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Murder on Lexington Avenue, a gaslight mystery, Victoria Thompson

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After Nehemiah Wooten, a polarizing figure among the hearing impaired, turns up dead, NYPD Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy begins to investigate. While interviewing Nehemiah's wife Valora, he's surprised when the not-so-grieving widow -- hiding a secret pregnancy -- goes into labor. Summoning his midwife friend Sarah Brandt, Frank learns from her of the eugenics views that kept Nehemiah from Valora's bed ever since the birth of their deaf daughter Electra -- now suspiciously joyful at her dad's death. As more information comes to light, Frank and Sarah must ferret out the killer from a growing list of suspects

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Murder on Lexington Avenue

Victoria Thompson

Gaslight mystery

a gaslight mystery