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Catalyst (Angels of Mercy Medical Suspense) Kindle Edition

by CJ Lyons (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 624 ratings
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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
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    January 27, 2009
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Editorial Reviews

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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 by Lyons.
The Baltimore Sun

Tense, whip-smart medical scenes... a gripping view of doctors at work.
Tess Gerritsen

From the Author

A few days ago I woke from a deep sleep to the smell of smoke.  It was 5:22 am.  Dark.  Too early to get up unless there was a darn good reason.

There were no smoke alarms going off, no sounds at all that I could hear--I live in a small condo, so there usually are sounds from neighboring units at almost every hour of the day and night, but not this morning.

Took another whiff.  Slightly chemical, acrid smell of something, somewhere burning.  But faint.  And definitely not coming from my place.

So....do I grab the cat and laptop (my basic evacuation plan in any emergency) and run for it? Do I get dressed, bang on doors, try to track it down? Do I call 911, let them wake and worry everyone as they investigate?  

Do I roll over and go back to sleep, knowing that if it gets worse I'll wake up?  Or do I wait and worry?

What would you do?  Do you listen to your gut?  Do you believe in instincts and intuition?  Or do you wait for concrete proof?

That's the same dilemma facing the medical student, Amanda, in the second book in the Angels of Mercy series, WARNING SIGNS.

Amanda has a problem.  Maybe.  She's not too sure.  Could be nothing.

Could be deadly.

She has these symptoms--intermittent, unpredictable, terribly vague.  When she researches them, there are thousands of diseases they could be caused by.....or she could be imagining them.

Maybe just stress--she's a medical student, working over 80 hours a week, plus more hours studying.

Or maybe not.

Her gut has her worrying.  Her brain tells her to forget it--she'd make a fool of herself asking one of the "real" doctors and all her research has turned up nothing concrete.

Which to believe: the "facts" or your "gut"?  How do you decide?  Especially when it's life or death.....

Read WARNING SIGNS to see which Amanda chooses.

Oh, and by the way, I went back to sleep and about ten minutes later the smell of cinnamon rolls baking came from next door--guess their oven pre-heating must have burnt something.  Score one for intuition!

Thanks for reading!
CJ

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B098J9MK57
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Edgy Reads (January 27, 2009)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 27, 2009
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2080 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 382 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 624 ratings

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New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over forty novels, former pediatric ER doctor CJ Lyons has lived the life she writes about in her cutting edge Thrillers with Heart. She also writes YA SF and thrillers under the pen name Cat Lyons.

Two time winner of International Thriller Writers' prestigious Thriller Award, CJ has been called a "master within the genre" (Pittsburgh Magazine) and her work has been praised as "breathtakingly fast-paced" and "riveting" (Publishers Weekly) with "characters with beating hearts and three dimensions" (Newsday).

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Top reviews from the United States

Jayman-TX
5.0 out of 5 stars Great suspense and drama
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2015
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Good reading while waiting for a flight or before going to bed at night! CJ Lyons has been a mainstay for me and my wife. We really enjoy her fictional account of the ER in action. It's not Grey's Anatomy at all. There are elements of romance and personal relationships but that is true in real life as well. Lyons has written a prodigious amount of novels dealing with medical issues but she was an ER MD in her past so she writes from experience. No matter, it is enjoyable to read her novels because they keep you rooted in suspense and keeps you interested in how the story ends. Warning Signs is the 2nd book of a series of novels dealing with the ER. It follows the lives of the main characters as they navigate the intricacies of the ER while living their lives as normal as they can. Interpersonal relationships are crucial for the main characters and there's always a real bad character around. Guessing who that person or persons is part of the fun of reading the book.
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Heide Katros
4.0 out of 5 stars Warning Signs by CJ Lyons
Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2015
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CJ Lyons always delivers. Her description of life in the emergency rooms are graphic, but she adds the emotions of the personnel into the mix to make it real and exciting. There are never any dull moments in her plots. Although, each novel can stand on its own, the fact that she interjects some of her previous characters into the mix, gives the reader a feeling of involvement. Very well done. Reviewed by Heide Katros, Winter Haven News, Florida
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Nan
5.0 out of 5 stars Good storyline
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2021
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I love serial books because you get to see every characters strengths and weaknesses.
The stories have been fresh and not just recycled -Noce, essay enjoyable read.

This is not high-level mystery or suspense -I’d put it in with women’s fiction
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Rabid Reader
5.0 out of 5 stars Mercy's Angels get Battered a Bit
Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2022
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Catalyst, the second installment of the Angels of Mercy Medical Suspense series is even better than the first book. I got to revisit all of the characters I fell in love with only to come to know them at a much more intimate level.

C. J. Lyons' greatest talent is in taking a reader from an observer to a participant in the story. I found myself raising my head occasionally and wondering where I was, I had become so involved in the lives of the doctors, nurses and EMTs.

I particularly like the fact that no secret, no matter how gritty, is off limits. Gina Freeman, on her third year of residency, suffered a horrible trauma in the first book. It has exacerbated her eating disorder and, we, the readers, are invited in to experience every painful moment.

If you are looking for an escapist read, keep on looking. But if you enjoy the rewards of the beauty of a realistic life, complete with it's highs and lows, and a lot of suspense thrown in, Catalyst is the book for you.
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lovlydaze
3.0 out of 5 stars Formula
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2019
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Ending was a let down. Began as a good mystery and seemed to be shaping into and imaginative interesting challenge to solve and fun read. Sadly it turned into a formula romance book.
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Josie
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read!!
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2021
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The 2nd book in the series was just as good as the first. These do not disappoint. If you love medical thrillers with interesting characters and intriguing plots, then start reading!
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Dorothy C. Teel
4.0 out of 5 stars fun interesting read
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2020
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Enjoyed this book, and the storyline, I am an old retired nurse and I still love reading medical stories
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Darrin Reid
5.0 out of 5 stars addictive!
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2022
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This is the second book of the series. Definitely read the first book. You need to start from the beginning in order to follow each character through the series. This book focuses on Amanda. Amanda has symptoms, of what we don’t know. She is trying to hide them and keep them from her coworkers. This is just one of the minor storylines in this book. Before it is said and done, lives will be threatened, new relationships will be forged, and much much more! This is extremely suspenseful and thrilling! You will be hooked!
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Barbara Earles
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 21, 2017
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These books are wonderful,I could not but them down read them strait after each other.
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pepe
5.0 out of 5 stars ... have read all four of this series and thoroughly enjoyed each one
Reviewed in Australia on March 20, 2016
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I have read all four of this series and thoroughly enjoyed each one
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samanthagirl
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 22, 2019
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This was full of drama, tension and suspense. There was loads of content with interesting characters and nail biting situations. Although I got lost in some of the medical jargon I did enjoy the story.
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daisy
1.0 out of 5 stars was sold in 2016 under angles of mercy series just got a new name
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 22, 2019
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purchased as said new book but it not just an new title listing a waste of my money very un happy.Cant not give a star rating
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