What an extraordinary piece of detective work by Rosemary Cook, author of The Crimes of Dr Gramshaw.

Florence Nightingale Shore, the goddaughter of the famous nurse, grew up in a Victorian family that found itself mired in controversy and scandal. She became a respected Queen’s Nurse who worked for five years in France from 1914 and was decorated for her heroism in WW1.

Tragically, on her return to England, Florence was murdered on a moving train – a classic ‘closed room’ murder mystery in a railway carriage. In spite of the best efforts of the local police, Scotland Yard and famous pathologist Bernard Spilsbury, the crime was never solved …

This book tackles the key questions in the case: who was the man in the brown suit? What was the significance of the unloaded revolver? and did the Arlington burglar have a sinister reason to burn all his clothing? The book also identifies a new suspect for the murder, amonst the shadowy characters surrounding the crime …

Fascinating, as unputdownable as The Crimes of Dr Gramshaw. I think Rosemary should become a private detective…

 Available:      The Nightingale Shore Murder by Rosemary Cook