pat_F.

I'm reading the whole series, and up to book 6 now. I'm really enjoying them--I'm from NY, so the descriptions of turn-of-the-century NYC are of particular interest to me. Also loving the slow burn between Sarah and Molloy, the interplay between them and their families (and each others'), and the...