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No Cure for the Dead

The Florence Nightingale Mysteries, Book 1

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No Cure for the Dead

By: Christine Trent
Narrated by: Lucy Rayner
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When a young nurse dies on her watch, Florence Nightingale must uncover the deep-hidden secrets someone will kill to keep buried.

It is 1853. Lady of the Lamp Florence Nightingale has just accepted the position of superintendent of the Establishment for Gentlewomen during Temporary Illness in London. She has hardly had time to learn the names of the nurses in her charge when she suddenly finds one of them hanging in the establishment's library. Her name was Nurse Bellamy.

Florence's mettle is tested by the dual goals of preserving what little reputation her hospital has and bringing Nurse Bellamy's killer to justice. Her efforts are met with upturned noses and wayward glances, except for her close friend and advocate inside the House of Commons, Sidney Herbert. As Florence digs deeper, however, her attention turns to one of the hospital investors and suddenly, Sidney becomes reluctant to help.

With no one but herself to count on, Florence must now puzzle out what the death of an unknown, nondescript young nurse has to do with conspiracies lurking about at the highest levels of government - before she is silenced too.

©2019 Christine Trent (P)2019 Blackstone Publishing Amateur Sleuths Detective Fiction Historical Mystery Women Sleuths Women's Fiction

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This a very slight book. I suspect the author just isn’t for me. It’s set in Florence Nightingale’s younger days and reflects her interest in raising nursing standards while solving murders. It clips along happily enough but contains some very clunky Americanisms. What it does really well is depict what an absolute snobbish bitch FM was! She kept a suitor hanging on for 9 years before deciding God had bigger plans for her and dumping him and while in Crimea was known as the Lady With the Hammer. Still, she must have annoyed all the men and that’s no bad thing.

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I enjoyed the Story and the historical background. Did not like the Narration. For this reason struggled to finish. Will read the next book rather than have an audible version

Florence Nightingale mystery

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I thought when I started listening to this story I would not be able to listen to it because of the narrator . However, persevere the tale unfolds and us brought to and exciting climax . Florence would have probably spoken like this as the gentlewomen she was. A real who - done it ! And no mistake .

Intriguing

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...but ruined by the numerois Americanisms (eg, a couple of blocks, gotten, stoop, snuck) and strange pronunciation (eg, pre-haps). Typically how a modern-day American thinks Victorian England would have operated.

engaging story...

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Story was ok .. what terrible narration.. characters had high pitched winey voices .. the main character a ridiculous singy songy voice

Could have been better

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