East Meadow Resident Publishes Medical Murder Mystery

For David Calder, it’s all about finding out who the murderer is.

First Do No Harm is the self-published brainchild of Daniel Reinharth, an East Meadow resident who has released the first book in a three-part series for readers to enjoy.

The story, set on Long Island in 1997, revolves around Calder’s quest to find out who killed the president of the company he works for. Calder is a doctor of internal medicine, and he works at a multi-specialty medical group, which includes about 70 doctors in all. Calder has also recently broken up with his long-time girlfriend, and he also cares for his autistic sister.

“It took me 10 years to write three books,” Reinharth said. “This is intended to be the first in the series. Two more books are already written.”

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Reinharth added that there’s a lot to unravel for Calder, and internal office politics plays a major role in this medical mystery.

“One of the nice things about writing a series is that I get to develop the character, his life and his family,” Reinharth said.

Reinharth, who’s lived in East Meadow for 30 years, is an internist himself in New Hyde Park, but he said that David Calder is not meant to represent himself, although he has been inspired by his experiences in the medical field.

“It’s a work of fiction,” Reinharth said. “It’s not meant to be me. There’s a lot of me in there though.”

He added that it’s gratifying to have a tangible result from years of hard work.

“If I can give pleasure to people I care about, then that’s rewarding,” he added.

For more information on Daniel Reinharth, and to purchase his book, click here.