DEATH ON CALL

by Sandra D. Wilkinson ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 1, 1984

There's at least one maniac at large in the busy corridors of Riverside Hospital in Cambridge, Mass. Widowed young Rosemary Cleaveland, assistant administrator, is trying to cope with disasters ranging from the murders of two hospital staffers to thieving (drugs, syringes), from fatally faulty lab-tests to the dictatorial ways of greedy, ambitious researcher Dr. Kreutzer--whose frantic efforts to meet grant deadlines have led him an appalling distance from the Hippocratic oath. Furthermore, even though Lieutenant Pete Tanner (in charge of the murder case) turns out to be an old friend with romantic inclinations, Rosemary seems to be in personal danger: the villain rips apart her office and apartment, kills her cat, chases her on lonely roads, and traps her in a sterilizing machine. True, the windup's a let-down here, and the prose is sometimes purplish. But Wilkinson's lively first novel offers gritty detail, a fast pace--and enough scary/authentic hospital background to snare a modest slice of the Robin Cook audience.

Pub Date: May 1, 1984

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Dodd, Mead

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: April 15, 1984

Categories: FICTION