56 Days

By Catherine Ryan Howard,

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Don’t miss The Trap, the latest dark and twisted thriller from internationally bestselling crime writer Catherine Ryan Howard―inspired by a series of still-unsolved disappearances.

*A New York Times Best Thriller of 2021

*A Washington Post Best Thriller for 2021

*A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year

*An…

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It took me a while to get round to reading this novel, which was both set and written during Covid, but it was totally worth the wait.

As my novels are also set during a pandemic (fictional in my case) I’m always curious how other writers use viruses as inspiration, and Catherine Ryan Howard’s has used Covid to create a cracking thriller. Starting with the discovery of a body, the plot keeps twisting and turning so every time you think you have worked out what is happening, the rug is pulled out from under you.

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