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Set in turn‑of‑the‑century New York City, the story follows midwife Sarah Brandt and Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy as they investigate a murder that turns sinister when a seductive woman becomes a victim of her own elaborate charades on Washington Square.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Historical Mystery
Authors: Victoria Thompson
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