Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight Series #1) Book

4.5 stars. I've been meaning to get to this series for a long time and I've finally arrived. One of my favourite genres is the historical fiction mystery and this promises to be a great series. Set in the period I assign to Edith Wharton, we get perfect access to the upper crust through our main character Sarah, who is the daughter of a prominent family, yet estranged. Still, she has the understanding and the access. Then as a midwife, she can access all class of people while going about her work. Her counterpart in the police is Frank. This is the era of Teddy Roosevelt as New York Police commissioner, eager to bring reform to a corrupt police force. Sometimes with a first-in-series, the plot suffers from the setting up of the world, context and characters. This wasn't the case here. The plot was very good. Im looking forward to the rest of the series, which will take some time as there are 21 books in it *gleefully rubs hands together*.