Book description
Now a major Channel 5 series
'The Queen of Crime.' New York Times
When secrets get out, no one is safe . . .
On a crisp January morning, a group of third year nursing students gathers early for a clinical lesson. They have no idea that they are about…
Why read it?
1 author picked Shroud for a Nightingale as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I love everything by P.D. James, and I had the honor of meeting her three times.
In this academic mystery, one student is murdered and another poisoned at a private nursing school. Inspector Adam Dalgliesh, James’s famous creation that spawned many other similar D.I.s in British mystery fiction, must investigate to root out the motives of these insidious crimes.
From Julia's list on compelling mysteries set in a school or academic setting.
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