C.J. Lyons's Blog, page 11
July 30, 2010
Daphne Winner!!!
WARNING SIGNS won the Daphne Du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense for the Best Mainstream Mystery!
URGENT CARE was a finalist as well!
Thanks to the wonderful Daphne coordinators and judges–your hard work is very much appreciated!
June 2, 2010
TWO Daphne nods!!!
Here's the list of finalists:
MAINSTREAM MYSTERY/SUSPENSE
Missing Mark by Julia Kramer
Urgent Care by CJ Lyons
Warning Signs CJ Lyons
Breakneck by Erica Spindler
The Girl on Legare Street by Karen White
I know, it's tough [...:]
April 25, 2010
FIRST THRILLS
Check out my short story, "Scut Work" as well as stories from Lee Child, Gregg Hurwitz, Karin Slaughter, Heather Graham, and many, many more!
April 5, 2010
January 18, 2010
Buy a Book, Make a Difference!
During my years as a pediatric ER doc, I served on a Disaster Medical Action Team. We were known as the Masters of Disaster and were primed to respond to catastrophes like the earthquake in Haiti.
But of course, now I'm "just" a writer, no longer an official part of a team. Reading the accounts of what was going on with the various teams in Haiti and most especially what Doctors Without Borders (my favorite charity) were doing, gave me the urge to try to get down there to help.
Which I...
January 5, 2010
Want more CJ?
NERVES OF STEEL[image error]
"A perfect blend of romance and suspense. My kind of read." –#1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown
Dr. Cassandra Hart is fighting a war. And losing.
A deadly drug epidemic, a killer stalking her hospital…meet the ER doctor who never gives up. Cassie's Pittsburgh ER has been deluged by patients who have overdosed on a new drug, FX. After Cassie discovers that the source of the FX is her own hospital, her best friend is...
December 5, 2009
October 26, 2009
TOXICITY, a short story
October 23, 2009
URGENT CARE's TV commercial!
Here's the commercial for URGENT CARE that will be airing across the southeast next week:
October 20, 2009
URGENT CARE, reviews coming in!
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Here we go, the reviews for URGENT CARE are starting to come in!
"Adrenalin pumping." ~5 stars, The Mystery Gazette
"…Vivid characters and an overlying air of menace." ~ 4 Stars, RT Book Reviews
"Kept me guessing on the edge of my seat." ~4.5 out of 5, Errant Dreams
"Riveting." ~Publishers Weekly Beyond Her Book
If you see a review (or write one) be sure to send me the link.
Thanks for reading!
CJ