Review of 'Green for Danger (Brand, Christianna)' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
This is the first book I've read by author Christianna Brand and, for the most part, I enjoyed it.
The setting is World War II England and as I recall from reading the book notes, the author either wrote the book during this time or shortly thereafter.
Being a medical history nerd, I have a special interest in any mystery that has a medical plot-point. This book takes place in the English countryside, centering around a hospital whose patient population seemed to be those poor blighters who were unfortunate enough to become tangled up with a bomb (this was the time that the Germans were bombing civilians in England).
Most of the characters were either part of the auxiliary nursing corp (civilians who were made into what we'd probably consider to be nursing assistants who were looked down upon by the nursing sisters), military doctors, and the patients themselves.
The …
This is the first book I've read by author Christianna Brand and, for the most part, I enjoyed it.
The setting is World War II England and as I recall from reading the book notes, the author either wrote the book during this time or shortly thereafter.
Being a medical history nerd, I have a special interest in any mystery that has a medical plot-point. This book takes place in the English countryside, centering around a hospital whose patient population seemed to be those poor blighters who were unfortunate enough to become tangled up with a bomb (this was the time that the Germans were bombing civilians in England).
Most of the characters were either part of the auxiliary nursing corp (civilians who were made into what we'd probably consider to be nursing assistants who were looked down upon by the nursing sisters), military doctors, and the patients themselves.
The pace of the book would likely appeal to fans of Agatha Christie though I found the book a bit tedious at times. It didn't help that there was a rather large cast of characters, any of whom could have done the deed.
Despite the sometimes tedious pace, I was genuinely surprised by the revelation of the killer and author Christianna did a very good job of leaving the clues out there in the open.
I'm giving this book a solid 4/5 stars -- good for those readers who don't mind a slow-moving but ultimately satisfying book.