Millie Clemens believes that her husband has

been murdered while recovering from an

operation at Chelsea Memorial Hospital in

New Haven, Connecticut. Her irrational

claims are ignored--until another patient

dies, this time witnessed by the patient s

niece, who sees a nurse slip something into

the medication.

Edwina Crusoe worked at Chelsea

Memorial for fifteen years before becoming a

private nurse-consultant. The accused nurse,

Jillian Nash, is deeply troubled by private

matters, and Edwina s investigation turns up

more disturbing evidence. While the hospital

reels beneath the crush of sensational media

attention, Edwina quietly but thoroughly

pursues her own leads. Helped by Martin

Mclntyre, a homicide detective whose savvy

and sympathy provide different kinds of

support, Edwina uses her medical knowledge

to unwind a difficult knot of motives and

misalliances.

Rigor Morris is the second novel in a series

featuring Edwina Crusoe, by an author who

captures the pressure, private drama, and

even the humor of a busy hospital and the

people in it.