Lynn D. reviewed on 10/28/2013

Sarah Brandt, a midwife in turn-of-the-century New York City, has seen more than her share of joy and sorrow, birth and death. Now she will see for the first time how the squalor of the streets can breed madness and murderThe Prodigal Son Mission on Mulberry Bend stands as a refuge for girls who otherwise would have to live by selling the only thing they have of valuethemselves. The work being done there so impresses Sarah that she volunteers to help out however she canwith clothes, with medical assistance, with the organization of a benefit dinner. And when one of the girls is found dead and refused burial because of her former life, Sarah's passion for justice is aroused. Reluctantly, Sergeant Frank Malloy agrees to look into the death, if only to keep Sarah from endangering herself by pursuing the matter. But Sarah cannot be kept out of the investigationand just as Malloy feared, her attempts to find the cause of the unfortunate girl's death in the circumstances of her life put her in deadly dangerfrom an unexpected source

Victoria Thompsons, Gaslight Series has yet to let me down! Only wish I had gotten the books in order. You really dont have to read them in order but might enjoy them even a tad more if thats how you read them. Sarah never ceases to amaze me! Such a kind-hearted normal pleasant person who pretty much just though common sense corrects an awful lot of badness going on in the world! Her work with the mission really ends up stopping a serial killer. The surprise twists and turns were wonderful and the weapon of death was really unique! A truly enjoyable read that I would whole-heartedly recommend to anyone and everyone! Cant wait to start another one!

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