Do No Harm
Books | Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense
3.7
Christina McDonald
Named a Best Book of 2021 by Real Simple From the USA TODAY bestselling author of Behind Every Lie and The Night Olivia Fell comes an unforgettable and heart-wrenching novel about the lengths one woman will go to save her son.Emma loves her life. She’s the mother of a precocious kindergartener, married to her soulmate—a loyal and loving police detective—and has a rewarding career as a doctor at the local hospital. But everything comes crashing down when her son, Josh, is diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Determined to save him, Emma makes the risky decision to sell opioids to fund the life-saving treatment he needs. But when somebody ends up dead, a lethal game of cat and mouse ensues, her own husband leading the chase. With her son’s life hanging in the balance, Emma is dragged into the dark world of drugs, lies, and murder. Will the truth catch up to her before she can save Josh? A timely and moving exploration of a town gripped by the opioid epidemic, and featuring Christina McDonald’s signature “complex, emotionally intense” (Publishers Weekly) prose, Do No Harm examines whether the ends ever justify the means...even for a desperate mother.
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Author
Christina McDonald
Pages
368
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published Date
2021-02-16
ISBN
1982142618 9781982142612
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"WOW, has Christina done it again! Two-day read as I could not put it down and I've been in a terrible reading slump recently, until this book. Emma is a happily married wife, mother, and Doctor at her local hospital. Very much in love with her husband, Nate, a police detective, their relationship is so close and loving, it feels palpable. She is also a mother to a wonderful little boy, Josh, who, as you can imagine, is her world. But to what lengths will a mother go when her child's life is in danger? How far would she go to make sure her boy is safe and healthy? Imagine your own beautiful child is diagnosed with a rare form of cancer and your world crashed down around you... unable to afford the only treatments that *may* save his life. <br/><br/>Not only did this book touch on the sad and scary aspects of the current opioid epidemic, but the painful, understandable side as well. People suffering because they are in pain, finding themselves on that fine line of addiction and healthcare. All tragic, yet so very real today.<br/><br/>Emma takes an incredible chance with a risky and dangerous situation, entering the shady world of selling meds illegally - but all to save her son. But can she make it out unscathed? Who could after entering a world of drug dealing, surrounded by murder, and lies. Which in the end leaves us with only one question... how far would you go to save your child?"