Trained medic and crisis counselor, C.J. has assisted with many difficult cases involving abuse, rape and homicide. Winner of the Golden Gateway, Readers' Choice, and Daphne du Maurier awards, her short story 'Scutwork' was selected to appear in First Thrills, an anthology edited by Lee Child, featuring the best of today's thriller bestsellers and the future stars of tomorrow.

Everything a great thriller should be - action packed, authentic and intense Lee Child A compelling new voice in thriller writing ... I love how the characters come alive on every page Jeffery Deaver A pulse-pounding adrenalin rush! Lisa Gardner Tense, whip-smart Tess Gerritsen Tinged with a compelling sense of dread, there are echoes of Kathy Reichs here, but Lyons has her own distinctive voice ... She allows her female protagonist to become much more than just a woman in peril Daily Mail

Trained medic and crisis counselor, C.J. has assisted with many difficult cases involving abuse, rape and homicide. Winner of the Golden Gateway, Readers' Choice, and Daphne du Maurier awards, her short story 'Scutwork' was selected to appear in First Thrills, an anthology edited by Lee Child, featuring the best of today's thriller bestsellers and the future stars of tomorrow.

Everything a great thriller should be - action packed, authentic and intense Lee Child A compelling new voice in thriller writing ... I love how the characters come alive on every page Jeffery Deaver A pulse-pounding adrenalin rush! Lisa Gardner Tense, whip-smart Tess Gerritsen Tinged with a compelling sense of dread, there are echoes of Kathy Reichs here, but Lyons has her own distinctive voice ... She allows her female protagonist to become much more than just a woman in peril Daily Mail