Angels of Mercy Medical Suspense Series

Third in the series that features “tense, whip-smart medical scenes . . . a gripping view of doctors at work” from the New York Times-bestselling author (Tess Gerritsen). Keeping secrets can be murder . . . Angels of Mercy ER charge nurse Nora Halloran has been living with a painful secret for three long years. But when a coworker is brutally assaulted and killed, she knows she can no longer remain silent. Determined to unmask the murderer, Nora teams up with her friends— Lydia, an ER attending with a secret of her own; Gina, the once-cocky resident now struggling to strike a balance between her family and her job; and Amanda, a med student caught between her career and her conscience.  As the victim count grows, Nora must face her deepest fears and reveal all her secrets to save the man she loves in order to stop a monster . . . before he returns to silence her forever. (Previously published as Urgent Care) Praise for the Angels of Mercy series “A powerful and dramatic look into the frenzied world of emergency medicine . . . Lyons’ characters are dynamic and genuine.” —Suspense Magazine  “A cast of four strong women . . . Un-put-downable pacing with interwoven plot lines. Dr. Lyons writes like a movie filmed without any cuts . . . Pick this book up if: you loved the TV show ER.” —ScienceThrillers.com “Lyons delivers a breathtakingly fast-paced medical thriller.” —Publishers Weekly

New York Times–Bestselling Author: Trapped in the ER during a blizzard on New Year’s Eve, their only resolution is to stay alive . . . “Harrowing . . . irresistible.” —Susan Wiggs With Pittsburgh snarled by a New Year’s Eve blizzard and Angels of Mercy Hospital cut off from the outside world, staff and patients are at the mercy of armed gunmen. Their target is Dr. Gina Freeman, who is holding vigil over her wounded fiancé, Detective Jerry Boyle. Trapped inside with her are ER charge nurse Nora Halloran and fourth-year medical student Amanda Mason, on the last night of her ICU rotation—and possibly her life. Stranded outside the hospital walls is ER physician Lydia Fiore, whose past holds the secret the hitmen are willing to kill for. With patients, staff, and loved ones held hostage, the power out, and cold-blooded killers in control, who will live to see the New Year? Previously published as Critical Condition Praise for CJ Lyons’ Thrillers with Heart:   “It’s easy to see why CJ Lyons is a perennial on the bestseller lists.” —Tess Gerritsen, New York Times–bestselling author of the Rizzoli & Isles novels “Gets the blood pumping . . . fans of Michael Palmer will enjoy this.” —The Mystery Gazette   “A powerful and dramatic look into the frenzied world of emergency medicine.” —Suspense Magazine “Characters with beating hearts and three dimensions.” —Newsday “CJ Lyons writes with the authority only a trained physician can bring to a story, blending suspense, passion and friendship into an irresistible read.” —Susan Wiggs, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Lost and Found Bookshop    “Gripping . . . complex relationships and real, honest human emotion.” —Pittsburgh Magazine

A medical student investigating mysterious patient deaths begins experiencing the same deadly symptoms herself in this thriller by the author of Lifelines. On rotation at Pittsburgh’s Angels of Mercy Hospital and struggling to finish medical school, Amanda Mason can’t afford to make any mistakes—or to reveal a troubling secret. Mysterious symptoms that defy diagnosis have been affecting her performance, and as she struggles to keep control, the only person who seems to notice is the irritatingly observant and sexy Dr. Lucas Stone. But when one patient showing the same strange symptoms dies and another slips into a coma, Amanda realizes the clock is ticking on her own survival. With the help of her friends—Gina, a roommate recovering from her own trauma; Lydia, a streetwise ER attending; and Nora, a by-the-book charge nurse—Amanda must solve this medical mystery before she becomes the next victim . . . Previously published as Warning Signs. Praise for CJ Lyons’s Thrillers with Heart “Pulse-pounding . . . whirlwind action scenes and top-notch medical details.” —Lisa Gardner “Readers who prefer their medical thrillers to have characters with beating hearts and three dimensions are well advised to pick up this series debut.” —Newsday “Tense, whip-smart medical scenes . . . a gripping view of doctors at work.” —Tess Gerritsen “[A] spot-on debut . . . a breathtakingly fast-paced medical thriller.” —Publishers Weekly

From the New York Times–bestselling author, “a breathtakingly fast-paced medical thriller” starring four women who face life and death every day (Publishers Weekly). It’s the first of July, the most dangerous day of the year, as the interns fresh from med school show up for their first day at Angels of Mercy Hospital.New ER doctor Lydia Fiore finds herself losing the wrong patient—the Chief of Surgery’s son. To save her career, Lydia must discover the truth behind her patient’s death, even if it leads her into unfamiliar—and risky—territory, finding new friends, new love, and new enemies who will stop at nothing to silence her. Drawing from her own experiences as a pediatric ER doctor, New York Times–bestselling and Thriller Award-winning author CJ Lyons reveals the secrets of an urban trauma center in the first novel in this dramatic, compelling series. “All the best episodes of ER and Grey’s Anatomy squeezed into one breathtaking novel.” —HHI Magazine “A pulse-pounding adrenaline rush.” —Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Before She Disappeared “An exciting debut novel . . . Engrossing, intriguing.” —Heather Graham, New York Times–bestselling author of Danger in Numbers