Book Review: Victoria Thompson - Murder on Washing Square

~ Victoria Thompson: Murder on Washington Square (Gaslight Mystery series, #4)~

My Rating: Three out of four

(1=didn't like it, 2=it was ok, 3=I liked it, 4=Really like it)

Cover:

To Sarah Brandt, the mere thought of mild-mannered banker Nelson Ellesworth murdering his mistress seemed absurd. But to the police, it made perfect sense. Especially since the woman was allegedly carrying his child. But Sarah met the young woman the day before the incident. And something in her eyes made it quite clear that she was neither as poor nor as innocent as she would have people believe.

Now it will take the seasoned skill of Detective Frank Malloy to help clear Mr. Ellsworth's good name. And to determine if Sarah's suspicions are correct – that the victim may have been the victimizer...

My take:

“The truth was that doctors knew very little about many things, and medicine was as much intuition and guesswork and luck as it was skill and knowledge.”, (quote 'thought' by Sarah Brandt in Murder on Washington Square.) In this and the previous novels with Sarah and Frank they are investigating the death of a young woman found in Washington Square.

The beat cops know the woman's name and where she lives. Can Malloy solve the case of why she was found in Washington Square and keep the wrong persons from being convicted of the crime?

I found myself wanting to skip ahead to see what would happen next in the story line. Overall the story will hold your attention while reading, you can finish and still come back for a second read through at a later date and still be satisfied with the story and characters.

There are some plot twists that might take a few readers by surprise, but not all readers. And for the relationship between Malloy and Sarah is advancing, there are obstacles.

In all this was another good book in the series, and I look forward to the next installment of Gaslight mysteries.

Warning: Contains violence that may be uncomfortable for sensitive readers.

Disclaimer: This book review was not paid for. The opinions and review are my own.

Author: Victoria Thompson

Book: Murder on Washington Square (Gaslight Mystery #4)

ISBN: 0425184307

Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group, The

Copyright: 2002

Pages: 306, Paperback
Genre: Historical Mystery

Book Review: Victoria Thompson - Murder on Gramercy Park

~ Victoria Thompson: Murder on Gramercy Park (Gaslight Mystery series, #3)~

My Rating: Three out of four

(1=didn't like it, 2=it was ok, 3=I liked it, 4=Really like it)

Cover:

     As a summons from Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy, Sarah arrives at the elegant home of famed magnetic healer Edmund Blackwell to find his wife in labor – and the good doctor dead from an apparent suicide. Only Malloy sees what no one else wants to: that Blackwell was murdered in his own home...

     After a successful delivery, the Blackwell baby falls mysteriously ill. Relying on her nurse's training and woman's intuition, Sarah discovers the source of the baby's sickness – and discovers a scandal that leads Malloy's investigation down a gilded path paved with greed, deception, and desire...

My take:

     In this third book of the Gaslight Mystery series, Frank and Sarah are back and into the tangle of the everyday world of New York, to untangle another mystery.

     With the death of Dr. Blackwell, and Mrs. Blackwell needing the help of a midwife. Frank calls on Sarah for help, bringing them a little bit closer to understanding themselves and each other.

     Finding who killed Dr. Blackwell will take time, as the story unfolds we see a different side of Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy, his handling of this case and the comparison his makes of it to his previous cases and how other 'cops' would handle the case.

     I do believe that with each book the author does even better with defining the main characters, making the reader wish to become more interested in the next book to see the reaction of them in their worlds and themselves.

Warning: Contains sexual themes and violence that may be uncomfortable for sensitive readers.

Disclaimer: This book review was not paid for. The opinions and review are my own.

Author: Victoria Thompson

Book: Murder on Gramercy Park (Gaslight Mystery #3)

ISBN: 9780425178867

Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group, The

Copyright: 2001

Pages: 329, Paperback
Genre: Historical Mystery