The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 23 books · 1999 to 2020 · Mostly set in New York

Victoria Thompson

Crime and mysteryHistorical crime

In the Gaslight Mysteries, Sarah Brandt, a midwife from an old New York family, and Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy solve murders in 1890s Manhattan. Her Counterfeit Lady series follows a con artist turned crusader in the 1910s.

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Victoria Thompson books in order

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Gaslight Mysteries

19 books · Set in New YorkHistorical crime
  1. 1Murder on Astor Place1999With Sarah Brandt and Frank MalloyBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Murder on St. Mark's Place2000With Sarah Brandt and Frank MalloyBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Murder on Gramercy Park2000With Sarah Brandt and Frank MalloyBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Murder on Washington Square2002With Sarah Brandt and Frank MalloyBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Murder on Mulberry Bend2003With Sarah Brandt and Frank MalloyBuy on Amazon
  6. 6Murder on Marble Row2004With Sarah Brandt and Frank MalloyBuy on Amazon
  7. 7Murder on Lenox Hill2005With Sarah Brandt and Frank MalloyBuy on Amazon
  8. 8Murder in Little Italy2006With Sarah Brandt and Frank MalloyBuy on Amazon
  9. 9Murder in Chinatown2007With Sarah Brandt and Frank MalloyBuy on Amazon
  10. 10Murder on Bank Street2008With Sarah Brandt and Frank MalloyBuy on Amazon
  11. 11Murder on Waverly Place2009With Sarah Brandt and Frank MalloyBuy on Amazon
  12. 12Murder on Lexington Avenue2010With Sarah Brandt and Frank MalloyBuy on Amazon
  13. 13Murder on Sisters' Row2011With Sarah Brandt and Frank MalloyBuy on Amazon
  14. 14Murder on Fifth Avenue2012With Sarah Brandt and Frank MalloyBuy on Amazon
  15. 15Murder in Chelsea2013With Sarah Brandt and Frank MalloyBuy on Amazon
  16. 16Murder in Murray Hill2014With Sarah Brandt and Frank MalloyBuy on Amazon
  17. 17Murder on Amsterdam Avenue2015With Sarah Brandt and Frank MalloyBuy on Amazon
  18. 18Murder in the Bowery2016With Sarah Brandt and Frank MalloyBuy on Amazon
  19. 19Murder on St. Nicholas Avenue2016With Sarah Brandt and Frank MalloyBuy on Amazon

Counterfeit Lady

4 books · Set in Washington, D.C.Historical crime
  1. 1City of Lies2017With Elizabeth MilesBuy on Amazon
  2. 2City of Secrets2018With Elizabeth MilesBuy on Amazon
  3. 3City of Scoundrels2019With Elizabeth MilesBuy on Amazon
  4. 4City of Shadows2020With Elizabeth MilesBuy on Amazon

Characters

8 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Gaslight

Counterfeit Lady