256 pages • first pub 1944 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Set in a military hospital during the blitz, this novel is one of Brand's most intricately plotted detection puzzles, executed with her characteristic cleverness and gusto. When a patient dies under the anesthetic and later the presiding nurse is ...
Community Reviews Summary of 40 reviews
Moods
tense 45%
adventurous 18%
dark 18%
emotional 9%
Pace
fast 18%
slow 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 55% | Plot: 44%Strong character development?
No: 88% | It's complicated: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 45% | Yes: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 90% | N/A: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
N/A: 30% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Medical content, Suicide, ViolenceModerate
Death, Blood, Death of parent
256 pages • first pub 1944 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Set in a military hospital during the blitz, this novel is one of Brand's most intricately plotted detection puzzles, executed with her characteristic cleverness and gusto. When a patient dies under the anesthetic and later the presiding nurse is ...
Community Reviews Summary of 40 reviews
Moods
tense 45%
adventurous 18%
dark 18%
emotional 9%
Pace
fast 18%
slow 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 55% | Plot: 44%Strong character development?
No: 88% | It's complicated: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 45% | Yes: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 90% | N/A: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
N/A: 30% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Medical content, Suicide, ViolenceModerate
Death, Blood, Death of parent