
Título: Murder On Fifth Avenue
Autor: Victoria Thompson
Sinopse: From the tenements to the town houses of nineteenth-century New York, midwife Sarah Brandt and Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy never waiver in their mission to aid the innocent and apprehend the guilty. Now, the latest novel in the Edgar®-nominated series finds Sarah and Malloy investigating the murder of a Knickerbocker club member who was made to pay his dues... Sarah Brandt's family is one of the oldest in New York City, and her father, Felix Decker, takes his position in society very seriously. He still refuses to resign himself to his daughter being involved with an Irish Catholic police detective. But when a member of his private club--the very exclusive Knickerbocker--is murdered, Decker forms an uneasy alliance with Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy to solve the crime as discreetly as possible. Malloy soon discovers that despite his social standing, the deceased--Chilton Devries--was no gentleman. In fact, he's left behind his own unofficial club of sorts, populated by everyone who despised him. As he and Sarah sort through the suspects, it becomes clear to her that her father is evaluating more than the detective's investigative abilities, and that, on a personal level, there is much more at stake for Malloy than discovering who revoked Devries' membership--permanently.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “Murder On Fifth Avenue”, de Victoria Thompson, publicado pela editora Prime Crime (TRD), em 2012 e com 304 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Prime Crime (TRD)
Páginas: 304
Ano: 2012
Edição: 1
Linguagem: pt_BR
ISBN: 0425247414
ISBN13: 9780425247419
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Prime Crime (TRD) costumam apresentar mistérios que combinam investigação detalhada com ambientações históricas ou contemporâneas marcantes. As histórias frequentemente envolvem personagens comuns — como jovens aprendizes, agentes em situações extremas ou grupos informais — que se veem diante de crimes complexos e, às vezes, ameaças maiores que o óbvio assassinato. O ritmo varia entre o suspense tenso e o humor sutil, com narrativas que exploram tanto o lado humano quanto o ambiente social ao redor dos crimes. O catálogo sugere uma preferência por tramas que misturam intriga policial com elementos culturais, desde a Londres do século XVIII até cenários atuais, incluindo ambientes rurais, urbanos e até selvagens.
