When midwife Sarah and detective Frank Malloys friend and new partner Gino Donatelli is accused of murder, Frank and Sarah must catch the killer to keep Gino alive, in this enthralling new novel in the USA Today bestselling Gaslight Mystery series. A young woman is missing in the upper Manhattan neighborhood called Italian Harlem, and everyone knows whos responsiblethe Black Hand, a notorious group known for terrorizing their own community with violence and kidnappings. Gino and Frank set out to learn more about the disreputable gang and soon find a lead: a saloon-owning gangster named Nunzio Esposito. Gino hates that a fellow immigrant would stoop so low and decides to confront his wayward countryman. But he quickly discovers the man cant be reasoned withbecause hes been murdered. The police have only one suspect: Gino Donatelli. Frank and Sarah know Gino is no killer, but someone has pulled out all the stops to make it look like he is guilty. They also must now face the Black Hand, who are honor bound to avenge the death of one of their own. With evidence mounting against their friend and a group of bad guys out for blood, Sarah and Frank race to unravel a treacherous plot before Ginos time runs out.
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“Narrator Suzanne Toren’s star-quality performance makes the 23rd episode in Victoria Thompson’s Edgar and Agatha Award-nominated Gaslight mysteries delightful listening…Toren handles the early-twentieth-century diction perfectly, while descriptions of places, events, and people become almost cinematic. Toren is simply superb delivering this well-loved series.”
— AudioFile
“Cleverly plotted…Thompson makes effective use of real-life figures, such as Joseph Petrosino, one of the NYPD’s first Italian officers. Fans of husband-and-wife sleuthing partners such as Thomas and Charlotte Pitt will be pleased.”
— Publishers Weekly“A plucky group of early-twentieth-century detectives takes on the Black Hand…with telling historical details and the usual pleasures provided by the regulars’ interpersonal dynamics.”
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Victoria Thompson is the Edgar® and Agatha award-nominated author of the Gaslight Mysteries and the Counterfeit Lady Mysteries.
Suzanne Toren, award-winning narrator, has over thirty years of experience in narration. She was named a “Golden Voice” by AudioFile magazine in 2019. She has won the American Foundation for the Blind’s Scourby Award for Narrator of the Year, AudioFile magazine named her the 2009 Best Voice in Nonfiction & Culture, and she is the recipient of multiple Earphones Awards. She performs on and off Broadway and in regional theaters and has appeared on Law & Order and in various soap operas.