Added by 165 members
The latest Gaslight Mystery from the bestselling author of Murder in Morningside Heights finds Sarah Brandt and Frank Malloy searching for a connection between a murdered newsie and a high society woman with dangerous habits.
Frank Malloys latest client is the well-dressed Will Bert. Hes searching for his brother, a newsboy named Freddie, so he can share his new financial good fortune. Frank makes quick work of the case and locates Freddie, but a happy reunion between brothers is not in the cards.
When Wills name is mentioned, Freddie runs offonly to be found dead a short time later. Suspicious, Frank tracks down Will who spins a tale of lust and deceit involving a young society woman, Estelle Longacre, also recently deceased. Frank can���t be sure if Estelles risky behavior and the company she kept was to blame, or if her own ruthless family had a hand in her death.
Frank will need Sarahs help to unearth the dark secrets of the wealthy Longacres and to discover if there is a connection between Estelle and Freddies death. Together they must navigate a perilous underground web of treachery to find the truth.
Genre: Historical Mystery
Frank Malloys latest client is the well-dressed Will Bert. Hes searching for his brother, a newsboy named Freddie, so he can share his new financial good fortune. Frank makes quick work of the case and locates Freddie, but a happy reunion between brothers is not in the cards.
When Wills name is mentioned, Freddie runs offonly to be found dead a short time later. Suspicious, Frank tracks down Will who spins a tale of lust and deceit involving a young society woman, Estelle Longacre, also recently deceased. Frank can���t be sure if Estelles risky behavior and the company she kept was to blame, or if her own ruthless family had a hand in her death.
Frank will need Sarahs help to unearth the dark secrets of the wealthy Longacres and to discover if there is a connection between Estelle and Freddies death. Together they must navigate a perilous underground web of treachery to find the truth.
Genre: Historical Mystery
Visitors also looked at these books
Used availability for Victoria Thompson's Murder in the Bowery