Doing Harm
A Novel
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4.4 • 50 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
There are many ways to die in a hospital…being sick is only one of them.
Chief resident Steve Mitchell is the quintessential surgeon: ambitious, intelligent, confident. Charged with molding a group of medical trainees into doctors, and in line for a coveted job, Steve's future is bright. But then a patient mysteriously dies, and it quickly becomes clear that a killer is on the loose in his hospital. A killer set on playing a deadly game with Steve. A killer holding information that could ruin his career and marriage. Now, alone and under a cloud of suspicion, Steve must discover a way to outsmart his opponent and save the killer's next victim before the cycle repeats itself again and again…
A chilling and compelling thriller that also takes you into the hospital and details the politics and hierarchy among doctors, as well as the life and death decisions that are made by flawed human beings, Kelly Parsons' Doing Harm marks the gripping debut of a major fiction career.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
With a deft initial setup reminiscent of Grisham's The Firm, urologist Parsons's strong first novel paints a picture of the competitive, ego-driven realm of a world-class teaching hospital and the kind of personalities that thrive there. Steve Mitchell, the chief surgical resident at a topflight Boston hospital, believes he has his life and career well in hand. Mitchell's arrogance and pride may be justified, but they have primed him for a fall. This comes swiftly when a patient dies and Mitchell is blamed. A lovely and charismatic young medical student serving under him may not be all she seems. With the lives of his patients on the line, Mitchell is forced into a game of medical cat-and-mouse to stop a murderer and to reclaim his shattered life and reputation. The author's attention to detail keeps the action chillingly plausible, until the climax when one too many twists sends this medical thriller skittering into silliness. Announced first printing of 100,000.
Customer Reviews
AMAZING
amazing!! easy to read, CREATIVE, SO medically sound. I wish this writer would keep writing!!!!!!
Amazing thriller!
What a page turner!
Doing Harm
The author knows the atmosphere well which is a real attribute to the book. Reading Doing Harm enters the reader into the world of healthcare in a informative and smart way. However, the problem I have with the book is two-fold: First, the characters are thinner than John Grisham’s character. They are completely stock with little agency. The second issue is with the motivation of the antagonist. I think the premise was excellent, but an additional 100 or so pages to compliment the antagonist’s motivation and flesh out the characters a bit more would have been helpful.