Killing Me Softly

<p><b>'Compelling, moving, incredibly funny, brilliantly disturbing, yet filled with so much humanity'</b><br><b>Joanna Cannon</b><br><br><b>'Eye-opening, jaw-dropping, spell-binding'</b><br><b>M J Arlidge</b><br><br><b>'A deliciously dark, twisty, funny novel inhabited by a gloriously complex cast of harassed, heroic and haunted nurses'</b><br><b>John Sutherland</b><br><br><b>'Thrilling as a murder mystery, beautifully written, it grabs you by the heart and refuses to let go'</b><br><b>Charlie Gilmour </b><br><br>Unexpected deaths and untoward incidents are becoming alarmingly frequent at City Emergency Department. A&E Senior Sister, Aoife, begins to question whether her new nurses are incompetent - or worse. Earnest recruit Eden cares deeply for her patients and carries the Code of Conduct around in her pocket, reporting everyone whose views don't align with hers. But despite her self-righteousness, Eden keeps making mistakes. Is she dangerous?<br><br>It is Sophie who worries Aoife the most. Acerbic, over-confident and seemingly lacking in empathy, how Sophie ever became a nurse is beyond her. When Sophie begins an affair with Aoife's best friend, Michael, a man twenty-five years her senior, tensions escalate further, threatening to eclipse the fact that lives are at stake.<br><br>Aoife is the nurse we'd all want. Compassionate to the core. She's the nicest, kindest nurse in the world. Until she is tested to the limit . . .<br><br>Fearless, fast-paced and darkly funny, <i>Killing Me Softly </i>is a jaw-dropping novel about the hidden extremes of nursing and three complex women who hold the lives of their patients - and each other - in their hands.</p>