Murder on St. Mark's Place

Gaslight Mystery Series #2

By: Victoria Thompson

Narrated by: Callie Beaulieu

Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins

Publisher's Summary

Thinking that she has been summoned by German immigrant Agnes Otto to usher a new life into the world, midwife Sarah Brandt is greeted by the news of an untimely death instead. It seems that Agnes' beautiful younger sister, Gerda, had fallen into the life of a "charity girl". Caught up in the false glamour of the city's nightlife, she would trade her company and her favors for lavish gifts. And now she was dead - victim, no doubt, of one of her "gentlemen friends".

No one cares much about the fate of girls like Gerda, but Sarah does. To find her killer, she turns to Sergeant Frank Malloy. As the two pursue an investigation that leads from the bright lights of Coney Island to the stately homes of Fifth Avenue, they find that their shared passion for justice may cost them dearly.

©2000 Victoria Thompson (P)2015 Tantor

Antagonist too obvious

This was a poor follow up to the previous book in the series. It has a disappointingly simple and predictable plot.

great book

My mom has been telling me for years to read this series. Thought would be boring but have really been enjoying. Good writing, plot and listening.

gaslight mystery series

great story. I didn't figure out who the bad guy was until very close to the end. suspense kept me turning pages, and when listening, kept my steps slower so I could hear what happened next! if you enjoy clean (no R rated scenes) this is a cozy mystery you will enjoy.

very good story& performance

it is excellent book exciting from the first to the last pages
the story line is unique and a good example of turn of the
century life in New York the mystery holds you though out the whole book I personally read hundreds of books and this one rates up there with best of them

Promising!

I’m glad I decided to keep going with this series, I can honestly say I liked book 2 much more than book 1!

I like the relationship between Sarah and Frank along with their respective back-stories, and the fact that the books are set in turn-of-the-century New York City; these are the elements that will keep me going with the series.

As for the actual crime / murder plots: I remain underwhelmed. The set-ups are simplistic and solving them feels like a series of lucky coincidences… however based on the way book 2 ended I am hopeful that things will become more interesting in future instalments.

Less impressive than book one, still enjoyable.

This mystery was far more obvious. I feel before getting halfway through we all knew who did what. The narrator is still here and she's adequate but lackluster.

I still love the main characters and am intrigued by their backgrounds and development.

I love the Era and setting, but still felt taken out of the story by historically inaccurate expressions and vocabulary. The very accurate details / specific mentions feel like product placement, like the author wrote the story in a generic setting and then Googled some brand names and major people / events to sprinkle into the story.

Sarah is pretty dumb sometimes, and that's frustrating. I get she's an amateur sleuth, but come on. She's supposed to be canny and ambitious, not ditzy but lucky.

For some reason though, I'm still interested enough to check out the next book. I love an ongoing series featuring the same characters. I'm invested now and want to see what will happen.

predictable plot

i'd hoped for a bit of a plot twist, but the killer was utterly predictable from the first time they appeared in the story. boring.

Terrible Narrator Good Story

Literally the worst narration I've ever heard. Liked the story, will probably purchase additional titles. Hopefully a change in Narrator is forthcoming!

Intriguing story!!

Murder on St. Mark’s Place is a interesting story with twists and turns all the way through! The characters Sarah Brant And Sargent Detective Malloy are very like-able and as the story develops, they blossom into people you could easily befriend. I love Mrs Ellsworth, the neighbor! She’s that Josey neighbor we all have known! Getting to read about Coney Island from that era is so interesting and I had to look up a few places mentioned in the story!! Bravo!! I just wished it had been narrated better, there wasn’t enough drama in the narrators reading.

This was an absolutely wonderful book!I loved it! She is a wonderful author!

Victoria thompson is my new favorite Author! I Listened to her first book on my library app for free. But then all of the rest were on hold for a very long time so I bought one on Audible this is a great book! Great mystery!!

Great story, awful narration

Really enjoy these stories having a read a few in the series now. Great if you live in NYC or are planning a trip there, as you get a feel for the history of the city.

I’m not sure if it’s down to audible or the publisher but the narrator (speaker) is dreadful! It sounds almost robotic like a computer is reading.

My advice, skip audible and read the book!