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The hollow men

Title:

The hollow men

Author:

McCarthy, Rob, author.

Series:

Harry Kent ;

Series Number:

Summary:

Immersing himself in his work as a surgeon for the London Metropolitan Police to ward off memories of his time as an army medic, Dr. Harry Kent is sent to treat a mentally ill teen who has taken hostages in a fast-food restaurant. When Solomon's life is put in danger again at 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 realizes that someone in the medical world, someone he may even know, has broken the doctors' commandment to "do no harm" many times over.

Edition:

First Pegasus books hardcover edition.

Physical Description:

352 pages ; 24 cm.

Genre:

Detective and mystery fiction.

Thrillers (Fiction)

Medical fiction.

Corporate Subject:

Great Britain. Metropolitan Police Office -- Fiction.

Subject Term:

Physicians -- Fiction.

Hostages -- Fiction.

Criminal investigation -- Fiction.

Teenage boys -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

London (England) -- Fiction.

Publisher:

Pegasus Crime,

Publication Date:

2016

ISBN:

9781681772493

Publication Information:

New York : Pegasus Crime, 2016.

Call Number:

MCCARTH

Holds: Copies:

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Dr. Harry Kent likes to keep himself busy--juggling hospital duties with his work as a police surgeon for the London 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 teenager Solomon Idris's case is different. Idris has taken eight people hostage in a fast-food restaurant, 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 at 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 realizes that someone in the medical world, someone he may even know, has broken the doctors' commandment to "do no harm" many times over . . .

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Medical student McCarthy's accomplished first novel and series launch plunges Harry Kent, a London ER doctor who also serves as an on-call doctor for police matters (the British term is police surgeon), into a difficult situation: 17-year-old Solomon Idris has taken hostages in a fast-food restaurant and he needs medical help. Idris will let three hostages go if a physician treats him. Kent enters the restaurant, where he starts to treat Idris, but when the snipers covering Kent hear a gunshot, they shoot, wounding Idris. The teenager is taken to a hospital, where someone tries to kill him. The angry, determined Kent makes it his mission to save Idris-and to find out what made him resort to such a violent act. Kent's considerable backstory as an army doctor in Afghanistan includes his connection to James Lahiri, a doctor who saved Kent's life overseas and has been treating Idris in London. McCarthy provides a fascinating look at the sociology of crime and policing while deftly exploring the motivations of Idris, Kent, and Lahiri. Agent: Jane Gregory, Gregory & Company (U.K.). (Dec.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Library Journal Review

[DEBUT] This debut mystery introduces Dr. Harry Kent, a veteran of Afghanistan who was critically injured while serving in a forward medical unit and saved by his best friend. Now working with the London Metropolitan Police as a police surgeon, he is called in to treat 17-year-old Solomon Idris, who has taken hostages in a local fast-food restaurant and who is one of his old friend's patients. Solomon demands to talk to a lawyer, but as Kent is treating him, the police storm the restaurant and shoot the teenager. The boy is rushed to the hospital, and the next day his life is again endangered when his treatment is mixed up. It becomes clear that someone does not want Solomon to talk, and Kent begins to suspect that the "someone" is in the medical field. Verdict This fast-paced mix of medical thriller and crime novel keeps readers guessing until the surprising finale. McCarthy's medical knowledge as a fourth-year medical student and the South London setting give this book an authenticity that draws mystery fans in and will have them looking forward to the next Dr. Harry Kent novel.-Lisa O'Hara, Univ. of Manitoba Libs., Winnipeg © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.