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.
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. 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.
To rescue the new mother and her infant, Sarah secures the assistance of
Mrs. Vivian Van Orner, a woman of means known for her charitable work.
But their success comes at a high price when Mrs.Van Orner is found
murdered.
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...