The Perfect Nurse

De: Daniel Hurst

Narrado por: Lauryn Allman

‘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?

©2024 Daniel Hurst (P)2024 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.

Reseñas de la Crítica

‘Thrilling and addictive read… Oh my… twists and turns that will knock your socks off, this is a gloriously wicked must-read!’ Once Upon a Time Book Reviews

Details, details...

I have to smile when I read the other reviews of this book, knowing already that I'm a big detail person. Does the story move a bit slowly? I suppose so, but that really doesn't bother me. is it rather predictable? Yes, but I've done a lot of reading in my relatively long life, so I figure it would be a little strange if I couldn't predict some of this stuff by now. Could there be more variation in the narrators reading? Sure, but I've certainly heard many narrators that are much more irritating. What bugs me is when a non-American author writes a book and fails to realize how often he/she uses phrases we never use. I lost track of how many times that happens in this book. I'm sure that if I were to write a book set in another country I would do the same thing. So, being a detail person, I would make sure it's known that my protagonist is originally from the USA. That way, all those phrases that seem odd to a detail oriented non-American would be explained. Just saying, lol.

Nice twist!

Being a nurse, I love the fact that the characters are nurses! Just needed a bit more expression in the narration.

Very poor narration

Stopped listening as the narration of the husband, Adrien, was so poor I couldn’t finish. You need a male narrator for male voices. Also, the policeman were very poor. Very disappointing.

Loved it

Loved this story. Kept me entertained and couldn’t stopped listening! Definitely recommend this book to all of you!

Not my favorite

Just wasn’t very good. The narration was very monotone and boring. The storyline itself was somewhat ok.

Meh?

Very slow! Took forever to get going. Then when it did, I kept losing interest. I did finish, but it wasn’t great.

Disappointed

Not Daniel’s best. I won’t be wasting a credit on book two. The beginning is sooooo slow and confusing. The middle is boring and amateurish, the end is disappointing.

Anything But Perfect!

I am a devoted Daniel Hurst fan and have listened to all of his books.

IMHO, Daniel Hurst did not write "The Perfect Nurse".

WHY?

1) Waaay too slow. Repetitious text and no action until Chapter 25.

Where was a "perfect nurse" when needed?

I could have used a shot of adrenaline to help me stay awake.


2) Twists were absurdly eye-rolling.

If Daniel Hurst did indeed pen this "thriller", he must have done so as a 2nd-grade student.

Lauryn Allman's narration was robotic and lifeless.

This book was anything but "perfect" and very, very, very disappointing.

UGH!!!!!

Another Amnesia Story

Amnesia as a plot device is very much overused. The central character, Darcy, was in an automobile accident that robbed her of her memory. Despite many gaps in her memory inexplicably, she was able to resume a job as a nurse with a temp agency. Darcy and fellow nurse Pippa were contracted to work for a wealthy retired couple. The wife has had a fall, leaving her with impaired memory and sporadic hostility, Darcy suspects something fish about the couple and decided to spy on them. When the story about the couple and revealed, I rolled my eyes. This was one of the most convoluted stories ever.
Usually I devour anything written by Daniel Hurst but this was a disappointment.