Murder on Wall Street (Gaslight Mystery #24) by Victoria Thompson

 

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Category: Adult
Genre: Mystery
Content: Clean

 

Reformed gangster Jack Robinson is working hard to bolster his image in Gilded Age New York City society as he prepares to become a new father. But when Hayden Norcross, the man who nearly ruined his wife, is shot in cold blood, Jack knows the police will soon come knocking on his door. Frank Malloy has to agree—things don’t look good for Jack. But surely a man as unlikeable as Hayden had more than a few enemies. And it’s soon clear that plenty of the upper echelon as well as the denizens of the most squalid areas of the city seem to have hated him.

Sarah and Frank have their work cut out for them. As the daughter of the elite Decker family, Sarah has access to the social circles Hayden frequented, and the more she learns about his horrific treatment of women, the more disturbed she becomes. And as Frank investigates, he finds that Hayden had a host of unsavory habits that may have hastened his demise. But who finally killed him? Sarah and Frank must put the pieces together quickly before time runs out and Jack’s hard-won new life and family are ripped apart.

 

After reading twenty-four books in this series, it has become like an old friend. I find these books to be comfort reads at this point and although I've had my complaints about how easy the murders are to figure out—this one was no exception—and how slowly the relationships develop, I still enjoy these and look forward to them every year. I liked this book a little better than the last one, and I think the reason for that is that Sarah's parents got involved in solving the mystery. I just love when Mrs. Decker is on the case! I also enjoyed reading more about Jack Robinson and Jocelyn and their relationship. Now can we just move things along a little bit faster for Maeve?

Thanks to Goodreads and the publisher for providing me with an ARC of this book.