Murder in Chelsea

Sarah Brandt is shattered when she learns that a woman has inquired at the Daughters of Hope Mission for Catherine, the abandoned child she has taken as her daughter. The woman claims she was Catherine’s nursemaid, and is now acting on behalf of the girl’s mother to reunite them.
 
Unwilling to simply hand Catherine over to a complete stranger, Sarah asks Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy to investigate. But when he goes to interview the woman at her tenement in Chelsea, he finds she has been murdered.
 
Though her death leaves Sarah’s claim to Catherine unchallenged, her sense of justice compels her to work with Malloy to find the killer. Their search takes them from the marble mansions of the Upper West Side to the dilapidated dwellings of lower Manhattan and into the deepest and darkest secrets of Catherine’s past.
 
And while Malloy helps Sarah determine the fate of the child she loves, he faces a challenge of his own—and his decision could change both their lives forever…
Praise for the Edgar® Award–nominated Gaslight Mysteries:

“Tantalizing!"—#1 New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter


“Fast-paced…Another Victorian page-turner!”—Robin Paige, author of Death on the Lizard

“Thompson’s Gaslight Mystery series provides a fascinating window into a bygone era.”—Kirkus Reviews


“Intriguing….”—Kate Kingsbury, author of Herald of Death


“Thompson vividly recreates the gaslit world of old New York.”—Publishers Weekly


GANGS OF NEW YORK, eat your heart out!—This book is the real thing.”—Mystery Scene

“Victoria Thompson’s Gaslight Mysteries are first-rate with a vivid historical setting and a hero and heroine that will keep readers eagerly returning to Sarah Brandt’s New York City.”—The Mystery Reader

© Monica Z. Photography
Victoria Thompson is the USA Today bestselling, Edgar® and Agatha Award–nominated author of the Gaslight Mysteries and the Counterfeit Lady novels. She became enchanted by New York City, and Greenwich Village in particular, while one of her daughters attended New York University. After reading many books about the history of the city and spending many pleasant hours dining, shopping, and wandering the streets of Greenwich Village, she was permanently hooked on New York City. View titles by Victoria Thompson

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Sarah Brandt is shattered when she learns that a woman has inquired at the Daughters of Hope Mission for Catherine, the abandoned child she has taken as her daughter. The woman claims she was Catherine’s nursemaid, and is now acting on behalf of the girl’s mother to reunite them.
 
Unwilling to simply hand Catherine over to a complete stranger, Sarah asks Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy to investigate. But when he goes to interview the woman at her tenement in Chelsea, he finds she has been murdered.
 
Though her death leaves Sarah’s claim to Catherine unchallenged, her sense of justice compels her to work with Malloy to find the killer. Their search takes them from the marble mansions of the Upper West Side to the dilapidated dwellings of lower Manhattan and into the deepest and darkest secrets of Catherine’s past.
 
And while Malloy helps Sarah determine the fate of the child she loves, he faces a challenge of his own—and his decision could change both their lives forever…

Reviews

Praise for the Edgar® Award–nominated Gaslight Mysteries:

“Tantalizing!"—#1 New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter


“Fast-paced…Another Victorian page-turner!”—Robin Paige, author of Death on the Lizard

“Thompson’s Gaslight Mystery series provides a fascinating window into a bygone era.”—Kirkus Reviews


“Intriguing….”—Kate Kingsbury, author of Herald of Death


“Thompson vividly recreates the gaslit world of old New York.”—Publishers Weekly


GANGS OF NEW YORK, eat your heart out!—This book is the real thing.”—Mystery Scene

“Victoria Thompson’s Gaslight Mysteries are first-rate with a vivid historical setting and a hero and heroine that will keep readers eagerly returning to Sarah Brandt’s New York City.”—The Mystery Reader

Author

© Monica Z. Photography
Victoria Thompson is the USA Today bestselling, Edgar® and Agatha Award–nominated author of the Gaslight Mysteries and the Counterfeit Lady novels. She became enchanted by New York City, and Greenwich Village in particular, while one of her daughters attended New York University. After reading many books about the history of the city and spending many pleasant hours dining, shopping, and wandering the streets of Greenwich Village, she was permanently hooked on New York City. View titles by Victoria Thompson
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