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C.J. Parsons

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CJ Parsons was born in Britain and grew up in Canada. She graduated from Montreal's McGill University with a degree in psychology and went on to earn a graduate degree in journalism. She worked as a newspaper reporter at Canada's Globe and Mail before moving to Hong Kong, where she became a columnist at The South China Morning Post.
She also spent two years covering crime, seeing first-hand the disturbing forces that drive people to kill, something that has informed her writing to this day.
After returning to Britain, she moved into television news, working as a broadcast journalist for both the BBC and CNN International. CJ is now a senior producer at CGTN. She lives in north London with her twelve-year-old daughter.
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"The book is riveting, suspenseful and unputdownable. Characters had a poignant back stories. The plot is interesting. As the tagline says, ‘Be careful what you wish for...’ There is a program called Triple F, it stands for Fame, Fortune and Followers" Read more of this review »
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"This book is a “Winner” for anyone who enjoys a good mystery/thriller. It is compelling from beginning to end. "
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"This was a brilliant read, I thoroughly enjoyed it, couldn't put it down.
Well done to C.J. Parsons."
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“This book delves deeper than the cold, hard data found in scholarly articles… With compassion and curiosity, it seeks to reveal the human side of the crisis.” That’s what “Pandemic Minds” says in the forward, and Kate Whitehead’s book does just that ...more
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This book had everything I was looking for - an original concept and characters, suspense, pace and psychological depth. It drew me in straight away and kept me guessing all the way to the end. The characters were believable and engaging, and the use ...more
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I was excited to read this book. I studied psychology and always enjoy books that delve into it. But I found this one disappointing. The characters and their stories didn't engage me, and I came away feeling that the book was really just a twist for ...more
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