336 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780425178867
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Berkley
Publication date: 06 March 2001
Description
As a midwife in the turn-of-the-century tenements of New York City, Sarah Brandt has seen her share of suffering and joy, birth and death. Now, she learns that crime doesn’t discriminate, when the highest echelons of society are rocked by murder…A...
Community Reviews Summary of 339 reviews
Moods
tense 58%
adventurous 50%
dark 33%
emotional 25%
challenging 8%
sad 8%
Pace
fast 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 60% | A mix: 30% | Character: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 63% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 30%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Incest, Misogyny, SexismModerate
Drug abuse, Murder
336 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780425178867
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Berkley
Publication date: 06 March 2001
Description
As a midwife in the turn-of-the-century tenements of New York City, Sarah Brandt has seen her share of suffering and joy, birth and death. Now, she learns that crime doesn’t discriminate, when the highest echelons of society are rocked by murder…A...
Community Reviews Summary of 339 reviews
Moods
tense 58%
adventurous 50%
dark 33%
emotional 25%
challenging 8%
sad 8%
Pace
fast 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 60% | A mix: 30% | Character: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 63% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 30%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Incest, Misogyny, SexismModerate
Drug abuse, Murder