The Nurse's Secret: A Thrilling Historical Novel of the Dark Side of Gilded Age New York City

The unflinching, spellbinding new book from the acclaimed author of The Second Life of Mirielle West. Based on the little-known story of America's first nursing school, a young female grifter in 1880s New York evades the police by conning her way into Bellevue Hospital's training school for nurses, while a spate of murders continues to follow her...show more

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368 pages

Average rating: 7.6

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margardenlady
Dec 27, 2023
8/10 stars
Nice novella that mirrors Home Front, the book i just finished.
Snickerzbaby
Feb 26, 2023
8/10 stars
If you want historical fiction, light romance, a murder mystery, and watching the main character have major character development, then this book is for you!
sarahworrelll
Aug 22, 2022
8/10 stars
This was the first historical fiction book I’ve read and I loveddddd it! So different then what I’m used to, but it had a little bit of mystery, history, romance, suspense, etc in it. Such a good book!

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