Gaslight Mysteries Books in Order
The Gaslight Mystery series follows midwife Sarah Brandt and NYPD detective Frank Malloy as they solve murders in turn-of-the-20th-century New York City. Victoria Thompson created the series after Berkley Books sought a writer for a Gilded Age mystery series with a midwife heroine, drawing on her interest in history and New York's Greenwich Village.
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on Amazon1999 · Victoria Thompson
Midwife Sarah Brandt has seen pain and joy in turn-of-the-century New York. Now she works for something more: a search for justice in a case of…
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Buy on Amazon2000 · Victoria Thompson
In turn-of-the-century New York City, midwife Sarah Brandt and Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy witness birth and death, and even murder.
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Buy on Amazon2001 · Victoria Thompson
Summoned by Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy, Sarah arrives at the home of magnetic healer Edmund Blackwell to find his wife in labor and the doctor…
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Buy on Amazon2002 · Victoria Thompson
Turn-of-the-century New York City midwife Sarah Brandt and Detective Sergeant Frank Molloy are thrust into a twisted case of murder when a seductress…
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Buy on Amazon2003 · Victoria Thompson
The Prodigal Son Mission on Mulberry Bend shelters girls who would otherwise sell themselves. Sarah volunteers to help with clothes, medical…
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Buy on Amazon2004 · Victoria Thompson
An explosion kills wealthy industrialist Gregory Van Dyke, prompting Police Commissioner Teddy Roosevelt to suspect anarchists and ask Detective…
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Buy on Amazon2005 · Victoria Thompson
Murder on Lenox Hill is a 2005 book by Victoria Thompson. It is book 7 of the series Gaslight Mysteries.
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Buy on Amazon2006 · Victoria Thompson
Sarah Brandt, a midwife working in the tenements of turn-of-the-century New York, has witnessed joy and misery, birth and death. Now she suffers the…
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Buy on Amazon2007 · Victoria Thompson
Midwife Sarah Brandt travels to Chinatown to deliver a baby and meets Irish women who married Chinese men after arriving alone at Ellis Island. When…
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Buy on Amazon2008 · Victoria Thompson
Four years after her husband's death, midwife Sarah Brandt continues helping the less fortunate of turn-of-the-century New York, working with…
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Buy on Amazon2009 · Victoria Thompson
In Murder on Waverly Place, Sarah Brandt accompanies her mother, Mrs. Decker, to a seance meant to contact her late sister Maggie, whose death Mrs.…
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Buy on Amazon2010 · Victoria Thompson
Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy, whose own son attends a school for the deaf, seeks assistance from midwife Sarah Brandt to investigate the killing…
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Buy on Amazon2011 · Victoria Thompson
Murder on Sisters' Row is a 2011 book by Victoria Thompson. It is book 13 of the series Gaslight Mysteries.
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Buy on Amazon2012 · Victoria Thompson
Murder on Fifth Avenue is a 2012 book by Victoria Thompson. It is book 14 of the series Gaslight Mysteries.
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2013 · Victoria Thompson
Murder in Chelsea is a 2013 book by Victoria Thompson. It is book 15 of the series Gaslight Mysteries.
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Buy on Amazon2014 · Victoria Thompson
In Murray Hill, midwife Sarah Brandt and Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy help nineteenth-century New York tenement residents facing injustice.…
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Buy on Amazon2015 · Victoria Thompson
During Sarah and Frank's wedding preparations, Sarah accompanies her mother on a condolence call after Charles Fairfax, son of family friends, dies…
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Buy on Amazon2015 · Victoria Thompson
When a family friend's traumatized daughter is accused of murdering her new husband, newlyweds Sarah Brandt and Detective Frank Malloy investigate…
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Buy on Amazon2016 · Victoria Thompson
Former police sergeant Frank Malloy and his wife Sarah adjust to New York high society while investigating the murder of Abigail Northrup, an…
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Buy on Amazon2017 · Victoria Thompson
Murder in the Bowery is a 2017 book by Victoria Thompson. It is book 20 of the series Gaslight Mysteries.
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Buy on Amazon2018 · Victoria Thompson
Frank and Sarah Malloy, enjoying married life, seek to adopt Catherine, the child Sarah has raised as her daughter, but her legal father, actor…
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Buy on Amazon2019 · Victoria Thompson
Murder on Trinity Place is a 2019 book by Victoria Thompson. It is book 22 of the series Gaslight Mysteries.
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Buy on Amazon2020 · Victoria Thompson
Murder on Pleasant Avenue is a 2020 book by Victoria Thompson. It is book 23 of the series Gaslight Mysteries.
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Buy on Amazon2021 · Victoria Thompson
Murder on Wall Street is a 2021 book by Victoria Thompson. It is book 24 of the series Gaslight Mysteries.
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Buy on Amazon2022 · Victoria Thompson
Murder on Madison Square is a 2022 book by Victoria Thompson. It is book 25 of the series Gaslight Mysteries.
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2023 · Victoria Thompson
Murder on Bedford Street is a 2023 book by Victoria Thompson. It is book 26 of the series Gaslight Mysteries.
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2024 · Victoria Thompson
Murder in Rose Hill is a 2024 book by Victoria Thompson. It is book 27 of the series Gaslight Mysteries.
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Gaslight Mysteries books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with “Murder on Astor Place”. Start with “Murder on Astor Place.”
How many books are in the Gaslight Mysteries series?
We list 27 books by Victoria Thompson , published between 1999–2024.
Where can I buy the Gaslight Mysteries books?
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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted an error? We continuously correct the catalog.