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Shroud for a Nightingale

By: P. D. James
Narrated by: Daniel Weyman
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THE MULTIMILLION-COPY BESTSELLING ADAM DALGLIESH SERIES FROM THE 'QUEEN OF ENGLISH CRIME' (Guardian)

WINNER OF THE CWA SILVER DAGGER

'A legend.' VAL MCDERMID

'P. D. James took the classic crime novel and turned up the dial.' MICK HERRON

'Written with the precision of cut diamonds.' IRISH TIMES

PERFECT FOR FANS OF VAL MCDERMID, RUTH RENDELL AND ELLY GRIFFITHS __________________________________________________________________________________

Dalgliesh recognised with weary resignation the first lie and wondered how many more there would be before the investigation was complete.

On a crisp January morning, a group of third year nursing students gather in Nightingale House for a clinical lesson. One student will play the patient, while the others practice their nursing skills. But none of them is prepared for the demonstration's gruesome end.

Later, when a student dies by apparent suicide, Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh is sure her death must be connected to what happened during that fateful demonstration. But in order to prove this and uncover the truth, he must sweep away a cloud of secrets, lies and blackmail at the nursing school - before there are any more deaths.

©2014 P. D. James (P)2014 Faber & Faber Crime Fiction Mystery Police Procedurals Suspense Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Exciting

Critic reviews

"Plenty of scrupulously laid false trails, credible detectives and a totally unexpected ending." (Sunday Telegraph)

"James manages to invest even a simple mystery with a depth and intelligence that few in her trade can match." (The Times)
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Wonderfully written and artfully read. For all detective fiction fans.

Characters are flawed and believable beings, not merely two-dimensional tools.

Highly Recommendef

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Despite being set in pre decimal Britain this novel has worn well. I liked the range of characters and the author's cool and complete command of language.

Still gripping

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Liked the story and the characters so well described the vocabulary was also so exact I enjoyed the challenge of remembering some of the words used

Complex story very well told

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Overall review good story that keeps you thinking
Wondering how many more corpses will be found

Intricate plot

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P D James is a light read/listen for me. I tend to prefer darker, more gripping crime novels (Jo Nesbo being my favourite).

I was beginning to think that the stories were a little too light and a bit predictable but took a chance on this one and really enjoyed it. I didn't have any idea who the killer was or why!

Superbly read, as ever, by Daniel Weyman. He sets the bar very high, I find some audio books a little too flat because of it! A joy to listen to.

Pleasantly surprised

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