"Doing Harm" by Kelly Parsons

Judge a book by its cover

Plain and simple, but creative enough to catch my eye and the title is intriguing. 

Synopsis

Steve Mitchell is a talented resident surgeon.  As chief resident, he is in charge of making surgical medical students into doctors.  Currently under his wing are Luis, an ex-Marine, and Gigi, the best medical student the University has ever seen.  Steve has a promising future ahead of him at University Hospital, until his overconfidence in the operating room leads to a disastrous mistake.  But it seems one mistake occurs after another and it becomes clear that someone is playing a deadly game that Steve must stop before another patient dies needlessly.  Time is running out, and Steve doesn't find the killer's next victim, it's the end of his career, his marriage, and another patient's life.

Humble Opinion

I don't usually read "adult suspense" books, but I really enjoyed it!  Kelly Parsons is a doctor so when he writes about hospital life in "Doing Harm", you don't have to question the validity of the situations.  It was also helpful that Parsons puts things in layman terms for the reader as well.  There were a few times I felt a little confused about what was going on, but I don't feel like I missed anything important.

 

I found myself not being to decide if I liked Steve Mitchell or not.  Parsons wrote him in such a way that Steve felt like a real person, with flaws and a personality that not everyone would like.  Overall, I wanted Steve to win the game, but as person, I don't think I would have liked Steve if I were to actually meet him.

 

There were so many twists in the book that I didn't see coming!  I really enjoyed not being able to guess the ending!  

Final say

Great read!  Keeps you on the edge of your seat!  This isn't a book I would typically read, but I'm glad I did.  I could see it becoming a made-for-tv movie.