Midwife-sleuth Sarah Brandt is surprised by her mother's desire to attend séances in an undesirable section of New York City. During one dark session, death strikes a participant while all are holding hands around the table. Now it's up...
Brandt, Sarah (Fictitious character)
- Author:Thompson, VictoriaSummary:
- Author:Thompson, VictoriaSummary:
In Murder on Washington Square, midwife Sarah Brandt and detective sergeant Frank Malloy are thrust into a twisted case of murder when a seductress falls victim to her own charades.
- Author:Thompson, VictoriaSummary:
A lady of means helps midwife Sarah Brandt rescue a young woman and her newborn from a brothel. But when the wealthy benefactor is found murdered, Sarah uncovers some unpleasant truths about the victim, her charity, and the woman and...
- Author:Thompson, VictoriaSummary:
Sarah Brandt, a midwife in turn-of-the-century New York City, has seen more than her share of joy and sorrow, birth and death. Now she will see for the first time how the squalor of the streets can breed madness and murder.
- Author:Thompson, VictoriaSummary:
After an influential supporter of deaf education is found dead, NYPD Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy quickly determines the slain man--an advocate of eugenics--was bludgeoned with a trophy. But when Malloy reaches an impasse, he asks...
- Author:Thompson, VictoriaSummary:
High society member Felix Decker, who belongs to one of New York's oldest families, resigns himself to partnering up with Irish Catholic police detective Frank Malloy when a member of his private club is murdered in nineteenth-century...
- Author:Thompson, VictoriaSummary:
Widow and midwife Sarah Brandt helps the less fortunate of the city bring new life into the world. But when a local doctor is found murdered, the shocking motive may destroy Sarah.
- Author:Thompson, VictoriaSummary:
Called to Chinatown to deliver a baby, midwife Sarah Brandt soon helps search for a missing girl. But nobody seems to know where she is. Has she been sold to a brothel, or has she run off with a secret love?
- Author:Thompson, VictoriaSummary:
Sarah Brandt is shattered when she learns that a woman has inquired at Hope's Daughters Mission for Catherine, the abandoned child she has taken as her daughter. The woman claims she was Catherine's nursemaid, now acting on behalf of...