Eight months ago, former midwife Sarah Brandt Malloy played matchmaker. Pregnant Jocelyn Vane had been banished by her family to Sarah's maternity clinic; her baby a product of rape. Former gangster Jack Robinson was looking for a wife who would help him gain respectability. Sarah introduced them and the rest is history. With the birth of the baby coming soon, Jack has contacted Sarah's husband, Private Investigator Frank Malloy, and asked for his help. Investment Banker Hayden Norcross has been murdered. Jack is afraid that he will be accused of the murder since Hayden is the man who raped Jocelyn. He would like Frank to find he real killer.

I'm always happy to go back to Victoria Thompson's Gaslight Mystery series. I had hoped we would see more of Jack and Jocelyn after their marriage and was glad they were back in this one. Jack and his business partner Gino Donatelli start by questioning Hayden's co-workers since he was found shot to death in his office. They quickly find that everyone hated Hayden Norcross including his own family. Frank asks Sarah, their children's nanny Maeve Smith, and Sarah's parents to help with the investigation.

This mystery had a ton of suspects. It wasn't very hard to figure out who the killer was, but I still enjoyed this story. I loved catching up with the characters in this series. It's like visiting friends when I read one of these books. My rating: 4 Stars.

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