With her son’s life hanging in the balance, Emma is dragged into the dark world of drugs, lies, and murder. But when somebody ends up dead, a lethal game of cat and mouse ensues, her own husband leading the chase. She’s the mother of a precocious kindergartener, married to her soulmate-a loyal and loving police detective-and has a rewarding career as a doctor at the local hospital.īut everything comes crashing down when her son, Josh, is diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.ĭetermined to save him, Emma makes the risky decision to sell opioids to fund the life-saving treatment he needs. even for a desperate mother.From the USA TODAY bestselling author of Behind Every Lie and The Night Olivia Fell comes an unforgettable and heart-wrenching novel about the lengths one woman will go to save her son.Įmma loves her life. Will the truth catch up to her before she can save Josh?Ī timely and moving exploration of a town gripped by the opioid epidemic, and featuring Christina McDonald's signature 'complex, emotionally intense' ( Publishers Weekly) prose, Do No Harm examines whether the ends ever justify the means. With her son's life hanging in the balance, Emma is dragged into the dark world of drugs, lies, and murder.

She's the mother of a precocious kindergartener, married to her soulmate - a loyal and loving police detective - and has a rewarding career as a doctor at the local hospital.īut everything comes crashing down when her son, Josh, is diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.ĭetermined to save him, Emma makes the risky decision to sell opioids to fund the life-saving treatment he needs. Originally from Seattle, WA, she has an MA in Journalism from the National University of Ireland Galway, and now lives in London, England with her husband, two sons, and their dog, Tango.Įmma loves her life. Her writing has been featured in The Sunday Times, Dublin,, and Expedia.

Christina McDonald is the USA Today bestselling author of Behind Every Lie and The Night Olivia Fell, which has been optioned for television by a major Hollywood studio. This Couch Surfing Book Tour event features Christina McDonald as she discusses her new book, Do No Harm, in conversation with Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke.

Do no harm by christina mcdonald