The national bestselling author of
Gaslight Mysteries returns with a case of murder in the
field of higher learning in Victorian-era Manhattan…
As Frank and Sarah Malloy adjust to married life—and life
in New York high society—they investigate the death of
Abigail Northrup. Her parents’ pride and joy, she recently
graduated from a prestigious women’s college in Morningside
Heights and joined their staff as an instructor. She
considered herself a New Woman, determined to live a life
without a husband in which she could make her own decisions
and make a difference in the world. But while Northrup was
an exemplary student and teacher, she lived in a world of
secrets and lies…
Now in paperback—midwife Sarah Brandt and a former
police detective Frank Malloy return in the national
bestselling series…
In the midst of Sarah and Frank’s wedding preparations,
Sarah accompanies her mother on a condolence call to the
Upper West Side, where the son of family friends has died
unexpectedly after suffering from a mysterious disease. But
the father believes his son was poisoned and would like
Sarah and Frank to look into the matter with the utmost
discretion.
They soon learn that not everyone wants to know more
about Charles’s death. As Sarah and Frank unravel secrets
that reach back to the War Between the States, they also
discover that they are in the company of a very present
danger….