Green for Danger by Christianna Brand

Green for Danger
by Christianna Brand

ISBN-13: 9781728267661
Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
Released: April 4th 2023

Source: ebook review copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

Book Description from Goodreads:
It is 1942, and at the new Kent military hospital Heron's Park, postman Joseph Higgins delivers seven letters of acceptance for infirmary roles. He has no idea that one of the recipients will later cause his demise.

When Higgins returns to Heron's Park with injuries from a bombing raid in 1943, his inexplicable death in the operating theatre casts four nurses and three doctors under suspicion, and a second, sudden death brings Inspector Cockrill to the hospital. As an air raid detains the inspector for the night, the stage is set for a tense and claustrophobic investigation with a close-knit cast of suspects in this golden age masterclass of red herrings and tricky twists.


My Review:
Green for Danger is a mystery set in 1943 in England. The author worked in details about what it was like working in a hospital during WWII during bombing raids, which was interesting. The characters were varied enough to be interesting, but they weren't really developed into complex people. Their backgrounds contained potential clues, so this information was only handed out bit by bit. The mystery was clue-based, though it seemed like the clues initially pointed only to the 7 suspects and the author could take it in any direction. Then one suspect died, so we're down to six. Near the end, the suspects discussed among themselves who could have done it, and these scenarios help further narrow down suspects. The author did a good job of giving the more obvious suspect, the one you feel clever at suspecting, and enough hints that you should at least somewhat suspect whodunit.

There was some bad language. There was no sex. Overall, I'd recommend this interesting historical mystery.


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