Private Detective Frank Malloy takes a new case when Will Bert asks him to find his long lost brother, Freddie. Will and Freddie were separated when they were both sent west on the orphan train. Will believes Freddie returned to New York City and may be working as a newsboy. Frank and his partner Gino scour the city looking for Freddie. When they finally find him, Freddie runs away when he learns Will is searching for him. A day later, they discover that Freddie has been murdered.
Frank questions Will's story about searching for his brother. Will tells him that he actually works for Gangster John Robinson who is looking for Freddie. Robinson believes Freddie may have seen Robinson's girlfriend, uptown society girl Estelle Longacre, the night she disappeared. When it is discovered that Estelle is also dead, Frank, with the help of his wife Sarah, sets out to ascertain who killed Estelle and Freddie.
The twentieth book in the Gaslight Mystery series was an entertaining read. The mystery hinges on a big secret in the Longacre family that wasn't hard to figure out at all. But I still wasn't able to uncover who killed Estelle and Freddie. My rating: 4.5 Stars.
Frank questions Will's story about searching for his brother. Will tells him that he actually works for Gangster John Robinson who is looking for Freddie. Robinson believes Freddie may have seen Robinson's girlfriend, uptown society girl Estelle Longacre, the night she disappeared. When it is discovered that Estelle is also dead, Frank, with the help of his wife Sarah, sets out to ascertain who killed Estelle and Freddie.
The twentieth book in the Gaslight Mystery series was an entertaining read. The mystery hinges on a big secret in the Longacre family that wasn't hard to figure out at all. But I still wasn't able to uncover who killed Estelle and Freddie. My rating: 4.5 Stars.
