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A Murderous Malady
A Murderous Malady: A Florence Nightingale Mystery | Christine Trent
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For fans of Charles Todd and Deanna Raybourn comes Christine Trent's second Florence Nightingale mystery. Cholera has broken out in London, but Florence Nightingale has bigger problems when people begin dying of a far more intentional (…more)
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DarcysMom
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Mehso-so

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julesG
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An ARC from ages ago

Need an impromptu #HistoricalFictionInaccuracyAnnoyanceSupportGroup meeting.

It's the year 1854.
Set in London.
The MC is Florence Nightingale.
FIRST chapter

"...dashing into a taxi."

TAXI??

The German at the bottom of the Google search says: time-line of usage of Taxi/Taximeter

1854 has a flat line.

????

#BookishPetPeeve

Birdsong28 They had things such as Hansom cabs which were horse drawn taxis if that is any help @julesg 6y
julesG @Birdsong28 Not really, but thank you. I mean, I know they had hansoms and hackneys, but in 1854 no Londoner worth their salt would have called it taxi. That's what's getting my hackles up. 6y
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JazzFeathers Not even in the 1920s were they called 'taxis' 😒 6y
Birdsong28 @julesG Suppose so, it's annoying when they can't get it right or simplify it for the general audience as they think we can't understand it. 😀📚📖 6y
julesG @JazzFeathers My point exactly. Took me so out of the story - within the first chapter - that I'm not sure I even want to read it now. 6y
julesG @Birdsong28 soooo annoying! It's not even a big deal to look it up. I can only hope they caught this glitch before the book was published. 6y
Birdsong28 @julesG Probably not!! 6y
8little_paws Yeah this drives me nuts also 6y
8little_paws Something I read in the past year, I forgot what, used the term "ok" in a time period way before it was commonly used and I had a hard time taking the book seriously from them on. 6y
julesG @8little_paws I'm eating the tagged book right now. The characters use "okay/are you okay?" all the time. But it's set in 1941. 6y
CoverToCoverGirl Yikes! That‘s definitely a very jarring oversight that would take me out the story. 😔🤯 6y
Sarah83 In Anthony Horowitz book about Sherlock Holmes there was used computer instead of typewriter... 🤔😆 6y
julesG @Sarah83 Noooo! 😱 6y
Sarah83 Ohhhhh yes 😭 that's why, I don't like the book and why I didn't read a book written by him for a long time. 6y
julesG @Sarah83 Understandable. 6y
8little_paws @julesG this book was either pre 1850, from what I recall. 6y
GingerAntics That is an absolute fail!!! I would have thought that was an easy one. 🤦🏼‍♀️ 6y
GingerAntics There is absolutely NOTHING for any use of taxi until right around 1900. 6y
RavenLovelyReads Is it bad that I giggled myself silly after I read it?? 😜 6y
julesG @RavenLovelyReads Absolutely not. 😁 6y
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McCombsonMain
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Imagine not having a source of running water in your home. Imagine you have to walk to a communal water pump to get your water. Imagine, further, that the water isn‘t exactly crystal clear. This was the case for much of Britain until the 20th century. In A Murderous Malady, Christine Trent takes readers back to London in 1854 when little was known about health and hygiene. https://wp.me/p1xW0b-1Z3 #suspense #mystery #historical

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Karylahn
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The author blends fact and fiction marvelously, as she depicts a tale in which Florence Nightingale (Flo) is not only a nursing and medical research icon, but also an investigator.
I loved this book! Overall, the plot is engaging in the characters a well-developed. I was engrossed in this book from the beginning to the end. The story wraps up nicely, leaving the reader satisfied and eager to see what Trent may have in store for Flo.5/5 #netgalley

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