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First Do No Harm

By: Joe Kenda
Narrated by: Joe Kenda, Bradford Hastings
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Former homicide detective and star of Investigation Discovery, Joe Kenda follows his authentic and fascinating debut novel with First Do No Harm, another addictive tale of crime and punishment as only he can tell it.

A string of overdoses in Colorado Springs has Detectives Joe Kenda and Lee Wilson on the lookout for a bad batch of heroin that has been cut with a drug they’ve never seen before.

Meanwhile, at Springs General Hospital, Dr. Blair Moreland—the notoriously unpleasant head anesthesiologist—has found a way to feed his deepening addiction to the very same powerful new drug: fentanyl.

But when Dr. Moreland starts supplying the dangerous painkiller to dealer Lula Lopez—planning to manufacture the drug himself—he angers a Mexican crime syndicate and sets into motion a cycle of death and violence that threatens to engulf the entire city.

Detectives Kenda and Wilson must track down the source of this killer heroin before anyone else can overdose—and stop Moreland before he can escape the long arm of the law.

©2024 Joseph Patrick Kenda (P)2024 Blackstone Publishing Crime Crime Thrillers Hard-Boiled Mystery Police Procedurals Thriller & Suspense Detective

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Captivating Storyline • Informative Content • Excellent Narration • Engaging Plot • Interesting Twists
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Love the author’s voice and characterization of the villains and protagonists. Reads like an extended episode of Detective Kenda’s case files. An impressive work of fiction and commentary on this very lethal drug.

The interwoven plot

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The story keeps you engaged. You find it hard to stop. I thoroughly enjoyed this book

Narration was excellent

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It was just easy listening, I will read this one again. The story was very accurate about this new pain medication.

Kept my interest, narrators paced the reading in a way that was easy for me to keep up with.

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Entertaining enough if not a bit preachy. It's a quick and entertaining summer read. Very good narration.

Another solid 4 star novel from Kenda

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Ex-homicide police detective, Joe Kenda, writes a fictional story of how fentanyl made its way to Colorado Springs bask in the late 1970s. The author says before the story starts that the story is fiction but based on a summary of the many cases he worked that gave him experience in working these types of cases

An easy listen it is informative. You can extrapolate this across the United States and see how it evolved to where it is now.

how did fentanyl get to Colorado Springs?

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This story kept me engaged the whole time. It was a subject that is relevant now and it is written in such a way that you know these people. I highly recommend this book. It’s a can’t miss.

The story line

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I listen to alot of true crime, this book, although fiction, details a real problem in the world, and was a great listen and read!

thrilling and captivating

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Plot and narration were top notch. The story was rooted in reality with regard the start of the illegal Fentanyl scourge

Great plot

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Storyline was captivating and very informative. Struggled to get through the parts where the grieving deputy spoke though; it was a bit much. Overall, I enjoyed it immensely, so much so, I bought the other Kenda book and will start it next.

The information was invaluable.

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Very well told. Interesting. I hope Joe has more books coming. Rooted in reality. Drug awareness. 👍

Another Good Story

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