Dirty Laundry

Robyn Kelly #2

by Liz Osborne

Robyn, the manager of a hospital's public relations department, discovers a difficult patient killed in his room with an IV tube and runs for help, but when the tube disappears after she returns, Robyn decides to investigate the case.

Genres: Mystery

264 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

aka Bridget Kraft.

Ms. Osborne is a Fellow and a former member of the Board of Directors of the Society for Healthcare Consumer Advocacy, and is currently affiliated with Sage Consulting. She is also a member of the Authors Guild, Mystery Writers of America, and Pacific NW Writers Assn.

Series:
* Robyn Kelly

Reviews

[Georgiann Hennelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Robyn Kelly is a patient relations manager, when she is called in to intervene when a patients bad behavior is disrupting the staff. But whe she arrives at the patients room she finds him strangled by his own i.v tubing, murder takes her job to a whole new crazy level. Meanwhile her cop boyfriend is hospitalized with a back injury, mean while a dazed and confused homeless man wanders in adding chaos to her caseload. Since the investigating detective appears bent on botching the case up Robyn takes matteres in to her own hands and begins her own investigation, But anonymous mysterious letters warn of more trouble as Robyn begins to uncover some sinister happenings at Madrona Bay Hospital.And while exposing , corruption ,murder and drugs isn,t likely to get her fired it just might get her killed.

[Sheri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dirty Laundry (Liz Osborne)
Mystery. Robyn Kelly is a patient manager at Madrona Bay Hospital. She was called to resolve an issue with an obnoxious, disruptive patient. When she goes to confront him she finds him dead. She also tries to help a homeless patient, with mental illness and a mysterious past.

Her boyfriend , a police officer is hospitalized with a back injury and her son wants to go overseas, which is cause for concern for Robyn. As she juggles her personal life, she also investigates the dead of this patient, she will not stop until she finds the answers she is looking for.

Fast paced mystery with interesting sub-plots. I will definitely read more from ms. Osbourne.

[Andrea · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was really very interesting. I had no clue "who done it" til the very end. The leads were well written as was the plot. LO did a great job.

[Patricia · Rating 2 out of 5]

Disappointing! There really wasn’t much to like about this book. I didn’t read the one prior to this and now I won’t bother. From plot to characters to narrator it was a solid 2* for me. Maybe 2 1/2* as I did finish it.

[Judy Sheluk · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fast paced read with an interesting look at hospital admin behind the scenes. I'll be giving my copy to my sister-in-law who was a nurse for years.

[Emily Stringer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick, easy read. Just didn’t feel particularly attached to any of the characters and didn’t really like the racist/classist dialogue the author gave William but story flowed well.

[Denise · Rating 3 out of 5]

Loving adventure Robyn Kelly finds herself neck deep in the death of a hospital guest at her place of employment. Robyn is never in want for something to do and her boss seems bound to pile her 'To Do' basket to overflowing. As she madly but expertly goes about her and her boss's work she mindfully works the case of the mysterious death of the man who flashed all the nurses and staff. All the while she keeps tabs on a lost and lonely homeless man that wonders into her office and don't forget her son who is about to sign up for and pay out of pocket to 'help' those in need in Africa!

This fast cozy read made me think, but in the end I was pretty sure I knew who done it and I was on the right track but had a few missing pieces. I missed the first Robyn Kelly mystery, but I enjoyed this one and will search out more.

[Grey853 · Rating 2 out of 5]

Robyn Kelly is having a very bad day. She works as a patient relations manager in a Washington state hospital. She's the one people call when there's a complaint either by the patients or the nurses about a patient. In this case, there's an obnoxious young man who apparently gets off on flashing all the nurses by dropping his sheet. When she finally gets around to dealing with him, it's too late because someone has strangled him and left a knot of tubing around his neck.

I thought Robyn was fine as an amateur sleuth, but she's got a lot on her plate. The story itself seems far fetched and there's a lot of repetition of the details.

It was an okay read if you're just interested in the characters, but the mystery and the conclusion just didn't make a lot of sense.

[Jane Irish Nelson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Strange things are happening at the Madrona Bay Hospital, and Robyn Kelly is in the midst of them. A patient has been accused of flashing the nurses, but when Robyn finally checks on him, she finds him dead, murdered — and she becomes a suspect. So while juggling all the extra work the administrator dumps on her, along with problems at home, Robyn surreptitiously investigates, with the help of a detective currently a patient in the hospital. Excellent mystery, with some surprising twists. I'm very sorry the series has apparently come to an end with only two books.

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

What would you do if your hell-in-a-handbasket day at work included murder? When the going gets tough, the tough turn pro. That's what our fearless protagonist Robyn does, though she protests too much, and I enjoyed her thought process and navigation through the hospital system to solve a murder and conspiracy. This was a quick read, I learned new things about hospital administration and I look forward to more by this author. Good job!

[Beth · Rating 1 out of 5]

I am pretty sure there were editing mistakes in this book. Also, the plot was sort of dumb, and I guess I just couldn't relate to the "sleuth" in this book. I sort of feel like I just got done reading an "Encyclopedia Brown" book for adults.

[Marilyn Slagel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received this book as a gag gift for Christmas due to the title, which is the same as my own book, Dirty Laundry. This author's story is set in a hospital which is also my line of work. She crafts a pleasant mystery with the hint of a romance and a murder. Enjoyable read.

[Kate Vale · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book. I can't think of a thing that the Chanticleer Review didn't already say. It was a fun read, one that kept me interested from page one to the last page.

[Pam Skinner · Rating 2 out of 5]

Quick read. The book is kind of like an episode of the old TV show ER or scrubs with murder mystery involved. Somewhat like a Sue Grafton book.