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Murder By Lamplight Book Cover

A female doctor and a Scotland Yard inspector hunt a serial killer in Victorian London.

"Deftly plotted and utterly absorbing ... transports the reader to the dark shadows and dangers lurking on the gaslit streets."

       Mary Jane Clark

      New York Times

      Best-selling author

October Bookstore Events:

The Book & Nook

24 Ronald Reagan Blvd
Warwick, New York 10990
The Mysteries Panel Event: 

Saturday, October 26 at 12 pm

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BookTowne

171 Main St. 
Manasquan, NJ 08736

Event: Vanessa Kelly in Conversation With Patrice McDonough

Monday, October 28 at 6 pm

Go to the BOOKS page for an early look at A SLASH OF EMERALD.

Reviews for Murder by Lamplight:

"Murder by Lamplight is McDonough's debut novel . . . It is a stellar mystery . . . Brilliant." Historical Novel Society Review.

Library Journal Starred Review

Kirkus Reviews

Criminal Element Review
Open Book Society Review
Nonstop Reader
“This is simply the best series kick-off I’ve read since Victoria Thompson’s Murder on Astor Place.”  — Robin Agnew, Malice Domestic and Aunt Agatha’s Mysteries
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