First Do No Harm

A Lydia Chin/Bill Smith Mystery

By: S. J. Rozan

Narrated by: L. J. Ganser

In the latest novel in S. J. Rozan’s groundbreaking mystery series, Lydia Chin and Bill Smith face a dangerous task: they must unlock a hospital's many secrets in order to save an innocent man.

With River Valley Hospital in the midst of negotiations to avert a nurses' strike, a wealthy benefactor is set to give a large donation in honor of the Chief of Emergency Medicine: Dr. Elliott Chin, the brother of private investigator Lydia Chin.

Before the donation can be finalized, a member of the nurses' negotiating committee is found murdered. A morgue assistant is arrested and although he denies even knowing the victim, his father and brother, both doctors at the hospital, are quick to urge him to take a plea. Another negotiating committee member abruptly resigns and a senior biomedical technician disappears. An officially off-limits section of the hospital basement turns out to be a hotbed of unauthorized—and in some cases criminal—activity.

Hired by the arrested man's lawyer, Lydia Chin and her partner Bill Smith start to dig into the events and personnel at the hospital. Among the union disputes, blackmail, thefts, lies, and a detective who really, really doesn't like them, one thing becomes clear: the dictum to "First Do No Harm” is not in effect at River Valley. As time runs short, Lydia and Bill face a complicated and dangerous task: they must unlock the hospital's secrets to save an innocent man.

©2026 S. J. Rozan (P)2026 Dreamscape Media

Love this series!

Love, love, love this series. Lydia Chin and Bill Smith are so much fun to follow around as they investigate this multi-faceted hospital case, and the potential Nurses strike exposes quite a bit to investigate as they work to uncover a murderer and clear the suspect on the radar of the police. The supporting characters are colorful, and the banter between Lydia and Bill delights. I am always ready immediately for the next book after reading.

Disappointed

I have loved all of her Lydia Chin/Bill Smith audiobooks. This one, however, I found disjointed and the reader awful with a poor attempt at changing voices per character.