Shroud for a Nightingale
About this book
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.
Reader Profile
4.0/5 · 27981 readers · 304 pages · ≈ 5 h 38 m · Moderate
What order should I read the Adam Dalgliesh series?
Read Shroud for a Nightingale first, then follow the publication order above — The Murder Room, then A Mind to Murder, then The Black Tower, then A Taste for Death, then Original Sin, then A certain justice, then A Certain Justice, then Death in Holy Orders.
How long does it take to read Shroud for a Nightingale?
About ≈ 5 h 38 m — 304 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Shroud for a Nightingale?
304 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Shroud for a Nightingale?
It sits on the Mystery, Fiction shelves.
Is Shroud for a Nightingale in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who are the main characters in Shroud for a Nightingale?
The main characters include Adam Dalgliesh.
Where does Shroud for a Nightingale take place?
It is set in London, England during 21st century.
Who wrote Shroud for a Nightingale?
P. D. James.
Adam Dalgliesh — reading order
- → Shroud for a Nightingale (1971) you are here
- 1 The Murder Room (1775)
- 2 A Mind to Murder (1963)
- 3 The Black Tower (1975)
- 4 A Taste for Death (1986)
- 5 Original Sin (1994)
- 6 A certain justice (1995)
- 7 A Certain Justice (1997)
- 8 Death in Holy Orders (2001)