Sleight of Hand by Cj Lyons

Sleight of Hand by Cj Lyons

For readers of Lisa Gardner, Tess Gerritsen, Iris Johansen, and Debra Webb:

Hart and Drake Thriller #2

There's an oath doctors take, Detective Mickey Drake said.

Primum non nocere, the shrink supplied. First do no harm.

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Two months ago Dr. Cassandra Hart was forced to kill a man. The man who murdered her best friend, almost killed Drake and seriously wounded her. Now she's back at work in her Pittsburgh ER, but nothing seems the same.

When she fears that a young boy is being abused by his perfect mother, her friends and colleagues worry that she's returned to work too soon, imagining dangers that don't exist. Others accuse her of trying to cover up her own alleged mistakes in the boy's treatment by making a false report of abuse.

Drake's facing problems of his own, trying to cope with the aftermath of the night two months ago when his passion for Cassie led to a confrontation with a killer. He's on desk duty, reviewing cold cases, and delves into the homicide case that killed his father seven years ago. But after so long, what good can he do, a cop without a gun?

The stakes escalate when Cassie is almost killed and Drake finds evidence that the killer his father was tracking might be planning to strike again--this time targeting a young boy.

With the lives of two children at stake, how can they walk away?

Other books in the series:

Nerves of Steel (A Hart and Drake Thriller #1)

Face to Face (A Hart and Drake Thriller #3)

CJ Lyons, a pediatric ER doctor turned New York Times bestselling thriller author, has always been a storyteller, which put her in a lot of time-outs as a kid. She became a doctor for the same reason she writes Thrillers with Heart: she believes we all have the capacity to change the world. She watched countless acts of bravery by her patients and their families in the emergency room, and she learned that heroes are born every day. She may be found wandering the beaches near her Lowcountry home in South Carolina, listening to the voices in her brain, and devising new and cunning ways to cause mayhem for her characters when she's not writing. Visit www.CJLyons.net to learn more about her Thrillers with Heart.