Murder on Lenox Hill

i will admit this up front. i only bought this book because it was on sale for 1 dolla' and i wanted a light mystery read. i thought a buck a book was a good deal.

next on the list: 'murder on lenox hill' by victoria thompson.

this book was okay. if you want a murder mystery for a semi-engaging beach read, i MAY recommend this one. it wasn't my favorite. it was really hard for me to get in to and then once i sorta did, the ending is extremely predictable. so much so that you keep thinking, surely, surely, that's not going to be the ending. oh, but it is, my friends!

this book takes place in new york city back in the day. like horse and buggy days. hence the series name of 'the gaslight mysteries'. sara brandt is from a well-to-do family of money in the early days of new york city. a widow, the tale of another book in the series apparently, sara strays from her society ways to work as a midwife. this was apparently not an occupation that was well respected in those days.

in this particular story, there are 2 plotlines woven together. one being the obvious...the murder on lenox hill. the other, the impregnation of a mentally challenged 17-year-old girl. how, you might ask, are these 2 plots woven together? not very well, i would answer. i won't go into the details because i don't think i'd recommend this book to anyone. but, because i read it and i'm sticking to my new "writing about every book i read" blog kick, i felt obligated to write a post about it. however, YOU should not feel obligated to read this book. save yourself the time and yo' dolla'!! go buy yourself a 1 dolla' hot fudge sundae at mcdonald's instead!! :)