Nurse in Istanbul — R.E. Hayes

When Donna Mitchell left City Hospital for private nursing, she didn't expect her first job to take her halfway around the world to Istanbul. But there she was, accompanying her employer-patient -- a wealthy importer named Eastman -- on a business trip. Besides Donna, Mr. Eastman had with him his secretary, Penelope Winslow, and Steve Chandler, his accountant. Donna liked Steve from the moment they met and sensed that he liked her, yet he tried to talk her into quitting the job! She couldn't imagine why... until an accidentally overheard conversation made her wonder about the nature of Mr. Eastman's business in Istanbul. He was there to buy a rare emerald-studded necklace, the Green Medallion, and everything about the transaction had to be kept secret. Was it possible the necklace had been stolen, Donna wondered? If so, did Steve know it? The questions were still unanswered when a murderer struck... and the Green Medallion vanished!

Blonde Donna Mitchell decided that one way to determine her true feelings for doctor friend Richard was to change her nursing job and get a fresh slant on her emotions. After she applied at an agency for private-duty work, she was sent to the home of an eccentric importer, Mr. Eastman, who informed her that her task would not be easy. But Donn was intrigued with the challenge of this positions, and also with the dark-haired Steve Chandler, Mr. Eastman's accountant and business advisor, and so she accepted with alacrity.

Mr. Eastman was planning a sea voyage to Istanbul, where he could conduct some business transactions, and naturally Donn would accompany him, along with Steve and Penelope Winslow; Mr. Eastman's private secretary and old friend. Events whirled by at such a fast clip that before long, Istanbul was a visual reality, a city pulsating with danger and excitement heretofore undreamed of by Donna. The basis for the trip seemed to center around the purchase of the Green Medallion, a rare and precious gem, and soon Donna realized that her employer was involved in something highly illegal.

But what about Steve? Was he, too, involved, or was he merely an innocent bystander? And when a letter arrives from Richard, Donna is forced to analyze her feeling once more.