56 Days, Catherine Ryan Howard
56 Days, Catherine Ryan Howard
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56 Days

Author: Catherine Ryan Howard

Narrator: Alana Kerr Collins

Unabridged: 10 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/17/2021

Synopsis

NOW STREAMING ON PRIME VIDEO, STARRING DOVE CAMERON AND AVAN JOGIA“Bloody good.” —The New York Times“Timely, surprising, emotionally alive, this is about as good as suspense fiction gets.” —Washington PostNo one knew they were together. Now one of them is dead.56 DAYS AGOCiara and Oliver meet in a Dublin supermarket queue, just as COVID-19 begins creeping across Ireland. A spark. A chance. A distraction—from everything they’re trying to outrun.35 DAYS AGOWith lockdown looming, Oliver suggests they move in together. For Ciara, it feels like a rare opportunity to let a relationship bloom in total privacy. For Oliver, it’s the perfect way to keep his past—and his true nature—hidden.TODAYDetectives force their way into Oliver’s apartment and find a body decomposing inside.As they untangle a relationship built on secrets and half-truths, they face the ultimate question: Did lockdown give birth to love—or the perfect murder?

About Catherine Ryan Howard

Catherine Ryan Howard is an internationally bestselling crime writer from Cork, Ireland. Her work has been shortlisted for the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best Novel, the Crime Writers Association (UK) John Creasey/New Blood and Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Awards, and the An Post Irish Crime Fiction Book of the Year multiple times. Her novels have been included in the New York Times Best Thrillers of the Year, the Washington Post’s Best Mysteries and Thrillers of the Year, and the New York Public Library’s Best Books for Adults. The TV adaptation of Catherine’s fifth novel, the number one bestseller 56 Days, is available exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. She lives in Dublin.

About Alana Kerr Collins

Alana Kerr Collins is an Earphones Award–winning audiobook narrator. She is also an actor, puppeteer, and singer who studied at the Impulse Company in London and earned a BA in drama and English at the University of Dublin, Trinity College. She starred in the short films Rachel 9000, The Deal, and Veritas and has appeared in several television series, including Emu and Big City Park.

Reviews

Goodreads review by jessica

this is the first book ive read that uses COVID as a plot. and because it takes place in the city that i live, i was worried it would be too meta for me. i also thought it would feel gimmicky reading about something that only just started a year ago and is still ongoing. like, how can an author writ......more

Goodreads review by Kat

2.5 maybe idk underwhelming......more

Goodreads review by Regina

The COVID books are coming! The COVID books are coming! While riding out the COVID lockdowns of 2020, bestselling author Catherine Ryan Howard rolled up her (pajama) sleeves and said LET’S DO THIS. She had an idea for a story about a new couple locked down together in Dublin, “for whom the strange, i......more

Goodreads review by Jayme

FRESH and FRIGHTENING! Take a moment to REALLY remember what it feels like when you finally meet someone that you think could be “the one”....those early days when you can’t stand to be apart...when you are hoping that every “ping” on your cell phone is from THAT person. Now think about FEELING this......more

Quotes

“56 Days is a terrific novel written by an author who is certain to become a distinguished voice in crime fiction. You won’t want to stop reading until the very end.” Karin Slaughter, New York Times and internationally bestselling author

“A twisty tale of suspense…Early on, readers realize that Ciara and Oliver aren’t going to make it as a pair…Through flashbacks and flash-forwards, Howard reveals how the two met (in the self-service checkout line at a Dublin supermarket), what secrets each is keeping from the other (and from themselves), and how trust in a new partner—especially at a time of intense isolation—can go wrong in the worst possible way. Howard also astutely conveys the vertiginous and abrupt changes that happened all those months ago. The novel is not, however, meant to be some kind of grand commentary on the pandemic, about the millions of lives lost and countries and societies upended. It’s a thriller, a bloody good one, that kept me guessing as I turned the pages at a furious clip.” New York Times

“Timely, surprising, emotionally alive, this is about as good as suspense fiction gets.” Washington Post

“The queen of high-concept crime fiction.” Jane Casey, author of the Maeve Kerrigan novels, on The Nothing Man

“Catherine Ryan Howard brings crime writing to a new level.” Sam Blake, bestselling author of Little Bones, on The Nothing Man

“Catherine Ryan Howard is a gift to crime writing. Her characters are credible, her stories are original, and her plotting is ingenious. Every book is a treat to look forward to.” Liz Nugent, internationally bestselling author, on Rewind

“Dark and dazzling, funny, sinister, and oh-so clever. I read 56 Days in a breath held right up until the final, mesmeric pages. Catherine Ryan Howard is ridiculously talented.” Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of We Begin at the End

“[Howard] always snags me at the start with a hook and keeps me invested…The mystery element was very much a page-turner that overrode any potential uncomfortable feelings from the pandemic for me.” Book Riot

“Each new twist, dispensed with surgical precision, will keep you hooked, nostalgic for the days when COVID-19 was the worst threat.” Kirkus Reviews

“[A] captivating tale from Edgar finalist Howard…As the link between the couple’s outwardly simple yet complex romance and the murder becomes clearer through carefully doled out backstories, readers will find themselves rooting for these flawed characters no matter what their past indiscretions or crimes. Howard continues to impress.” Publishers Weekly

Awards

  • Crime by the Book
  • Women.com
  • Publishers Weekly Pick
  • Book-of-the-Month Club Selection
  • Brit + Co Pick
  • SheReads.com Pick
  • Strand Magazine Pick
  • PopSugar Pick
  • CrimeReads Pick
  • Nerd Daily Pick
  • Guardian Pick
  • An Post Irish Book Award
  • New York Times Pick
  • New York Public Library Best Book of the Year
  • Washington Post Pick
  • Napa Valley Register
  • Business Insider
  • Goodreads Pick
  • Barnes & Noble Pick
  • Amazon Editors' Pick
  • MovieWeb Pick
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