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| Author | P. D. James |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Adam Dalgliesh #4 |
| Genre | Crime, mystery |
| Publisher | Faber and Faber |
Publication date | 1971 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 296 |
| ISBN | 0-571-09719-7 |
| Preceded by | Unnatural Causes |
| Followed by | The Black Tower |
Shroud for a Nightingale is a 1971 detective novel by English writer P. D. James, part of her Adam Dalgliesh series. Chief Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard is called in to investigate the death of two student nurses at the hospital nursing school of Nightingale House.