The Hollow Men: Dr Harry Kent Book 1

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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...

Reviews

A stunning debut...gripping and original * Mail on Sunday *
McCarthy is an original new voice who uses his inside knowledge to great effect in this memorable novel. * Sunday Times, crime book of the month *
A brilliant hero...every page is full of tension * Sunday Mirror *
This ferocious debut from a young medical student is one of the finest first crime novels I have encountered this year...Written with admirable verve and lacerating detail, it announces the arrival of a shiny new talent in British crime writing and grips from the start * Daily Mail *
Gripping * Independent *
Gritty, authentic and has enough twists to keep readers guessing until a shocking conclusion. McCarthy is a bright talent * Daily Express *
A good story, well told, and very much enriched by an insider's knowledge * Literary Review *
A fast-moving, wholly contemporary tale...The vibrant mix of medical thriller and police procedural is enhanced by the realistic backdrop of inner-city social problems. * The Times *

Author Bio

Rob McCarthy is a medical student in his fourth year of study, who started writing crime novels when the neuroanatomy textbooks threatened to take his sanity. He lives in South London, where he spends his time eating, drinking, learning, reading, writing, cycling and occasionally sleeping. He is currently working on two more stories featuring Dr Harry Kent.