First Do No Harm

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Pub Date Sep 10 2024 | Archive Date Sep 24 2024

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Description

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.

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...


A Note From the Publisher

Lt. Joe Kenda spent twenty-one years chasing killers as a homicide detective and commander of the major crimes unit in Colorado Springs. After retiring from law enforcement, he starred in Homicide Hunter: Lt. Joe Kenda, an American true-crime documentary series that ran for nine seasons on the Investigation Discovery network and was aired in sixty-nine countries and territories worldwide. Homicide Hunter airs on Investigation Discovery, the #1 true-crime channel, which is available in more than 80 million homes.

Lt. Joe Kenda spent twenty-one years chasing killers as a homicide detective and commander of the major crimes unit in Colorado Springs. After retiring from law enforcement, he starred in Homicide...


Marketing Plan


  • Star of Investigation Discovery’s Homicide Hunter and American Detective on discovery+
  • High-profile celebrity author
  • Also available: All Is Not Forgiven and Killer Triggers
  • National publicity campaign
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  • Author tour (virtual and live events)
  • National print and digital advertising campaign
  • Major bookseller merchandising/co-op
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  • Twitter: @LtJoeKenda


  • Star of Investigation Discovery’s Homicide Hunter and American Detective on discovery+
  • High-profile celebrity author
  • Also available: All Is Not Forgiven and Killer Triggers
  • National publicity...

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ISBN 9798200924363
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I really enjoyed this and flew through it. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this ARC!

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Joe Kenda can write a story! I love the way he weaves this gritty novel, pulled me in from the first page.

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Wow, what a book! I love Joe Kenda's sense of humor and the way he writes his fiction books as if the events as if they really happened. (His nonfiction books are great too!)
This book had me hooked from the start. There were a lot of characters to keep straight, which sometimes I have trouble with. But this book was so engaging, I was able to keep track of who was who.
Highly recommend if you want a somewhat gritty mystery novel.

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First Do No Harm
by Joe Kenda
Pub Date: Sept. 10, 2024
Thanks to the author, publisher and Net Galley for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.
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
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK.
This book had me hooked from the start. There were a lot of characters to keep straight, which sometimes I have trouble with. But this book was so engaging, I was able to keep track of who was who.

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