Murder on Fifth Avenue

Name: Murder on Fifth Avenue
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Victoria Thompson
ISBN: 9781464036149

Author: Victoria Thompson

Series: Gaslight Mysteries #14

Narrator: Suzanne Toren

Unabridged: 8 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/01/2012

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Women Sleuths

Synopsis

From the tenements to the town houses of nineteenth-century New York, midwife Sarah Brandt and Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy never waiver in their mission to aid the innocent and apprehend the guilty. Now, the latest novel in the Edgar®–nominated Gaslight Mystery series finds Sarah and Malloy investigating the murder of a Knickerbocker club member who was made to pay his dues … Sarah’s father, Felix Decker, takes his position in society seriously. He refuses to accept his daughter’s involvement with an Irish Catholic police detective. But when a member of his private club—the exclusive Knickerbocker—is murdered, Decker forms an uneasy alliance with Frank Malloy to solve the crime as discreetly as possible. Malloy discovers that the deceased—Chilton Devries—was no gentleman. He’s left behind his own unofficial club of sorts, populated by everyone who despised him. As Malloy and Sarah sort through the suspects, it becomes clear to her that her father is evaluating more than the detective’s investigative abilities, and that, on a personal level, there is much more at stake for Malloy than discovering who revoked Devries’ membership—permanently.

About Victoria Thompson

Edgar Award-nominated author Victoria Thompson writes the Gaslight Mystery series, set in turn-of-the-century New York City and featuring midwife Sarah Brandt. She also contributed to the award-winning writing textbook Many Genres, One Craft. A popular speaker, Victoria teaches in the Seton Hill University master's program in writing popular fiction. She lives in central Pennsylvania with her husband and a very spoiled little dog.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jonetta on February 18, 2019

When NYPD Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy is summoned by Felix Decker to meet him at his Knickerbocker Club, he’s expecting the worst. So he’s quite surprised when Sarah Brandt’s father, a respected member of New York’s elite society, asks him to investigate the death of one of his friends and fello......more

Goodreads review by Mark on November 06, 2020

When a member of the Knickerbocker club dies one afternoon, everyone assumes it was a heart attack – until they move the body and discover that he had been bleeding. Midwife Sarah Brandt’s father, Felix Decker, is a member of the club, so he immediately calls Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy to inves......more

Goodreads review by devra on May 02, 2012

ms. thompson has announced on her website that she has finally decided how to approach the way her midwife and detective can interact and be together, and it shows in the sheer delight and fun rampant in this latest addition to the "gaslight" series. a sense of humor and lightheartedness, not to men......more

Goodreads review by Mei on January 20, 2021

Better than the previous one! It was ineteresting to see how the view of Chilton Devries character changed from an unpstanding citizen and powerful man to a total reprobate and pervert! Also interesting was the how Sarah's father reacted to discovering that a man he thought was a friend and a good pe......more

Goodreads review by Robin on February 16, 2019

Influential businessman Felix Decker calls Detective sergeant Frank Malloy to investigate a death at the exclusive Knickerbocker Club. Chilton Devries has been found dead at the club. At first they believed he had died from a heart attack, until they discovered the blood stain on the back of his cha......more