Death on the Ladies Mile: A Gaslight and Shadows Mystery

by Diana Haviland and George Albert Brown

Book Overview

1880s, New York City. The ballrooms of the wealthy are fragrant with expensive perfumes and filled with ladies in silks and velvets. But there is another side to the city. The poor are crowded into... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159414351X
• ISBN13: 9781594143519
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Five Star (ME)
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

death on the ladies miles

i could not put the book down and did read it in 1day

New series?

I enjoyed this "cozy" mystery, and I hope it is the start of a new series. Although the novel doesn't quite have the depth of Anne Perry, I think this book will appeal the the same readers.

fabulous late nineteenth century whodunit

In 1882 New York City, reporter Amanda Whitney covers high society for the Ladies Gazette. Her current assignment is a chance to prove her worth as she covers the wedding of the year between Miss Jessamyn Spencer and Mr. Howard Thornton. However, while at the Spencer house, Amanda overhears a fight between the bride and her father. Not long afterward, Jessamyn is missing, and the Spencers hire private investigator Ross Buchanan to find her. Jessamyn is found strangled to death in her wedding gown on the Ladies Miles near a whorehouse. Amanda and Ross know she should never have been there yet for some reason she was. As he investigates the homicide and warns Amanda to stay out, two more women wearing their bridal garments are strangled. Amanda begins her own inquiries into who is the "Ladies Mile Maniac" not realizing how close danger truly is to her. DEATH ON THE LADIES MILE is a fabulous late nineteenth century whodunit starring delightful protagonists and a powerful support cast that vividly showcases New York City in that bygone era. The action-packed story line is driven by the relationship between the reporter and the sleuth as both feel that in some way they owe the first victim. Historical mystery fans will want to read the first "Gaslight and Shadows" thriller. Harriet Klausner