Murder on Marble Row

Gaslight Mystery Series #6

By: Victoria Thompson

Narrated by: Callie Beaulieu

When an explosion kills wealthy industrialist Gregory Van Dyke, police commissioner Teddy Roosevelt presumes that anarchists are responsible and personally asks detective Sergeant Frank Malloy to track them down. Malloy is up to the task, but he faces a different kind of challenge when he encounters Sarah Brandt paying a condolence call on the Van Dykes.

Faced with the impossibility of ever expressing his true feelings for Sarah, Frank had vowed never to see or work with her again. For her part, Sarah is glad to be working with Malloy once again in his hunt for a dangerous killer, though they clash over his conviction that the murder was politically motivated. Frank would like to dismiss her concerns, but whether he likes it or not he needs Sarah's help, because, as he is about to discover, the marble facades of Fifth Avenue hide as many dark and twisted secrets as any tenement on the Lower East Side.

©2004 Victoria Thompson (P)2016 Tantor

Critic reviews

"An entertaining mix of history and mystery…." ( Booklist)

Houston street in nyc is pronounced Howston.

its a great series , love the stories. but learn the pronunciations, howston, not huston.

Interesting Story

I use audio books to help me fall asleep, but I also enjoy the stories. The plot in this one was quite good, and ended in a satisfying way (which means a lot to me.) Only one writing mannerism bothered me: the repeated use of "...s/he tried" following dialogue in which the speaker is attempting to nudge the other person toward the speaker's point of view. One use of this would have been good. After that, it's as if the author thought it was an irresistibly clever new toy, and the annoying repetition detracted from my immersion in the story.

The narration of this book was tolerable for the most part, but in some areas it sounded aggressive and angry when a lighter, more pleasant tone would have been much more appropriate. It is not exactly a theatrical-quality reading.

In spite of my criticisms, I will read more of this author's books with this narrator.

My favorite so far…

I am enjoying this series. This one is my favorite so far. I am already looking forward to getting the next book.

marble row

great story. I'm intrigued with the small child Aggie and her story. i recommend this series to cozy fans!

Excellent

Wow this was a stunner! I kept thinking I knew the killer and it kept changing

Loved the ending so on to the next!