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‘Plain Jane’ Ziegler has been a district nurse all her life...
All her life, she has been overlooked by difficult patients, disinterested colleagues and even her own family.
So when she discovers a way to commit the perfect crime, Jane seizes the opportunity and begins deliberating who of her many…
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1 author picked The Certificate as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I have included this book because it was clear from page one that the author really knows how a GP surgery works and the role of the nurse. I wasn’t surprised to read in the author's note at the end that she didn’t publish this until after she had retired from her nursing role.
The detail of how she manages to steal a death certificate and the sheer deviousness involved rings very, very true. The story slowly moves from a “Is it possible?” to actually committing the act in a way that made riveting reading.
I also really liked the…
From Annie's list on The best medical thrillers featuring doctors and nurses behaving very, very badly.
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