Murder on Sisters' Row
Victoria Thompson
4/5
Another great read in the Gaslight Mystery series! After being escorted to a brothel to deliver a baby, Sarah Brandt gets involved in a charity organization set to rescue women who have had to resort to such professions. Unfortunately (or fortunately for the mystery), the main patroness of this organization is murdered soon after Sarah becomes involved. Now, her and Malloy have to weed out who had the most to gain from it all.
A good mystery, but it felt too similar to the other books in the series and the ending was predictable. Luckily though, I'm completely invested in the plot progression of both Sarah and Frank and I don't think I could be all that upset about it. I keep saying that this is a slow burn, but it's really taking its time. I've said it before and I'll say it again, these characters are truly unrecognizable from who they were in the beginning. Sarah has the same motivations, but she's really come out of her shell and is getting super involved in assisting her community. Malloy is so much more trusting of Sarah's expertise and such a better police officer for it. Not that it's easy to be a good police officer.
It draws some very interesting parallels to present day corruption, when I started reading I was thinking that I'm glad it's so much better, but it really isn't. It's fun to see how it all started and how it was all doomed from the beginning. I'd strongly recommend this series if you're interested in historical fiction, murder mysteries, or just great character growth.
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