Angel of Vengeance

Agnes Carmichael #2

by Anthea Cohen

As a Staff Nurse, Agnes Carmichael was insignificant, awkward, even pathetic - but it would be unwise to ignore her, or to stand in her way. Now she is a Sister, with a better job at a different hospital and is present when a case of suspected child-battering is brought in. Her life and that of the child's parents clash and become interwoven, with chilling results, for Sister Carmichael was determined to see justice was done.

Genres: Crime

183 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

Pseudonym of Doris Simpson, Anthea Cohen, worked as an antiques buyer, shoe salesperson, and was a state registered nurse. She lived on the Isle of Wight. She was the creator of the much beloved anti-hero 'Agnes Carmichael', a nurse who avenges wrongs by killing the culprits. She died in 2006.

Reviews

[Donne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book two in the series. and her adventures continue ...

Also enjoyable and worth a read. perhaps take a break and pepper your reading with something else between books as it is a bit samey.

[Josephine (Jo) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Agnes Carmichael has been promoted to Sister and is now working at a new hospital, she is still suffering from her usual feeling of inferiority and jealousy of her co workers' successes and especially of those who are in any form of relationship. She is a lonely person but this is due to her own prickly and abrupt nature and her tendency to be a bully and pull rank on her colleagues.
Whilst Agnes is very pleased with her new flat and her beautiful new Mini car which she treats more like a child than a car, dusting it every day and not wanting to take it out in bad weather, she is still looking for something to give her life a purpose. In the absence of any friends or family, she once again starts bossing her colleagues around and becoming disliked by all, she rules her ward with a rod of iron and no one dares to cross her.
When Agnes suspect that a small child is being abused by their parents she goes into action, she is angry as always at injustice and on top of that someone damages her beloved car. Heads will roll!
I know that it is wrong to enjoy the way that Agnes puts wrongs right in her own deathly way but a tiny part of my head (in fiction anyway) says "well done Agnes", I hate injustice too and we all like to see a cruel bully get their comeuppance, don't we?
These are old books but are now available on Kindle and if you enjoy them there are 18 in the series.

[Julia · Rating 4 out of 5]

A comfort re-read. The real world is giving me much anxiety right now and it is oddly comforting to immerse myself in the world of Agnes Carmichael again, my favourite anti-hero. The author, Anthea Cohen (real name: Doris Simspon) was well ahead of her time. A contemporary of my late great-grandmother, she created Agnes - a professional woman with rather modern views, one who was an antithesis to what a woman was (is?) supposed to be, someone who did not strive for the white picket fence and 2.4 children, someone who did not even particularly strive to be liked. I've read the whole series before, and I keep coming back and re-reading parts of it and the thing that I really like about it, is that Agnes evolves... unlike many cozy mysteries series with no real character development, you can actually see Agnes grow as a person, while remaining true to herself.

[Kim Campbell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Agnes Carmichael dealt very effectively with the last person who made her life difficult. Is she about to do the same again? Of course she is! Agnes doesn't let anyone stand in her way.