Thank you Gallery Books, Kathleen Carter Communications, and NetGalley for Do No Harm. Do No Harm shows how many people can be effected by one wrong decision. Emma makes many bad decisions, but everything is to save her son. Many of the characters lie and manipulate each other.

Not only was Do No Harm an enjoyable read, I also feel like I learned about human nature and addiction. Do No Harm is emotional, thrilling, and thought provoking. Emma reconnects with people from her past in order to sell opiods. Emma will do anything to save her son which makes her no longer worry about right and wrong. Do No Harm shows how easy it is to start an addiction and the effects of addiction. There are so many lies and manipulations throughout the book. Emma starts selling opiods, but she quickly runs into unexpected hurdles.ĭo No Harm is very intense in a good way. Emma is a doctor and her husband is a police detective. His best option for survival is a treatment that her insurance doesn’t cover so she needs to find a way to make money fast. Book Reviewĭo No Harm is an excellent story about how far a mother will go to save her son and the power of addiction.Įmma’s son is diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Will the truth catch up to her before she can save Josh?Ī 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. With her son’s life hanging in the balance, Emma is dragged into the dark world of drugs, lies, and murder. But when somebody ends up dead, a lethal game of cat and mouse ensues, her own husband leading the chase.

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.īut everything comes crashing down when her son, Josh, is diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.ĭetermined to save him, Emma makes the risky decision to sell opioids to fund the life-saving treatment he needs.

Book Descriptionįrom 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.Įmma loves her life.

Do No Harm by Christina McDonald