'Do No Harm' is Robert Pobi’s third book featuring New York-based Lucas Page: astrophysicist, professor, bestselling author, devoted husband, father to five adopted children, and an ex-FBI agent...Page’s unique intellectual abilities bring him occasional consultancy assignments from the bureau...In this new adventure, Page turns to his old colleagues for assistance in investigating the deaths of various doctors...The book’s most remarkable sequences are those of sustained action and suspense, including an attempt on the life of his wife, Erin, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon...Mr. Pobi does an excellent job of balancing theory with thrills...The grisly passages are countered by scenes with the Pages’ endearing extended family, and by dialogue that bristles with spiky wit.
Somebody is murdering doctors...A dozen plus...No reason can be found...Page thinks they’re connected and pursues the link through explosions, car chases, gunfights, and more murders, real and attempted...Pobi makes it work by offering a remarkable reading experience...The victims are people, not plot devices; their deaths are jarring but described with cringy, mordant humor (one victim’s face 'looked like it was on inside out.')...The energy is relentless, and the writing is luminous.
Pobi’s strong third Lucas Page novel combines an unusual lead with nail-biting suspense...Genius astrophysicist Page, who left the FBI after suffering horrific injuries, has since devoted himself to his wife, Erin, a pediatric surgeon, and their five adopted children...But his hopes of leaving his crime-solving days behind are again dashed when his attendance at a foundation’s annual charity dinner to raise money for some of New York City’s poorest hospitals leads to a shocking realization...The artful plot twists keep readers guessing throughout.
