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Catherine Ryan Howard books in order · Catherine Ryan Howard reading order · 5 books · 2016 to 2021 · Mostly set in Dublin

Catherine Ryan Howard Books in Order and Reading Order

Thriller and suspensePsychological suspense

Catherine Ryan Howard writes clever, twisty Irish crime thrillers. The Nothing Man, about a woman who writes a book about the serial killer who murdered her family, was a major bestseller.

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Catherine Ryan Howard books in order

Catherine Ryan Howard’s first book is Distress Signals (2016). There are 5 books in all, published from 2016 to 2021.

The Catherine Ryan Howard reading order: each series in publication order, with its lead characters. Where the story runs in a different order, switch to Story order. Crossover books are marked and listed under their main series. Use My books to track what you have read.

Standalone

5 books · Mostly set in DublinPsychological suspense
  1. 1Distress Signals2016With Adam Dunne · Set in a cruise shipBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Liar’s Girl2018With Alison SmithBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Rewind2019Set in West of IrelandBuy on Amazon
  4. 4The Nothing Man2020With Eve Black and Jim DoyleBuy on Amazon
  5. 556 Days2021With Ciara Wallace and Oliver RyanBuy on Amazon

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Characters

7 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Leads

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