Has anyone read any of her Gaslight Mystery series? I find them very entertaining and an easy read. They are set in the late 19th Century in New York City and include mysteries in China Town, Little Italy etc.. The main character is a midwife named Sarah Brandt and she helps the local irish detective to solve the murders. It is a lighter mystery series but well written and enjoyable.
The newest installment is called Murder on Waverly Place.
http://www.amazon.com/Murder-Waverly-Pl ... d_sim_b_10
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Victoria Thompson
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I know this is probably a silly question, but do they need to be read in order? I know there's a will they/won't they aspect to her relationship with the cop, and developments about her husband's death, so I'm assuming there are threads running through the books.
Currently reading "Mania" by L J Ross
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Re: Victoria Thompson
I love reading her books. I think the last one I read was Murder on Amsterdam Avenue, so I'm a tad behind.
Yes, they are easy to read and quite enjoyable.
Nanci
Yes, they are easy to read and quite enjoyable.
Nanci
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Re: Victoria Thompson
There are 21 books in this series now with the recent publication of Murder on Union Square, so for someone just starting out, it would be quite an undertaking to read them all in order (although they do make for quick, light reading). I recently read Murder on Union Square, the first book in the series that I have read (reviewed at HistoricalNovels.info), and did not have any serious trouble getting oriented to the characters' backgrounds. Psychological realism is not a strong point in this mystery, but it's quite the romp, with the continuing characters investigating a murder among a cast of eccentric stage actors and actresses. Union Square was the NYC theater district before Broadway took over that role - thus the title.
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