A review by johnw613
Murder on Marble Row by Victoria Thompson

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This sixth title in the Gaslight Mysteries series continues the deep look at the complex social conventions in 1890s New York, with a couple murders thrown in. This time the first victim is a wealthy industrialist whose family is harboring some deep and troubling secrets. Long standing jealousies, a prodigal son taking up with anarchists, police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt taking a personal interest in the case, and the further development of a relationship between Detective Frank Malloy and midwife Sarah Brandt (whose father had requested that Roosevelt assign Malloy to the case) make for a rich story. The subplot involving Frank’s deaf son and his getting tantalizingly close to discovering who murdered Sarah’s husband provide an additional human element. This series gets better and better with each book.