The young women of Nightingale House are there to learn to nurse and comfort the suffering. But when one of the students plays patient in a demonstration of nursing skills, she is horribly, brutally killed. Another student dies equally mysteriously, and it is up to Adam Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard to unmask a killer who has decided to prescribe murder as the cure for all ills. « less
Dennis L. (lammbo) reviewed Shroud for a Nightingale (Adam Dalgliesh, Bk 4) on + 7 more book reviews
This was the best of the first four to me. The series is getting a little better as I continue reading the books. The character is developing and I believe this will just get better; time will tell.
A fine Adam Dalgleish mystery.
Bonnie M. (tresha) reviewed Shroud for a Nightingale (Adam Dalgliesh, Bk 4) on + 37 more book reviews
My copy has a different cover than the one shown on PBS. "Two student nurses lay dead, the great hospital nursing school of Nightingale House was shadowed with terror, and a secret medical world of sex, shame, and scandal was about to be exposed. It was the job of Adam Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard to probe even deeper into the macabre mystery, and unmask the killer who operated has skillfully as a surgeon before the epidemic of evil got completely out of hand." I am a great fan of every one of Ms. James books, this is no exception.
Carla W. (rpwilson) reviewed Shroud for a Nightingale (Adam Dalgliesh, Bk 4) on + 84 more book reviews
the cream of the crop..a chiller with serious deducting and detecting - los angeles times
Two student nurses lie dead, the great hospital nuring school of Nightingale House is shadowed with terror and a secret medical world of sex, shame and scandal is about to be exposed. It's the job of Adam Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard to probe even deeper into the macabre mystery and unmask a killer who operates as skilfully as a surgeon before th eepidemic of evil gets completely out of hand.
R E K. (bigstone) - , reviewed Shroud for a Nightingale (Adam Dalgliesh, Bk 4) on + 1453 more book reviews
Ah, P.D. James does it again. Not one murderer but two. Two nurses die in a teaching hospital and Adam Daigliesh has to figure it all out. The suspects are many - student nurses, teaching nurses, two doctors and a pharmacist. It appears that any one of the them could have murdered the young women. Once the inspector and his sidekick, Masterson, gather all the pieces the puzzle begins to take shape. The answer is stranger than you think. It's a very good mystery and I couldn't help but keep reading late into the night as I neared the end.
Adam Dalgliesh always involves a mesmerizing British intrigue to all his adventures. This one is no exception.
Melanie L. (melaniern1) reviewed Shroud for a Nightingale (Adam Dalgliesh, Bk 4) on + 13 more book reviews
This is set in late 1960's england in a suburb outside london. For those of you who like Agatha Christie stories, this is for you. And especially, for those of you who are nurses and ever experienced some nightmarish (or maybe not) times in nursing school, this is an interesting mystery.
Kieran M. (napper) reviewed Shroud for a Nightingale (Adam Dalgliesh, Bk 4) on + 32 more book reviews
Like all P.D. James - great book. Nail-biter.
The young women of Nightingale House are there to learn to nurse & comfort the suffering. But when one of the students plays patient in a demonstration of nursing skills, she is horribly, brutally killed. This a a great classic mystery.
Different cover.
Thomas F. (hardtack) -
There are a lot of red herrings in this one.
