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€¦
A Gaslight Mystery
At a summons from Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy, Sarah arrives at the elegant home of famed magnetic healer Edmund Blackwell to find his wife in labor€"and the good doctor dead from an apparent suicide. Only Malloy sees what no one else wants to: that Blackwell was murdered in his own home€¦
After a successful delivery, the Blackwell baby falls mysteriously ill. Relying on her nurse€s training and woman€s intuition, Sarah discovers the source of the baby€s sickness€"and discovers a scandal that leads Malloy€s investigation down a gilded path paved with greed, deception, and desire€¦
