TY  - BOOK
AU  - Thompson,Victoria
TI  - Murder on Bedford Street
T2  - A Gaslight mystery
SN  - 9780593337103
PY  - 2023///]
CY  - New York
PB  - Berkley Prime Crime
KW  - Brandt, Sarah
KW  - Malloy, Frank
KW  - Midwives
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Private investigators
KW  - Murder
KW  - Investigation
KW  - Millionaires
KW  - Irish
KW  - New York (N.Y.)
KW  - Historical fiction
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Detective and mystery fiction
KW  - Novels
N2  - "Nobody could accuse Frank Malloy of being a snob. As a former Irish Catholic policeman, he was, in fact, the kind of person snobs usually looked down on. He might be a millionaire now, but lots of people still looked down on him because he'd always be Irish no matter how much money he had. This was why he felt a little guilty about feeling snobbish about the prospective client who had just been escorted into his office. Hugh Breedlove, according to his calling card, was not Irish or poor and would have been shocked to learn Frank had already developed a bad opinion of him. His tailor-made suit spoke of wealth, as did his bright gold watch chain and the large ruby ring on his hand. He was an imposing man with silver hair pomaded into place and a neatly trimmed beard. His expression ruined the effect, though. His frown spoke of contempt as he glanced around and saw nothing that apparently pleased him, including Frank himself. Breedlove stopped his critical perusal of Frank's modest office only when Frank's secretary, Maeve, announced him. From the twinkle in her eye, she knew Frank's opinion of Mr. Breedlove, who might well be the biggest snob Frank had met in his life so far, and he had met a few"--
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