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Cy Wyss

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Born

December 18

Website

http://www.cywyss.com

Genre

Mystery

Influences

Michael Connelly, Janet Evanovich, Lawrence Block, Robert B. Parker ...more

Member Since

April 2014

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Cy Wyss writes mysteries, including the popular series Eyeshine, about a photojournalist who turns into a cat nightly. Cy studied mathematics and English literature, eventually gaining her PhD in Computer Science. In her daily life she writes a ton of SQL, which could be seen as poetry -- of a sort. Cy jealously guards writing time and has been self-published since 2012.

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Average rating: 4.01 · 173 ratings · 63 reviews · 11 distinct works

	Eyeshine: Murder in Stoker Hills (Eyeshine #1) 4.11 avg rating — 75 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Road to Nowhere: Murder Most Meow (Eyeshine #2) 3.94 avg rating — 32 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Polygraph 3.75 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dimorphic really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Eye for a Lie (Inspector Richter, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 13 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bloodless Mask 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inspector Richter: Three Detective Noir Short Stories really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Who is GPT-3?: A Data Scientist Meets AI by Cy Wyss (Goodreads Author), GPT -3 it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dimorph 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lover in the Shores - NJ Complete Book 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Silent Voices by Fran Lewis

Silent Voices
by Fran Lewis
on Tour September 1-30, 2019

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Silent Voices by Fran Lewis

Driving down a rocky road I saw the overgrown grass, weeds, and poison ivy overtaking the outer perimeter of the bushes. The smell of mildew permeated the air, along with the stench of animals killed by cars coming up from the ground along this dirt road. I could see the sadness on the faces in the cars behind me; I could feel the

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Eyeshine (2 books)
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Cy Wyss (Goodreads Author)

4.06 avg rating — 107 ratings

Inspector Richter (1 book)
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Cy Wyss (Goodreads Author)

3.92 avg rating — 13 ratings

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“Like most bad ideas, it started with alcohol.”
― Cy Wyss, Polygraph

tags: humor-quotes, thriller

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“Like most bad ideas, it started with alcohol.”
― Cy Wyss, Polygraph

tags: humor-quotes, thriller

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