The Perfect Nurse
Daniel Hurst
302 pages
Bookouture
published July 1, 2024
I know beach read to some means a summery love story, but I love a good thriller as part of my summer reading. You know like how the blockbuster movies are always released in the summer. This one fits the bill for me.
It starts out a little slow as the story is set and then jumps to full speed as it all unravels. A popcorn thriller at the top of its game. Is it the most believable book I’ve ever read? No. But did it pull me in and entertain me until the very end. Definitely.
I didn’t really connect with Darcy as an adult who cannot seem to set an alarm and get up. Then she ends up overly paranoid at just about everything. But I still wanted to know more about her and the mysterious couple she is charged with helping. As a reader I knew something didn’t add up, but I didn’t know what the solution could be.
It is full of twists, which most I did not see coming. Hurst always writes smart thrillers that take the reader on a ride by pulling me in and then giving me enough to “solve” things. He then goes in the opposite direction to pull off the switch. The facts are always right there in front of me yet, I go down the path following the wrong clues.
And it looks like this is the start of a new series and I can’t wait to see where this one heads next.
About the book
‘My name is Darcy, I’m your nurse and I’m here to help you.’ I repeat the words I’ve said so many times. Except this time, I don’t mean it…
If you saw me walking down the street, you’d think I was pretty ordinary – I wear the typical crisp, white nursing uniform, my hands are scrubbed clean and you’d have no reason to believe I was anything other than a good citizen. A good nurse.
But looks can be deceiving. You shouldn’t trust me – because I don’t even know if I can trust myself.
Now I stare at the reflection in the mirror – dark smudges under my eyes and blood on my hands – listening for the sound of police sirens.
Because the truth is I had to do something terrible. I broke all the rules a nurse should follow. I wanted someone gone so badly. And now they’re dead because of me.
I’m looking over my shoulder everywhere I go because I’m sure someone knows my secret. Then when my home is broken into I know one simple truth: this isn’t over yet…
It’s only the beginning.
The police are the least of my worries now. But to save myself, am I going to have to kill again?
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