Sarah and Frank find the murderer of two objectionable bankers, a father and son ( )

Murder on Wall Street by Victoria Thompson is a 2021 Berkley publication.

The former gangster, Jack Robinson, makes an encore appearance in this 24th installment in the Gaslight Mystery series. After marrying Jocelyn, a woman who became pregnant after a sexual assault, Jack discovers that not only will he benefit from her social connections, but he might also really love her.

But, when Jocelyn’s attacker- Hayden Norcross- is murdered- Jack is worried that he could be a suspect, which prompts him to hire Frank to find the real killer….

A terrific installment in this long-running series!!

I was thrilled to see Jack and Jocelyn again and thought the plot highlighted the limited choices of women in this era, as well as delving into the underworld of opium dens and investment banking.

The mystery is solid and kept me guessing until I was deep into the book. I did have some suspicions but was still surprised by the way things turned out.

Naturally, I’ve become attached to the recurring characters and am always happy to touch base with them. The more time I spend with Gino and Maeve, the more I like them- especially Maeve. She’s a real hoot.

The historical elements are, as always, very interesting and well- researched. This book, with a little help from the author’s note, has prompted me to do some further research and reading about investment banking.

Overall, this was a strong addition to the series! I just wish the wait time between installments wasn’t so long! 😁 ( )

A privileged son of an investment banker, turns out to be a rapist & murderer and is later found dead, naked in his office after a non-Asian prostitute from the opium den is seen leaving his office...

Malloy is asked to investigate by one of the investors that the dead man had swindled & Sarah joins in as the dead man's widow is pregnant, which gives her the perfect opening to help Malloy.

It was easy to figure out who did it... and the story held my interest; most everyone was happy the bad-man was murdered. ( )

This is Book #24 in the Gaslight series. As with all the books in this series, this one is set in New York City in the late 19th century. This book begins with the son of a prominent investment banker being found shot through the head in his Wall Street office. Jack Robinson comes to see Frank Malloy to ask him to investigate the murder since he, as well as a number of other people, have motives to get rid of this odious young man. The search takes Frank and Sarah, as well as the lovely Maeve into the echelons of high finance and high society. I always enjoy the glimpse that I get of the Gilded Age in this series. The books are usually fast-paced and the solutions are a little tricky. This book though is unfortunately not quite that way. I had figured out the murderer quickly into the book, but some of the backstory was surprising. This helped keep the book interesting. It was going along quite well until the end. The unmasking and arrest of the suspect was far-fetched and really did not match the tone of the rest of the book. So three stars for this one. I will read the next one in the series, as it appears that Frank and Sarah's personal lives will probably be front and foremost. Something exciting for them may be coming up. ( )