Murder on Astor Place
  • # of Books:
    27
  • First Book:
    May 1999
  • Latest Book:
    April 2024
  • Genres:
    Cozy Historical Mystery
  • Setting:
    1900's New York City
  • Characters:
    Sarah Brandt, Midwife
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The Gaslight Series in Order (27 Books)

Order Book Date Rating
1 5
2 5
3 5
4 5
5 5
6 5
7 5
8 4
9 5


10 5
11 5
12 4
13 5
14 5
15 5
16 5
17 5
18 5
19 5
20 5
21 4
22 5
23 5
24 5
25 4
26 5
27 0

Book Descriptions for series: A Gaslight Mystery


  • Book - 1

    As a midwife-in the turn-of-the-century tenements of New York City, Sarah Brandt has seen suffering and joy, birth and death. Now she is about to take part in something more unusual in the crime-ridden streets of the teeming city -- a search for ju...



  • Book - 2

    As a midwife-in the turn-of-the-century tenements of New York City, Sarah Brandt has seen suffering and joy, birth and death-and even murder. And the crime-ridden streets of the teeming city offer little relief from either... Thinking she has been...



  • Book - 3

    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... ...



  • Book - 4

    As a midwife-in the turn-of-the-century tenements of New York City, Sarah Brandt has seen suffering and joy, birth and death. Now she is thrust into a twisted case of murder -- when a seductress falls victim to her own charades... To Sarah Brand...



  • Book - 5

    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... The Prodigal Son Mis...



  • Book - 6

    As a turn-of-the-century midwife in New York City's tenements, Sarah Brandt has seen more than her share of joy and sorrow, birth and death. Now, she's drawn into a politically charged case where her help is not wanted--but is very much needed... ...



  • Book - 7

    As a turn-of-the-century midwife in New York City's tenements, Sarah Brandt has seen more than her share of joy and sorrow, birth and death. Now, Sarah finds herself in the thick of a scandal that threatens to ruin not only one upstanding family, but...



  • Book - 8

    As a midwife working in the tenements of turn-of-the-century New York, Sarah Brandt has witnessed her share of joy and misery, birth and death. Now Sarah suffers the heartbreak of losing a patient--but not from natural causes... Called to attend a...



  • Book - 9

    Birth, death, and everything in between--midwife Sarah Brandt has seen it all. In the tenements of New York, Sarah helps out where she can. Now, in the latest of the Edgar Award -- nominated novels, she ventures to an exotic land, less than a mile aw...






  • Book - 10

    In the four years since her husband's death, midwife Sarah Brandt -- with Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy -- has helped bring justice to the less fortunate in the tenements of New York. Now, in the latest novel in the Edgar Award-nominated series, Sa...



  • Book - 11

    As a midwife -- and a sleuth -- Sarah Brandt has devoted her life to helping those in need in the tenements of turn-of-the-century New York, despite the disapproval of her wealthy parents. Now, the latest novel in the Edgar-nominated series reveals a...



  • Book - 12

    Midwife Sarah Brandt believes that even the destitute in turn-of-the-century New York deserve the protection of the law. So with the sometimes reluctant assistance of Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy, she offers them justice whenever she can. Now, in ...



  • Book - 13

    With the help of a charitable lady of means, midwife Sarah Brandt rescues a young woman and her newborn from the brothel where the mother was forced to prostitute herself. But their success comes at a high price when their benefactor is found murdere...



  • Book - 14

    From the tenements to the town houses of nineteenth-century New York, midwife Sarah Brandt and Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy never waiver in their mission to aid the innocent and apprehend the guilty. Now, the latest novel in the Edgar-nominated se...



  • Book - 15

    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 the girl’s...



  • Book - 16

    In national bestselling author Victoria Thompson’s Gaslight mysteries, the residents of nineteenth-century New York City turn to midwife Sarah Brandt and Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy to protect them from the worst crimes. Now, the two must track...



  • Book - 17

    In this Gaslight Mystery from the national bestselling author of Murder in Murray Hill, midwife Sarah Brandt and Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy investigate foul play in the secretive high-society world of nineteenth-century New York City… In t...



  • Book - 18

    The author of Murder on Amsterdam Avenue returns to nineteenth-century New York City to find Christmas in the air, a police detective and a midwife with love in their hearts, and a wealthy newlywed with blood on her hands… Detective Sergeant Fra...



  • Book - 19

    In the latest from the bestselling author of Murder on St. Nicholas Avenue, former police sergeant Frank Malloy and his wife adjust to life in New York high society as they investigate a death in the field of higher learning... After spending his...






  • Book - 20

    The latest Gaslight Mystery from the bestselling author of Murder in Morningside Heights finds Sarah Brandt and Frank Malloy searching for a connection between a murdered newsie and a high society woman with dangerous habits. Frank Malloy’s late...



  • Book - 21

    When a murder hits close to home, Frank finds himself in an unusual position--the prime suspect in the latest installment of the national bestselling Gaslight Mystery series... Sarah and Frank Malloy are enjoying married life and looking to make t...



  • Book - 22

    The devil's in the details when a man is found murdered near Trinity Church in the latest installment of the national bestselling Gaslight Mystery series... The year of 1899 is drawing to a close. Frank and Sarah Malloy are getting ready to ce...



  • Book - 23

    When Gino Donatelli is accused of a brutal murder, beloved sleuths Sarah and Frank Malloy have to catch a killer who is out to destroy their innocent friend's life in the latest installment of the national bestselling Gaslight mysteries. A vic...



  • Book - 24

    Midwife Sarah Brandt Malloy and her detective husband, Frank, must discover who killed a prominent -- but despised -- society banker before an innocent family is destroyed in Murder on Wall Street, an all-new Gaslight Mystery in the USA Today bestsel...



  • Book - 25

    Sarah and Frank Malloy must catch a scheming  killer in this latest gripping installment in the USA Today bestselling Gaslight Mysteries  Former policeman Frank Malloy is frustrated when a woman requests his pr...



  • Book - 26

    Midwife Sarah Malloy and her private investigator husband, Frank, must stop a killer lurking among a young family in the newest installment of the USA Today bestselling Gaslight Mysteries.Hugh Breedlove is far from the most agreeable client private i...



  • Book - 27

    Midwife Sarah Malloy and her private detective husband Frank discover that the cure is worse than the disease when they investigate the death of a promising young woman in this atmospheric, riveting mystery from the USA TODAY bestselling author of Mu...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

There are 27 books in the Gaslight series.

The next book in the Gaslight series, Murder in Rose Hill (Book 27), will be published in April 2024.

The first book in the Gaslight series, Murder on Astor Place, was published in May 1999.

The Gaslight series primarily falls into the Cozy Historical Mystery genre.