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Overview
"A heroine you'll never forget and a story that whips by at bullet speed." Tess Gerritsen, NYT bestselling author
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author CJ Lyons, the third in her Fatal Insomnia Medical Thriller series.
For fans of Michael Crichton and James Rollins, a medical thriller series that explores what can go wrong when cutting edge technology and an ancient plague are in the hands of the wrong people: Fatal Insomnia, Book #3
When you have no time left, you realize what you're really living for...
For Dr. Angela Rossi the past holds only pain and the future promises only an early death as Fatal Insomnia consumes her.
But Angie will never stop fighting. Especially now that she's learned that her disease-and the disease she's discovered in dozens of young children-isn't a quirk of heredity but rather the creation of an unknown cabal.
While Angie explores the betrayals and lies that led to the Fatal Insomnia epidemic, Devon Price, whose daughter is also infected, uses his street skills to hunt those responsible. He'll do anything to save his daughter. Lie, cheat, steal, kill...it doesn't matter. Not as long as Esme is saved.
In the end, their only hope might be a desperate deal with the devil: the cabal behind the man-made Fatal Insomnia epidemic. A deal paid with blood. A deal not everyone will survive.
"CJ Lyons scores a major triumph...a remarkable medical thriller equal to the very best of Robin Cook or Michael Crichton. This intelligent, well-crafted novel, based on a startlingly original premise, builds up tension to the breaking point and beyond, delivering plenty of surprises along the way. Totally absorbing and impossible to put down." Douglas Preston, New York Times bestselling author
THE SLEEPLESS STARS is the third in the ongoing Fatal Insomnia series. The books are meant to be read in order beginning with FAREWELL TO DREAMS and A RAGING DAWN.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781939038449 |
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| Publisher: | Edgy Reads |
| Publication date: | 09/06/2016 |
| Series: | Fatal Insomnia Medical Thrillers , #3 |
| Pages: | 350 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.20(d) |
About the Author
What People are Saying About This
“FAREWELL TO DREAMS has it all: a heroine you'll never forget and a story that whips by at bullet speed." ~Tess Gerritsen, NYT bestselling author of DIE AGAIN
“CJ Lyons scores a major triumph with FAREWELL TO DREAMS, a remarkable medical thriller equal to the very best of Robin Cook or Michael Crichton. This intelligent, well-crafted novel, based on a startlingly original premise, builds up tension to the breaking point and beyond, delivering plenty of surprises along the way. Totally absorbing and impossible to put down.” ~Douglas Preston, New York Times bestselling author
Additional Praise for CJ Lyons’ medical thrillers:
"CJ Lyons continues to mesmerize readers…pulse-pounding." ~Fresh Fiction
Lyons "is a master within the genre." ~Pittsburgh Magazine
“This exhilarating medical thriller gets the blood pumping …This is a terrific thriller and fans of Michael Palmer will enjoy this fine tale.” —The Mystery Gazette
"A powerful and dramatic look into the frenzied world of emergency medicine...Lyons’ characters are dynamic and genuine. Readers need only shut their eyes to imagine this group on the big screen." ~Suspense Magazine
"Sure to keep readers enthralled…a suspenseful and engaging tale that comes to an exciting conclusion. Readers won’t want to miss this one." ~Romance Reviews Today
"A great fast-paced read….Not to be missed for fans of ER and Grey's Anatomy." ~4 ½ Stars, Book Addict
"Lyons delivers a breathtakingly fast-paced medical thriller." ~Publishers Weekly
"A winner!" ~Romantic Times, Top Pick
"Simply superb…riveting drama…a perfect ten." ~Romance Reviews Today
"Characters with beating hearts and three dimensions." ~Newsday
"A pulse-pounding adrenalin rush!” ~Lisa Gardner
"Packed with adrenalin. I can't recall a hospital novel that so thrilled me." ~David Morrell
"…Harrowing, emotional, action-packed and brilliantly realized. 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
"An intense, emotional thriller…(that) climbs to the edge of intensity." ~National Examiner
"Fantastic, fast-paced." ~Genre Go Round
"The characters are real and I'm now addicted to this series. Five stars!" ~Readaholic
"Fast-paced & exciting, the characters are compelling." ~Jenn's Bookshelves
A "gripping narrative full of suspense, complex relationships and real, honest human emotion." ~ Pittsburgh Magazine
"Adrenalin pumping." —The Mystery Gazette
"Riveting." ~Publishers Weekly
“A cinematic…high-speed thriller.” ~Kirkus Reviews
A “suspenseful thriller laced with medical intrigue.” ~Booklist
Interviews
Dear Fellow Booklover,
I owe my love of books to my mother, who started me reading at an early age. I skipped “see Jane run” and went straight to Agatha Christie and Nero Wolfe, the books stacked around our house like Legos.
The best present my mother gave me was when I was eight or nine and had already devoured the entire children’s section of the library. She convinced the librarian to give me an adult library card, which meant I had a whole new universe of stories to traverse. There I discovered Ray Bradbury and Robert Heinlein and Ellery Queen along with characters like Horatio Hornblower, the Stainless Steel Rat, the Saint…The only limitation was how many books I could carry to the car by myself. I remember stretching my arms as long as they would go, balancing a teetering stack of books with my chin pressed down on the top one, inhaling that scent of well-worn paper and binding glue, thinking this was heaven.
A few years later, my mother began working for a local bookstore. First, at the cash registers, but she was quickly promoted until she became their Trade Fiction Buyer. I had no idea what that meant except that suddenly I was able to get books by my favorite authors BEFORE they came out! My friends, fellow bibliophiles, were so jealous! But I shared the wealth, sneaking them the ARCs my mom gave me. The bookstore became our favorite place to hang out after school and my mom would call us in when sales reps visited, letting us look at their catalogues and asking us our opinions. I’ll never forget the feeling of pride I felt when books I told her would be hits did indeed breakout and make it to that coveted display window at the front of the store!
Through her store, my friends and I got to meet visiting authors, including the wonderful and amazing Isaac Asimov. We only spoke for a few minutes, but he made such an impression on me—not because he was a genius or talented or a rock star of the SF world, but rather because he was so very normal. Even the fact that he had taken the train from New York because he hated to fly made him seem human.
That’s when I realized anyone could write a book, if they were willing to put in the work. I’d been writing all my life, it’s my way of understanding the chaos that surrounds us in this world, but at that moment I realized I could take my little stories and really do something bigger, create an entire world with people I brought to life…and I wrote my first novel. It was terrible, as most first novels are. I was fifteen at the time, still had not made the leap of logic from writing a book to actually publishing it for others to read, much less getting paid or making a career from writing. But it was a wondrous achievement and started me on the path I’m on today.
All thanks to my mom, who was a bookseller for over two decades before she finally retired, and her love of books.
I’m very grateful that you have chosen one of my books to read and appreciate your time and attention—both in short supply these days! I look forward to hearing any thoughts you have on it.
Thanks for reading,
CJ
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