C. J. Lyons

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C. J. Lyons
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OccupationPhysician, Author
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater University of Florida
Website
cjlyons.net

C. J. Lyons, also known as Cat Lyons, is an American physician and writer of medical suspense novels.

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Biography

Lyons was raised in the Pennsylvania municipality known as State College, and attended medical school at the University of Florida. [1] She did her internship and residency at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, followed by a fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Akron Children's Hospital. She has held teaching appointments at the Medical College of Ohio and the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. She worked as a general pediatrician focusing on community health care.[ citation needed ]

In 2008 she published Snake Skin, which includes the hero Lucy Guardino who is a Pittsburgh Soccer mum who is employed by the FBI in their Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement Squad. Further books in that series include Bloodstained and Kill Zone.[ citation needed ]

Awards

Bibliography

Angels of Mercy series

  1. Lifelines. Berkley Books. 2008. ISBN   9780425220825. [2]
  2. Warning Signs. 2009. ISBN   9780515145830.
  3. Catalyst. Edgy Reads. 2009.
  4. Urgent Care. 2009.
  5. Critical Condition. 2010.
  6. Trauma. Edgy Reads. 2009.
  7. Isolation. Edgy Reads. 2010.

Beacon Falls series

The Beacon Falls books feature Lucy Guardino.

  1. Last Light. Edgy Reads. 2016. ISBN   978-1-9390-3839-5. [3]
  2. Devil Smoke. Edgy Reads. 2016.
  3. Open Grave. Edgy Reads. 2016.
  4. Gone Dark. Edgy Reads. 2017.
  5. Bitter Truth. Edgy Reads. 2018. ISBN   978-1-93903874-6. [4]
  6. Lesser Evil. Edgy Reads. 2020.

Caitlyn Tierney series

  1. Blind Faith. Minotaur Books. 2012. ISBN   9781250014603.
  2. Black Sheep. Minotaur Books. 2013. ISBN   9781250015341. [5]
  3. Hollow Bones. Minotaur Books. 2013. ISBN   9781250015372.

Fatal Insomnia series

Hart and Drake series

Lucy Guardino series

Renegade Justice series

Shadow Ops series

Standalone novels

Tombstone Digs series

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