Murder on St. Nicholas Avenue

Title: Murder on St. Nicholas Avenue
Author: Victoria Thompson
Copyright: 2015, Hardback
Series: Gaslight Mystery
Source: Library

published description: Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy and Sarah Brandt are not the only ones who have recently tied the knot. Family friend Mrs. O’Neill was delighted when her daughter Una wed the seemingly wealthy and charming Randolph Pollock. She didn’t wonder why such an affluent man would want to marry a poor Irish girl, no matter how pretty she was. But now Mrs. O’Neill has a problem.

Pollock’s servants have found their employer bludgeoned to death with Una cradling his body. Rendered mute by the horror of her husband’s death, Una cannot explain what happened, so the police have charged her with murder and locked her away in the Tombs to await trial.

Mrs. O’Neill would like Frank to investigate the case and save Una, yet with Frank and Sarah still on their honeymoon, it’s up to the other members of their newly formed household to do some detective work. But solving the mystery behind Pollock’s death means first discovering the truth about who he really is…

Totally different from the rest of the series because Frank and Sarah are not part of it (until the very end and only for a moment). It was cool to get to see Maeve sort of taking charge and the partnership of her and Gino was fun. Also, mixing the two of them with the Deckers was a little predictable but, still great.