Victoria Thompson

Following a routine delivery in a rooming house, turn-of-the-century midwife Sarah Brandt discovers that another boarder, a young girl, has been murdered and, despite the hindrance of the girl's powerful family, joins forces with Sergeant Frank Malloy to find the killer before he can strike again. Original.

Murder on Astor Place

Nadine 

Worthwhile crime novel for relaxing reading. Some interesting themes. Protagonist perhaps a bit too 20th Century sensibilities projected backwards, but worth a read.

Victoria E. Thompson

While attending to a patient in a boardinghouse, midwife Sarah Brandt discovers the body of a girl from one of the most prominent families in New York, and investigates despite the family's refusal for fear of a scandal. Reprint.

Megan McGuire

Kristina Sanders

Turn-of-the-century New York City shines in the Gaslight mystery series. Midwife and sleuth Sarah Brandt and Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy must protect Sarah's mother from scandal after she tries to contact her dead daughter during a séance that sends one of the attendees into the afterlife. But first, they have to determine how the woman was murdered in the pitch dark when all the suspects were holding hands.

A Gaslight Mystery

Murder on Waverly Place

Reluctantly attending two séances in order to help her mother to make peace with the death of Sarah's older sister, Sarah Brandt is shocked when one of their fellow attendees dies during a séance, a situation that forces Sarah to protect her mother from an ensuing scandal. Original.

Murder on Astor Place

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