Murder on Astor Place: A Gaslight Mystery: 1 - Softcover

Praise for the Edgar(R) and Agatha Award-nominated Gaslight Mysteries

"TANTALIZING."--#1 New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter

"SARAH BRANDT makes an intriguing sleuth, and [Thompson's] Gaslight series is a consistent winner."--Booklist

"Victoria Thompson SHINES...Anne Perry and Caleb Carr fans, rejoice!"--National bestselling author Tamar Myers

"THOMPSON'S COMMAND OF PERIOD DETAIL...put[s] her in the forefront of historical mystery writers."--Publishers Weekly

"[A] FASCINATING window into a bygone era."--Kirkus Reviews

"ENTHRALLING...Fascinating characters with a story to tell."--Fresh Fiction

"FRESH AND FABULOUS. [Thompson's] eye for detail adds rich colors and shadows to the sweeping landscape of 1899 New York City."--Open Book Society

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.