Destroying Angel

By Anthea Cohen

Nurse Carmichael is on the warpath…

Destroying angel, amanita virosa, is a lethally poisonous fungus; thinly sliced and mixed with innocuous mushrooms, it makes a tasty garnish to the dish of chicken supreme which Sister Carmichael serves up to a guest.

Though Carmichael – aptly described by one critic as a cross between Charles Bronson in Death Wish and Miss Marple – is still dealing out summary justice to those who might harm her, her cat, or her nurses, she is mellowing slightly with age, while the large sum of money she recently inherited has done wonders for her self-confidence.

Destroying Angel, Anthea Cohen’s eighth Sister Carmichael novel, like its predecessors combines absorbing narrative with realistic depiction of hospital life.

Anthea Cohen is the pseudonym for the acclaimed author of the Agnes Carmichael Series. For the past twenty-five years she has worked, on and off, in hospitals and as a private nurse. She has written on medicine and hospital life, been a columnist for Nursing Mirror, and has contributed regularly to World Medicine. She has published innumerable short stories, and is a popular author of books for teenagers.