The Night Nurse and the Jewel Thief

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Amateur Sleuths, Crime Mystery, Crime Thriller, Cozy Mystery, Heists, Women Sleuths, Novels, and Debut

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Apr 16, 2026

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319 pages

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The Night Nurse and the Jewel Thief

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One last shift. One maybe-kinda-dead guy. One dazzling disaster.

Nancy Norman's world collapses when a fire destroys everything she owns. The glamour-obsessed home care nurse faces an impossible choice: retire with nothing-or take one last night shift that could change everything. She takes the job.

Her assignment leads her to an eccentric billionaire's remote estate, where eco-activism hides darker secrets. But her quiet shift erupts into chaos when thieves storm the mansion, hunting for a legendary sapphire collection. Suddenly, Nancy is fighting for her life against trained criminals, high-tech traps, and the mansion's bizarre defenses.

Caught between loyalty and desperation, Nancy discovers an unexpected talent for deception. As she matches wits with the charming mastermind Stephen Sinclair, she realizes the biggest heist of the night might be her own transformation. In a house where nothing is what it seems, Nancy must decide who she is-and what she's willing to steal to survive.

This glittering thriller delivers a night of crime, betrayal, and self-discovery where the real treasure might be finding yourself.

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Genres

Amateur Sleuths, Crime Mystery, Crime Thriller, Cozy Mystery, Heists, Women Sleuths, Novels, and Debut

Type of Ending

Series

Not part of a series

Author Prefers A Review On

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Reader Spots Remaining

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Publication Date

Apr 16, 2026

Page Length

319 pages

Available Formats

ePub and PDF

Author

Marilee grew up in Minneapolis and a small Iowa town. Now she writes about invisible outsiders searching for where they belong. Her work is inspired by the women in her family—tough, no-nonsense nurses and farmers who drive pickups, eat McDonald’s, and won’t be knocked over by a 40-mile-per-hour wind or anything else life throws their way. Her short stories have appeared in The Bitter Oleander, The Colored Lens, Cleaver, Molotov Cocktail, Mystery Weekly, Orca Literary Journal, and more. Marilee lives in Washington, DC, where she enjoys farmers’ markets and playing with her Persian cats.

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Brother Mockingbird