Do No Harm

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Summary: Legal and Medical
Review: The overlap of legal and medical issues is always an interesting one. Here we have a tender-hearted ER doc going head to head with a vengeful maverick street cop. They tangle over what to do about the psychopath who is attacking hospital personnel. Does his troubled past excuse his current behavior?
The book is a page turner - perhaps a little tighter editing would have made for a neater read - but a great beach book.

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Summary: Good book, more mystery than thriller...
Review: There wasn't much "action" in the book for supposedley being so scary and heart-pounding. I did enjoy the book, it was well-written in terms of medical terms and psychological issues. The author did a fantastic job at showing us how the bad guy became so psychopathic and heartless. I found the role of the Doctor (David Spier) to be a great character as well, due to the fact that he was straddling the fence between wanting to kill the villain and wanting to help him out of his self-imposed hell. I'm glad I read it, the only downside is I really never got a good sense of fear that the book's cover was hyping.

Rating:
Summary: Good book, more mystery than thriller...
Review: There wasn't much "action" in the book for supposedley being so scary and heart-pounding. I did enjoy the book, it was well-written in terms of medical terms and psychological issues. The author did a fantastic job at showing us how the bad guy became so psychopathic and heartless. I found the role of the Doctor (David Spier) to be a great character as well, due to the fact that he was straddling the fence between wanting to kill the villain and wanting to help him out of his self-imposed hell. I'm glad I read it, the only downside is I really never got a good sense of fear that the book's cover was hyping.

Rating:
Summary: Good book, more mystery than thriller...
Review: There wasn't much "action" in the book for supposedley being so scary and heart-pounding. I did enjoy the book, it was well-written in terms of medical terms and psychological issues. The author did a fantastic job at showing us how the bad guy became so psychopathic and heartless. I found the role of the Doctor (David Spier) to be a great character as well, due to the fact that he was straddling the fence between wanting to kill the villain and wanting to help him out of his self-imposed hell. I'm glad I read it, the only downside is I really never got a good sense of fear that the book's cover was hyping.

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Summary: Not very compelling
Review: This book has a very interesting premise that could have been done better, it can be fast paced at certain points and drag on at others. Hurwitz is a very average writer. His characters are very vanilla, there is nothing new here.

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Summary: Failure to execute
Review: This book has an interesting premise. There is a serial alkali thrower terrorizing nurses and doctors at a hospital. Of course, the mixed up fellow has motives for what and why he is doing this.

The plot meanders on for a while and then takes a number of unexpected twists and turns. It is rather odd that the main character who is so good at figuring out some things can seem to be so brain dead when it comes to basic don't go down that blind alley.

Finally, the ending did not have the kind of bang you'd expect from this kind of book.

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Summary: great on all fronts
Review: This is a terrific book from pacing to thrills to content. I tell readers of all genre to pick it up. Intelligently written, well researched, extremely moving. Obviously a great read.

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Summary: This was a good read
Review: This is the first book I have read by Gregg Hurwitz, it will not; however, be my last. I really liked this story from start to finish. There were a few flaws, but hey, that is why there are so many books out there. You can't please all of us all of the time.

The story is about an E.R. physician named David who finds himself tangled in a web of madness and destruction after treating a fellow hospital employee who has been attacked by a madman and alkali thrown into her face. This sets off a chain of events and David finds himself and his family more involved than he could ever have imagined.

The characters are well developed and I started feeling a certain amount of sympathy for the villian once the story unfolded enough to reveal how he became to be. I don't want to spoil the story for anyone, but it is well worth your time.

The ending left something to be desired, although the impact of the ending is evident if you pay attention to the story. Some of the events in the book were unimportant and never expounded on, leaving you to wonder why they were there, but overall, it was a fun read.

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Summary: Interesting Premise, not so interesting execution
Review: When I first started the book I thought the idea was interesting, a doctor trying to protecting a patient that had attacked fellow workers, and then the twist with the psych experiments made it even better. The last few chapters just seemed to drag for me, not much to hold my interest.

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Summary: definitely thrilled........
Review: With "Do No Harm" Hurwitz has given his readers the suspense and excitement of a psychological thriller melded with the language and grace of a literary work. In this, his third book, Hurwitz demonstrates his ability to climb inside the psyche of his characters and to create complex, three-dimensional personalities. "Do No Harm" is a compelling, convincing story about a physician's struggle to maintain his compassion and empathy even when faced with the horrific, violent actions of a sadistic maniac.

This skillfully told story is rich with surprises and is sure to keep you thinking long after you've returned it to the shelf.