56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard
Synopsis
No one even knew they were together. Now one of them is dead.
56 DAYS AGO
Ciara and Oliver meet in a supermarket queue in Dublin and start dating the same week COVID-19 reaches Irish shores.
35 DAYS AGO
When lockdown threatens to keep them apart, Oliver suggests they move in together. Ciara sees a unique opportunity for a relationship to flourish without the scrutiny of family and friends. Oliver sees a chance to hide who - and what - he really is.
TODAY
Detectives arrive at Oliver's apartment to discover a decomposing body inside. Can they determine what really happened, or has lockdown created an opportunity for someone to commit the perfect crime?
Reviews
'Terrific ... you won't want to stop reading until the end' Karin Slaughter
'As good as suspense fiction gets' Washington Post
'Compulsive, intriguing and fantastically entertaining' Liz Nugent
'Clever, tender and all too convincing, it's the kind of book you read in one breathless sitting to get to the truth, and then again, slowly, to see how the author did it.' Erin Kelly
'Addictive and very smart' Sarah Vaughan
About the Author
Catherine Ryan Howard is an internationally bestselling crime writer from Cork, Ireland. Her most recent novel, 56 Days , was named a best thriller of 2021 by the New York Times , the Washington Post , and the Irish Times ; was an Irish number one bestseller; and won Crime Novel of the Year at the Irish Book Awards.