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Violence
Some
Murder; medical malpractice investigated; non-graphic violence
Language
Barely any
Victorian-era language
Sexual Content
Barely any
A sexual assault on a patient by a physician is part of what the murdered nurse knew; depicted as a crime
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking; medical substance references
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Intense psychological themes; medical malpractice; institutional cover-up; professional betrayal of the most vulnerable patients
What this book is about
A nurse at a London teaching hospital is found dead, and William Monk is hired to investigate. As Hester Latterly works alongside the hospital staff, they discover that the murdered woman knew dangerous things about the institution's practices—and that powerful people prefer the case remain unsolved. A fierce examination of Victorian medicine, professional abuse, and institutional self-protection.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
A physician's sexual assault on a patient is a key element of the plot
Institutional cover-up of medical crimes
Murder to silence a witness
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