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First Do No Harm

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Joe Kenda
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Ratings
Book
172
Narrator
78
Release Date
September 10, 2024
Duration
7 hours 1 minute
Summary
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.
Reviews
What listeners say
The audiobook received generally positive feedback, with many listeners appreciating the narration and engaging storyline. Several listeners found the pacing effective for listening during drives. However, some listeners expressed dissatisfaction, finding certain narrative elements weak or the dialogue distracting. Overall, the audiobook is considered an intriguing procedural thriller with strong performance qualities.
Profile Avatar Bruce C. Jan 2025

Well-crafted story. But the narrator devolved into what sounded like a William Shatner parody at times with such halting dialogue. It was distracting.

Profile Avatar Leon L. Nov 2024

a dry and predictable story. Felt is was read from the police blotter. a chore to listen to.

Profile Avatar John M. Nov 2024

Great story... I wish the book was longer and expanded on the characters. Here's hoping Detective Kenda takes my lead and builds a longer story with depth!

Profile Avatar The Month Dec 2024

This is the 2nd Joe Kenda audiobook I’ve purchased and it was excellent just like the first one! I greatly enjoyed the narration and the story! Would highly recommend!

Profile Avatar Anonymous Dec 2025

He had a good pronunciation while reading and is easy to understand, it’s just that sometimes his voice was weird with other characters

Profile Avatar Anonymous Sep 2026

Very informative as well as interesting and had me listening to the end without stopping! Although supposed to be based on fictional situations and people I can easily imagine this scenario being factual as well as the characters in it. Educational and informative and highly recommend this book if you have children especially teenagers and know of any person who are addicted to drugs. Very insightful although I as a person in recovery have also known many others in recovery and I wouldn’t ever want to mess with heroin or fentanyl and are a good deterrent to me because of how dangerous it is.

Profile Avatar Alliea Aug 2026

reasonably good listen. worth it as a 2 for 1. characters were constantly saying and thinking things that felt unnatural as a way to inform the reader or move the plot along, so that was annoying, but I learned some things and wanted to see how it would all turn out.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Jul 2026

This story is very suspenseful and interesting, realistic and historically accurate (even though it’s fictional). As far as the narration, it’s good except for the lack of effort to pronounce the Spanish words, such as cuchara (cooch-are-ah) and the inconsistency in name pronunciation (Lola v. Lula, etc.).

Profile Avatar SHARON M. Jun 2026

Good

Profile Avatar Dustin C. May 2026

Equally as enjoyable as Kenda on TV. Straight forward, uncomplicated storytelling- great for a late-night drive across Colorado and New Mexico…. Narrator gave me Walter White vibes.

Profile Avatar D Bee May 2026

Great narrator and amazing story.

Profile Avatar M A. Jan 2026

good listen, intriguing storyline and characters!

Profile Avatar Anonymous Jan 2026

Nice cop vs psychopath procedural thriller

Profile Avatar Anonymous Jan 2026

not even going to finish this one

Profile Avatar csenzel@yahoo.com Oct 2025

Good book

Profile Avatar Harvey W. Sep 2025

OK Book. Narrators are very good. Very good story about how the start of fentanyl could have happened.

Profile Avatar David E. Aug 2025

Good book

Profile Avatar Jill M. Jun 2025

I thought the story was very interesting. I appreciated the different voices in the narration.

Profile Avatar Randy R. Jun 2025

I found the book to be very engaging and informative.

Profile Avatar Todd N. Jun 2025

Decent story … very well narratedZ

Profile Avatar mrslesleeg May 2025

Admitting to a slight crush on the real Joe Kenda, I did like this book. there were portions that could have been connected better and I agree with an earlier comment regarding speaking in the first person, but overall, it is a good insight into the beginning of fentenyl epidemic.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Mar 2025

Terrible and boring

Profile Avatar Vanessa B. Mar 2025

This book was great from the beginning to the end! Joe Kenda was at his very best!!!

Profile Avatar Clifford C. Mar 2025

I enjoyed the book

Profile Avatar Carol G. Dec 2024

This was a good book. Very interesting and informative. We love Lt Joe!

First Do No Harm

First Do No Harm

Author: Joe Kenda
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