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Catherine Ryan Howard is an internationally bestselling crime writer from Cork, Ireland. Her debut novel, DISTRESS SIGNALS, was shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey/New Blood Dagger. THE LIAR'S GIRL (2018) was shortlisted for the Edgar Award for Best Novel. REWIND (2019) was shortlisted for Irish Crime Novel of the Year and is currently being developed for screen by Clerkenwell Films (Misfits, Lovesick, The End of the F***ing World.) THE NOTHING MAN was a no. 1 Irish Times bestseller and a no. 1 Kindle bestseller (UK) and was shortlisted for Irish Crime Novel of the Year. Her latest novel, 56 DAYS, was published in August 2021. It is a thriller set in lockdown that Catherine wrote while she was in lockdown.

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Catherine Ryan Howard In November 2011 the Guardian newspaper in the UK/Ireland had a cover story in their 'Weekend' magazine about a British woman who had disappeared from…moreIn November 2011 the Guardian newspaper in the UK/Ireland had a cover story in their 'Weekend' magazine about a British woman who had disappeared from a Disney cruise ship. My mother had read it and saved it for me because I used to work in Walt Disney World in Orlando and she thought the Disney connection would interest me. The story was tragic and unsettling - but what really struck me about the piece was that it mentioned something called the International Cruise Victims organisation, a U.S.-based lobby group. I'd never been on a cruise at that stage, but I had what I think are typical ideas about cruise holidays: sun, fun and endless buffets at sea. So what was this group about? Victims of what? And why were there so many of them that this group (clearly) needed to exist? I started researching cruise ship disappearances and maritime law, and what I discovered shocked me. Another part of my brain, the wannabe-crime-writer part of my brain, also thought, 'A cruise ship is the perfect place to get away with murder.' That's how the idea for DISTRESS SIGNALS was born.(less)

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I was curious about the line in "The Nothing Man" that states Cork residents in 1990 were ready and willing to talk to police and respected the uniform. However, in Northern Ireland during the Troubles that went through the 1980s, people never talked to police. Were the attitudes toward police that much different?

Catherine Ryan Howard Yes - we're talking about two different countries and two different police forces.…moreYes - we're talking about two different countries and two different police forces.(less)

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Average rating: 3.89 · 92,975 ratings · 12,285 reviews · 19 distinct works • Similar authors

	56 Days 3.79 avg rating — 39,494 ratings — published 2021 — 4 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 Nothing Man 4.19 avg rating — 20,277 ratings — published 2020 — 6 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 Liar's Girl 3.93 avg rating — 16,670 ratings — published 2018 — 31 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
	Distress Signals 3.84 avg rating — 7,472 ratings — published 2016 — 24 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
	Rewind 3.72 avg rating — 4,017 ratings — published 2019 — 18 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
	Run Time 3.48 avg rating — 3,001 ratings — published 2022 — 10 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
	Backpacked: A Reluctant Trip Across Central America 3.68 avg rating — 794 ratings — published 2011 — 4 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
	Mousetrapped 3.55 avg rating — 778 ratings — published 2010 — 6 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
	Self-Printed: The Sane Person's Guide to Self-Publishing: How to Use Digital Self-Publishing, Social Media and Common Sense to Start Earning A Living ... or Shouting 'Down With The Big Six!') 4.51 avg rating — 181 ratings — published 2011 — 8 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
	Results Not Typical 3.44 avg rating — 166 ratings — published 2011 — 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

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Catherine Howard answered A Goodreads user's question: I was curious about the line in "The Nothing Man" that states Cork residents in 1990 were ready and willing to talk to police and respected the uniform. However, in Northern Ireland during the Troubles that went through the 1980s, people never talked to police. Were the attitudes toward police that much different? Yes - we're talking about two different countries and two different police forces.
Mar 23, 2021 04:25AM · 4 likes · like Outside Yes, I understand that, but the tension would have been felt throughout Ireland especially during to the Home Rule debate. On what evidence do you bas ...more Mar 24, 2021 06:49AM · flag Catherine Howard I was born here and have lived here most of my life. The events in The Nothing Man predominately take place in the late 1990s/early 2000s when I was i ...more Mar 24, 2021 07:52AM · flag Tracey Also, the Republic of Ireland came in to being in the 1940s, so Home Rule was not in question at the time. The tension from the Troubles was not felt ...more Oct 08, 2021 09:40AM · flag

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Yes - we're talking about two different countries and two different police forces.

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Catherine Howard I was born here and have lived here most of my life. The events in The Nothing Man predominately take place in the late 1990s/early 2000s when I was i ...more
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Tracey Also, the Republic of Ireland came in to being in the 1940s, so Home Rule was not in question at the time. The tension from the Troubles was not felt ...more
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“These are no dark magicians. They have no special skills. People seem to forget that we know their names because they got caught. In fact, the only remarkable thing about them is what they took from the world: their victims. It’s their names we should know.”
― Catherine Ryan Howard, The Nothing Man

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“None of us know what we're capable of, if the circumstances were right. Or wrong.”
― Catherine Ryan Howard, 56 Days

tags: circumstances, morality

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“People think the decisions you make that change the course of your life are the big ones. Marriage proposals. House moves. Job applications. But she knows it's the little ones, the tiny moments, that really plot the course. Moments like this.”
― Catherine Ryan Howard, 56 Days

tags: decisions-in-life

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“The very least you can do in your life is figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof.”
― Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams

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