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The Nurse by Claire Allan published by Avon Books

 


Nurse Nell Sweeney walks to and from the hospital where she works every day believing that no harm will come of her until one day when she is taken.

 

When Nell’s friend and flatmate makes the call to say that she hasn’t seen her for two or three days, her parents Marian and Stephen who bought their daughter up to be an independent woman, are now questioning their judgement especially as she flew the nest at a young age.

A man in their area is also targeting women through fear and logging his intentions and results on the dark web. Working alone, he thrives on the responses he gets on the website until someone suggests they team up and work together –but this is one step too far for “him”.


I really enjoyed this book, although the subject matter was hard hitting and sometimes a little too difficult to read for a long while. I think it’s fair to say that it was a disturbing read and wasn’t the kind of book that I could devour in one or two sittings. I found that I had to put it down, take a few deep breathes, do something else, and then come back to it. It was also quite harrowing in places, so I wouldn’t suggest this as a book to read if you are feeling particularly low or vulnerable. Saying all that – this is a subject surrounding women and fear and is something that needs to be talked about and addressed so that it stops being “normal” and this is something that the author covers in her note at the end of the story.

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