Midwife Sarah Brandt is called upon to deliver a baby in a brothel. The mother is a prostitute named Amy who tells Sarah that she is being held against her will. Sarah agrees to help her and contacts Mrs. Vivian Van Orner, a woman who oversees a charity that helps get prostitutes off of the street. In a matter of days, Mrs. Van Orner's group has taken Amy and her baby from the brothel and placed them in a safe house. But soon after, Mrs. Van Orner is found murdered. Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy reluctantly asks Sarah to help him solve this case.

The thirteenth book in the Gaslight Mystery series is a good one. There were several viable suspects in this story. I thought I had it figured out; but was surprised to find out I was wrong. I highly recommend this book (and the whole series). My rating: 5 Stars.

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An excellent installment in the series. My only complaint is it was over too soon!

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Midwife Sarah Brandt braves the dangers of the tenements in nineteenth-century New York to help the impoverished and, with Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy, bring the guilty that prey on them to justice. Now, the latest novel in the Edgar®-nominated series finds Sarah compelled to save an expectant mother from a fate worse than death
Summoned to an elegant house to deliver a baby, Sarah finds her patient is actually in a brothel. The young woman in labor reveals she is being held against her will and forced to prostitute herselfand that the madam intends to get rid of the baby.
To rescue the new mother and her infant, Sarah secures the assistance of Mrs. Vivian Van Orner, a woman of means known for her charitable work. But their success comes at a high price when Mrs.Van Orner is found murdered.
With Malloys help, Sarahs investigation uncovers some unpleasant truths about the victim and her charityas well as the woman and child Sarah risked her own life to save.

This was a GREAT, fast, fun, well-plotted, well-written read! It always amazes me the trouble Sarah can get herself and her family and neighbors into with so many babies she delivers! I have yet to read one of this authors Gaslight Mysteries that hasnt been entertaining! I would recommend to anyone enjoy mysteries, good read!

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