The Pain Nurse

This is a pretty dark book. it's not noir, but Will has had spinal surgery that's left him partially crippled & in a lot of pain that is described in detail. Many of the characters are fairly unlikable, if not grotesque. Very life-like in all ways. Perhaps a bit too much so. The mystery is a good on......more

A bit slow at the beginning, but hang in there it gets very exciting later. The story is told in real time, but the back story is scattered throughout the book. These are likable characters, and some very unlikable bad guys. The mystery is which bad guy did the current murder, and did they get the rig......more

Based on the title and the cover, I was expecting this book to be about either a sadistic nurse who uses her power with narcotics to get what she wants out of life, or a mercy-killer. Turns out, the main character's role as a pain nurse isn't that important to the storyline, it is just something tha......more

Really liked this book, got me hooked right away , very mysterious and intense. So much detail in everything. Kept me thinking the whole time and I kept wanting to read more and more.......more

I read this book on my iPhone. The number of times I had to flick to get through the pages?—I have a sore pointer finger on my right hand!! But this book is engaging. Talton loves Cincinnati, and it forms a terrific backdrop for a mystery that mostly occurs in an ageing hospital building. The pain n......more