nursenell's review against another edition
5.0
When an Irish woman is murdered shortly after giving birth there is no shortage of suspects within the Italian family she has married into. The Irish and Italians have no love for one another in this time period. They are competing for the same jobs in New York's lower east side, and culturally, while both may be Catholic, they are totally different. Will Sarah Brandt, the midwife who delivered the woman's baby, and Frank Malloy, the police detective, be able to solve this murder, as well as the victim's mother's murder, before the Irish and Italians cause any more riots or the Black Hand takes justice into its hands?
exuberant_crow's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
atomecko's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
henrismum's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Audiobook (All of my entries on The Story Graph are audiobooks.)
#8 in series (I started reading this series on 2/6/22 and I have been committed to this series since 6/17/22.)
Comparison to others in series:Not as good About the same Better A good edition and addition to the series. From the opening chapter I was pretty sure about the how and why of the murders.
The narrator was Callie Beaulieu. I love her as always.
#8 in series (I started reading this series on 2/6/22 and I have been committed to this series since 6/17/22.)
Comparison to others in series:
The narrator was Callie Beaulieu. I love her as always.
Content Warnings
Minor: Murder, Death of parent, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Infertility, Blood, Classism, and Vomit
artemis_134's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
saviem01's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
veereadstoomuch's review against another edition
4.0
Another audiobook. If I read this, I wouldn't have heard these Italian accents. I cannot tell if the accents are good or bad. It kinda took me out of it.
In terms of the story, I thought it was interesting. Sarah is back doing midwifery in Little Italy. The mother-to-be is a young Irish lass who married an equally young Italian boy. Their 'courtship' was quick, so Sarah was expecting a premature baby, but it is NOT! it's a big full-term baby! Soon, murders happen.
But why? And by whom?
Roosevelt shows up. Malloy is again annoyed. There's some race riots between Italians and Irish folks.
Again, the descriptions of the tenements and the work that people had to do to make a living. I really like the series and can't wait to see what happens with Sarah and Frank.
In terms of the story, I thought it was interesting. Sarah is back doing midwifery in Little Italy. The mother-to-be is a young Irish lass who married an equally young Italian boy. Their 'courtship' was quick, so Sarah was expecting a premature baby, but it is NOT! it's a big full-term baby! Soon, murders happen.
But why? And by whom?
Roosevelt shows up. Malloy is again annoyed. There's some race riots between Italians and Irish folks.
Again, the descriptions of the tenements and the work that people had to do to make a living. I really like the series and can't wait to see what happens with Sarah and Frank.
melissasbookshelf's review against another edition
3.0
I really like Victoria Thompson's Gaslight series. This has been my least favorite so far. Perhaps, it is because this seems like more of a filler book. The evolving relationship between Sarah and Malloy is there. We find a few more clues about Aggie or now Catherine as she is called. The mystery was rather easy to figure out. I had the murderer and the reasons worked out from a third of the way through so that was the reason for the three stars. I will definitely be reading the next book as I hope we will finally get answers to Dr. Brandt's murder.