<p><strong>For readers of Lisa Gardner, Tess Gerritsen, Iris Johansen, and Debra Webb:</strong></p>

<p><strong>Hart and Drake Thriller #2</strong></p>

<p><strong>'There&#39;s an oath doctors take,' Detective Mickey Drake said.</strong></p>

<p><strong>'Primum non nocere,' the shrink supplied. 'First do no harm.'</strong></p>

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<p>Two months ago Dr. Cassandra Hart was forced to kill a man. The man who murdered her best friend, almost killed Drake and seriously wounded her. Now she&#39;s back at work in her Pittsburgh ER, but nothing seems the same.</p>

<p>When she fears that a young boy is being abused by his 'perfect' mother, her friends and colleagues worry that she&#39;s returned to work too soon, imagining dangers that don&#39;t exist. Others accuse her of trying to cover up her own alleged mistakes in the boy&#39;s treatment by making a false report of abuse.</p>

<p>Drake&#39;s facing problems of his own, trying to cope with the aftermath of the night two months ago when his passion for Cassie led to a confrontation with a killer. He&#39;s on desk duty, reviewing cold cases, and delves into the homicide case that killed his father seven years ago. But after so long, what good can he do, a cop without a gun?</p>

<p>The stakes escalate when Cassie is almost killed and Drake finds evidence that the killer his father was tracking might be planning to strike again--this time targeting a young boy.</p>

<p>With the lives of two children at stake, how can they walk away?</p>

<p>Other books in the series:</p>

<p><strong>Nerves of Steel (A Hart and Drake Thriller #1)</strong></p>

<p><strong>Face to Face (A Hart and Drake Thriller #3)</strong></p>