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    Murder on Sisters Row
    Murder on Sisters Row
    Murder on Sisters Row
    Audiobook9 hours

    Murder on Sisters Row

    Written by Victoria Thompson

    Narrated by Suzanne Toren

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    About this audiobook

    In this compelling Gaslight Mystery by Edgar Award-nominated author Victoria Thompson, a lady of means helps midwife Sarah Brandt rescue a young woman and her newborn from a brothel. But when the wealthy benefactor is found murdered, Sarah uncovers some unpleasant truths about the victim, her charity, and the woman and child Sarah risked her own life to save.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateJul 1, 2011
    ISBN9781461803706
    Murder on Sisters Row
    Author

    Victoria Thompson

    Victoria Thompson is the author of twenty bestselling historical romances. She is also the Edgar nominated author of the bestselling Gaslight Mystery Series, set in turn-of-the-century New York City and featuring midwife Sarah Brandt. She also contributed to the award winning writing textbook Many Genres/One Craft. A popular speaker, Victoria teaches in the Seton Hill University master's program in writing popular fiction. She lives in Central PA with her husband and a very spoiled little dog.Please visit Victoria Thompson’s www.victoriathompson.homestead.com to learn about new releases and discover old favorites!

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    • 5/5
      Once again Sarah and Frank are thrown together to solve a murder. This time Frank is investigating by special request of Teddy (Roosevelt that is). When a wealthy friend of the family is murdered, it's up to Sarah and Frank to figure out who is responsible. Is it the prodigal son who left the home? The daughter who is secretly pregnant? The younger wife who cheated? Or none of the above? Ms. Thompson does a terrific job of making you feel like you're right there in 19th Century New York with Sarah, Frank and the rest of the regular characters. I've always been a huge fan of this series and I think this is the best one to date. A+
    • 4/5
      Once again Victoria Thompson delivers a great murder mystery, this time set in the world of brothels, whores and well-to-do do-gooders.Loved the characters in this one and the plot was intriguing and believable.Each of the Gaslight Mysteries has an interesting way of exposing the underbelly of old New York and the sometimes desperate denizens of the big appleAll held together as always by Malloy and co.
    • 4/5
      I thought I'd hit on the killer early on while listening to Murder on Sisters' Row, but as more facts came to light, I changed my mind. Then I changed it again as a new fact was revealed. I like it when the killer isn't obvious. Poor Frank Malloy -- this time he actually has to ask Sarah Brandt's help to investigate the murder (after he tried to keep her out of it too). Among other facts we get to learn about New York City around the turn of the 20th century is another definition of 'pigeonhole'. As for Sisters' Row itself, they were big time brothels. I did appreciate Sarah educating her mother on why poor women turned to prostitution. No, it wasn't depravity. As late as the 1980s or 1990s I remember reading about a contemporary doctor's concern that the only way his patient could earn enough money to feed her children properly was by returning to prostitution. The concept of the deserving poor and the undeserving poor is at the heart of the Charity Organization Society that is part of the background of this installment. I was appalled by the reason the leader didn't want to give poor mothers what she considered too much aid. It is as tragically wrong as the notorious Eastern State Penitentiary's hope that solitary confinement would rehabilitate prisoners.There's some slight progress on the Frank and Sarah front. The reader can tell they're falling for each other, but they can't.
    • 4/5
      A man turns up at Sarah Brandt's home needing her services to deliver a baby. Until she gets there, she is not aware she is at a brothel on Sisters Row. Her patient Amy seems earnest in her efforts to get away from the house of ill repute where she is being held against her will. She tells Sarah about Mrs. Jeffrey VanOrner's rescue efforts, pleading with Sarah to plead with the woman to rescue her. Sarah locates the woman, and a rescue is scheduled. After Amy is at the safe house, Mrs. Van Orner is found dead in her carriage following a visit. Soon afterwards, Amy leaves the safe house with her baby. Detective Frank Malloy is impeded in what he can do because of the "protection money" paid by wealthy New Yorkers who frequent the brothels. He does, however, receive the go-ahead from Jeffrey Van Orner to investigate his wife's murder. Although I really don't enjoy reading about the seedy side of society, Thompson created an interesting puzzle. Although I suspected the murderer's identity, her red herrings left me with enough doubt to keep me engaged. I'm interested in learning a bit more about the Charity Organization Society which inspired this installment. The author included a little about it, but I'd like to find additional information. Similar organizations exist today although they do not attempt to be as controlling of whether another can assist a person and usually they only serve to inform charities about what assistance was received. Many times the persons at such organizations today know whether or not the person is playing the system and truly in need. Although they don't usually comment, many times they will tell the calling charity when they know a person to truly be in need.
    • 4/5
      In Murder on Sister's Row, midwife Sarah Brandt, is called to a brothel to aid in the birth of Amy, one of the prostitutes. Amy insists she is there against her will, and in need of rescue. She gives Sarah the name of a woman who rescues girls and provides them with a home until they can find employment. We know this won't be a simple solution and once again the police need to be brought in to investigate a murder. Usually Detective Frank Malloy can do the investigation but in this case Sarah can get into places Frank can’t and Frank recruits her to help him out.

      I like this series even though it can be repetitive. I like the authenticity of turn of the century New York City. I especially like Sarah's unconventional life and her relationship with her adopted daughter, Catherine, nursemaid Maeve, and superstitious next door neighbor Mrs. Ellsworth. There seems to be no movement in the relationship between Sarah and Frank and I hope that changes soon. I think of this as a comfort series, one I read when I just want to relax and enjoy a different period of time. I'm planning to read the next book soon, Murder on Fifth Avenue.
    • 3/5
      Light, enjoyable mystery. I would have loved to see some real history thrown in about the actual seven sisters who had a row of brothels way back when. Just choosing a New York City location isn't quite enough to hang a series on. I did appreciate the author's note about the Charity Organization Society, and attitudes towards people in need. Very interesting. More of that, please! I just like more history in my historical mysteries, but it was an entertaining story that inspires me to learn more on my own, so that's good.
    • 4/5
      Another delightful Gaslight Mystery featuring: Mrs Sarah Brandt, midwife & daughter of wealthy parents; Officer Frank Malloy, NYPD; Mrs Ellsworth, nosy neighbor & friend of Sarah Brandt; and Catherine & Maeve, adopted daughters of Sarah.

      Sarah is called upon to deliver a baby in a dubious "boarding house" for girls, which turns out to be a brothel. She is convinced by the young woman to call upon a known rescue group to save her from the brothel.

      Unfortunately the young girl was once an upper class spoiled child and begins to make life difficult for her rescuers......

      Murder ensues..... There are twists & turns... so many that this book held my interest and I read it in less than 3 hours!
    • 4/5
      It isn't unusual for Sarah Brandt to be summoned to aid in the birth of a child, she is a mid-wife after all. But her latest summons brings her to an unknown area leaving her wondering what the situation is. Turns out she is delivering the baby of a prostitute who desperately wants out of the her situation. At the young girls suggestion, Mrs. Brandt enlists the help of Mrs. Van Orner who has orchestrated these kind of rescues before. The rescue ends up being a success, but later Mrs. Van Orner is murdered and as always Mrs. Brandt will investigate. Another wonderful addition to the gaslight mystery series by Thompson.
    • 4/5
      Love the historical elements to her mysteries. They are always easy to read but intersting, this one highlighted the plight of the many woman who had to survive by themselves and the many who turned to prostitution.
    • 3/5
      Victoria Thompson settles on the plight of women during the late 1890's in New York. A workingwoman needed to be single and needed to be living with her parents and giving her wages to her parents. An honest job might consist of working in a sweatshop for extremely low wages. But life as a prostitute in an established house allowed better wages and a better lifestyle. The story also comments on the plight of the married woman, especially the wealthy woman. The story revolves around a young "mistress" and the death of the woman who rescues the mistress. Again, Thompson points to the work of the police department. Rich people could pay for justice, but poor people suffered. If a criminal were a rich individual, justice would be ignored. An interesting look at early American justice.
    • 4/5
      I love Sarah and Frank! She promises him she won't be involved in anymore of his cases and, of course, it happens again. Sarah delivers a baby to a prostitute in a brothel who begs for help in escaping. Sarah can't refuse and enlists the aid of a woman who runs a charity that helps "fallen women." She's murdered and the prostitute disappears and the case begins.
    • 3/5
      I too used to enjoy this series, but nothing seems to change from book to book. I found the plot for this book tiresome and it was easy to figure out who the killer actually was. That tells me that this series is getting too predictable. The characters don't seem to grow and change much either. I love the idea of this series, late 1800's in New York City. You can't get much more potential for history than that, but I find that the era isn't ever expanded on. I would love to know more human interest stories from this era and from this place, but I never seem to get any. They even seem to converse like present-day people, and I'm sure that that is not authentic either. I love historical mysteries for the insight that they give me into the era in which the story was written, but these books do not offer much insight at all. I still like the characters, so hope that Ms. Thompson can do something more with them.
    • 5/5
      I have been enjoying this series over the last few years. This latest volume is good!
    • 4/5
      Brothels, affairs, class bias, and charities all collide in Victoria Thompson's latest Gaslight Mystery, Murder on Sisters' Row. After being called to a mysterious birth, midwife Sarah Brandt is unhappy to find herself in an upscale brothel on Sisters' Row; not because she would have refused, but because she doesn't appreciate being lied to. However, her concerns shift when the delivering mother, in the momentary absence of the madam, begs for Sarah's help in escaping, sending Brandt to the doors of Rahab's Daughters, a charity known for helping prostitutes escape "the life."However, not everything about this "rescue" is what it seems, and dirty laundry is aired when an unexpected victim is produced. Unable to force his way into certain situations, Detective Malloy is once again "forced" to invite Mrs. Brandt's help, and together they work through a short list of suspects to find who could really want the victim harmed - and had the opportunity to do it. Murder on Sisters' Row is typical fare from Thompson, and those who enjoy the series won't be disappointed.