Midwife Sarah Brandt braves the dangers of the tenements in nineteenth-century New York to help the impoverished and, with Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy, bring the guilty that prey on them to justice.
With Malloy\'s help, Sarah\'s investigation uncovers some unpleasant truths about the victim and her charity--as well as the woman and child Sarah risked her own life to save....
Van Orner is found murdered.
But their success comes at a high price when Mrs.
Vivian Van Orner, a woman of means known for her charitable work.
To rescue the new mother and her infant, Sarah secures the assistance of Mrs.
The young woman in labor reveals she is being held against her will and forced to prostitute herself--and that the madam intends to get rid of the baby.
Now, the latest novel in the Edgar(R)-nominated series finds Sarah compelled to save an expectant mother from a fate worse than death...
Summoned to an elegant house to deliver a baby, Sarah finds her patient is actually in a brothel.
Midwife Sarah Brandt braves the dangers of the tenements in nineteenth-century New York to help the impoverished and, with Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy, bring the guilty that prey on them to justice
