Book Beginnings is a weekly meme hosted by Rose City Reader that asks you to share the first sentence of the book you’re reading. The Friday 56 – As many of you know Freda over at Freda’s Voice hosted The Friday56 for many years. Since Freda is going to be gone from hosting The Friday 56 for a while, Anne over at My Head Is Full of Books will be hosting this link-up. So grab a book, turn to page 56 or 56% in your e-reader, and share a non-spoiler sentence or two. First Line Friday is a weekly meme hosted by Reading is My Superpower that asks you to share the first sentence of the book you’re reading. Book Blogger Hop asks a question of general interest or discussion hosted by Coffee Addicted Writer
My book for today is: Murder in the Library by Anita Davison
Publication Date: February 19, 2024
A body in a hospital isn’t so unusual. Unless they’ve been murdered!
1916, Keen to support the war effort, bookshop manager and sometime amateur sleuth Hannah Merrill has taken a volunteer role in the library of the nearby military hospital.
But arriving at the hospital one cold winter’s morning, she is horrified to find the body of a dead soldier in the library.
What’s more, a beautiful young nurse confides in Hannah that she thinks she’s being followed, and then she abruptly disappears.
Hannah can’t shake the suspicion that the two cases are connected, but she can’t solve the case alone. She’ll once again need to call upon her delightful, demanding, only-occasionally devious aunt, Violet.
The two women know they must find the missing nurse before it’s too late… but they don’t realise they’re now both in the killer’s sights.
First Sentence:
ENDELL STREET HOSPITAL, LONDON, APRIL 1916
Hannah’s short walk from Charing Cross Station had brought her to the narrow entrance of the former St Giles workhouse, partially hidden by Christ’s Church and marked by a pair of massive iron-studded gates with the words ‘Endell Street Military Hospital’ in stark white paint.
Page 56
The inspector frowned at the list, then his eyebrows rose. ‘Good heavens.’ ‘Exactly. Private Albert Kerr,’ Hannah read aloud over Darius’ shoulder. ‘He was reported killed in action, 26 February 1916. Sister Marion Kerr’s husband. She has his postman’s tunic hanging in her hall.’
Today’s Question Is: – How many books are on your “to-be-read” list? (submitted by Billy @ Coffee Addicted Writer)
A: They’re are too many books on my TBR list and my bookshelves. I would be here for days trying to list them all.
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