A stunning and original debut crime thriller starring Harry Kent, a police surgeon who uncovers a shocking conspiracy after a hostage situation goes wrong.
Dr Harry Kent likes to keep busy: juggling hospital duties with his work as a police surgeon for the Metropolitan Police - anything to ward off the memories of his time as an Army medic.
Usually the police work means minor injuries and mental health assessments. But Solomon Idris's case is different. Solomon Idris has taken eight people hostage in a chicken takeaway, and is demanding to see a lawyer and a BBC reporter. Harry is sent in to treat the clearly ill teenager...before the siege goes horribly wrong.
When Solomon's life is put in danger again from the safety of a critical care ward, it becomes clear he knows something people will kill to protect.
Determined to uncover the secret that drove the boy to such desperate action, Harry soon realises that someone in the medical world, someone he may even know, has broken the doctors' commandment 'do no harm' many times over...
Dr Harry Kent likes to keep busy: juggling hospital duties with his work as a police surgeon for the Metropolitan Police - anything to ward off the memories of his time as an Army medic.
Usually the police work means minor injuries and mental health assessments. But Solomon Idris's case is different. Solomon Idris has taken eight people hostage in a chicken takeaway, and is demanding to see a lawyer and a BBC reporter. Harry is sent in to treat the clearly ill teenager...before the siege goes horribly wrong.
When Solomon's life is put in danger again from the safety of a critical care ward, it becomes clear he knows something people will kill to protect.
Determined to uncover the secret that drove the boy to such desperate action, Harry soon realises that someone in the medical world, someone he may even know, has broken the doctors' commandment 'do no harm' many times over...
Genre - Crime
My rating - 5 stars
My review-
Wow! Hard hitting, Gritty, Fast paced, Amazing book. I really can't put enough praise on this book.
The Hollow Men literally contains two types of person - those who care and will risk life and limb for justice, truth and life and those selfish heartless disgusting bastards that deserve to rot. Or as its says on the back cover 'Some men heal, others Harm'.
I had to force myself to read this book slowly, I have rushed through many detective novels to quickly find out who did it, but instinctively with this one I knew it had to be read slowly. Probably because there was so much going on and that it was set in just a few days. The chapters are huge - a day in their life of the police force and an NHS registra- which made breaking it down into chunks difficult but worth it.
The Hollow Men literally contains two types of person - those who care and will risk life and limb for justice, truth and life and those selfish heartless disgusting bastards that deserve to rot. Or as its says on the back cover 'Some men heal, others Harm'.
I had to force myself to read this book slowly, I have rushed through many detective novels to quickly find out who did it, but instinctively with this one I knew it had to be read slowly. Probably because there was so much going on and that it was set in just a few days. The chapters are huge - a day in their life of the police force and an NHS registra- which made breaking it down into chunks difficult but worth it.
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21st Jan - 2nd Feb 2016
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