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Portrait of a Nightingale

A Victorian Mystery Romance

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Miss Penelope Monckton, just returned from nursing with Florence Nightingale's in Crimea, has come to the country estate of one of the most scandalous men in England, Lord Rickarby—nicknamed Rakerby—to collect a bequest from his late wife, her childhood friend Millie. But something about Millie's death doesn't sit right with Penny.

A celebrated painter, Joss, Lord Rickarby, knows Miss Penelope Monckton only from the letters she sent to his late wife during her time nursing in a war zone. But when he finally meets the intrepid nurse, it's while he's lying on the forest floor bleeding from a gunshot wound from an unknown assailant.

With the shooting having cleared Joss as a suspect, Penny is now determined to work with the all too handsome earl to find out who killed Millie. But with every clue they uncover, a different picture of the killer begins to emerge—and it's clear that instead of Millie's circle during her marriage, the culprit comes from the world of her childhood. And as the healer and the hellion grow more entangled, the body count grows. Can this unlikely pair catch the killer before he puts a permanent end to their budding romance?

Contains mature themes.

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The setting and main character backstory around working under Florence Nightingale during the Crimean War was interesting and grounded to story. As a big fan of Manda Collins I was a bit disappointed in not the writing, but editing of the story. There were several places where I feel another pass by an editor would have benefited the story, where turns of phrase were used repeatedly/noticeably and a few places where two character names were mistakenly used/swapped and therefore cause clarity issues.

I also did not enjoy the reader. She was very monotone during the descriptions and long passages without dialogue. It almost sounded like she was bored, and so it was boring to listen to. There were other sections were her reading pace was uneven - rushed almost. It personally distracted from the story overall.

I appreciated the historical context

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