Nursing Diagnosis Book

3.5★

I'm starting to see a pattern - I prefer Marsh's crime novels when they have a theatrical setting.

But this title has a very authentic feel. It was co-written with Marsh's gynaecologist, Henry Jellet (he gets an author credit on my edition.) You can almost smell the antiseptic. So the hospital setting felt fine.

Even the political world felt real. It is when Marsh strays into the world of "Bolshies" (with the quite annoyingly perky Nigel & Angela) that things come a little unstuck, with cardboard characters and a feeling that Marsh just isn't comfortable here.

Fox, as always, is a dignified delight. And I didn't guess the culprit. For me, that is always a plus.

My edition old enough to feature one mildly racist comment.

Edit; Just in case some overly zealous librarian removes Jellet's name from the book - on my 1970 Fontana he is credited as co author of the book