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First Sentence: With a weary sigh, Sarah Brandt pushed open the front door of her house.
Turn-of-the-century midwife Sarah Brandt is surprised when her very proper mother wishes Sarah to accompany her to a spiritualist. Her mother still feels guilt over the estrangement and eventual death of Sarah’s sister. When her mother returns for a second visit, it is the death of one of the other clients which leads Sarah and her friend, Det. Sgt. Frank Malloy to find the killer and shield Sarah’s mother fr ...more
Turn-of-the-century midwife Sarah Brandt is surprised when her very proper mother wishes Sarah to accompany her to a spiritualist. Her mother still feels guilt over the estrangement and eventual death of Sarah’s sister. When her mother returns for a second visit, it is the death of one of the other clients which leads Sarah and her friend, Det. Sgt. Frank Malloy to find the killer and shield Sarah’s mother fr ...more

Meh. Nothing grabbed me about this: characters, plot, setting, all were pretty bland. I wanted to like a series that featured a midwife during the Victorian period, but there wasn't much to this.
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A good airplane read, though it feels like I've read a similar story about murder at a seance before...
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