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P.D. James
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Pages: 336 (Paperback)
ISBN: 0571230059
Pub: Faber and Faber
Pub date: 2006-01-05
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 11462
Reader Reviews:
Shroud for A Nightingale (3/6 people found this helpful)
P. D. James strikes again, with another crime novel which sucks all the fun and enjoyment out of the genre.
Despite the fact that the book takes place over a matter of 2 or 3 days, the pace is cripplingly slow. Her characters have too many contradictions and they struggle make an impression on the reader's mind, leaving them dull and unsympathetic.
The author leaves me with the impression that she does not actually like whodunnits and seems to have little interest in telling the reader who did.
Shroud for a Nightingale (15/15 people found this helpful)
An excellant and compelling read. The author seems to be able to write an incredibly complex novel - and keep the reader hanging on until the end. Working in a hospital myself, it is obvious that the story was very well researched and brings back the old memories of Schools of Nursing! As the plot thickens, I think that even the most seasoned of crime readers would not be able to solve this one alone!
A good thriller with an unexpected twist at the end. (4/4 people found this helpful)
Another Adam Dalgliesh mystery. Two bodies are discovered over a week at a nurse training school. Staff are all reluctant to become involved with the police, who appear to have found no motive. Then it is discovered that one of the murdered student nurses was involved in blackmail.
I enjoyed this book more than most by the author, and would recommend it as a first book, if you've not read P.D.James before.
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