Thrillers & Suspense
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The Trap
From award-winning, internationally bestselling crime writer Catherine Ryan Howard comes The Trap: an unsettling mystery inspired by a series of still-unsolved disappearances in Ireland in the nineties, wherein one young woman risks everything to catch a faceless killer.
One year ago, Lucy's sister, Nicki, left to meet friends at a pub in Dublin and never came home. The third Irish woman to vanish inexplicably in as many years, the agony of not knowing what happened that night has turned Lucy's life into a waking nightmare. So, she's going to take matters into her own hands.
Angela works as a civilian paper-pusher in the Missing Persons Unit, but wants nothing more than to be a fully fledged member of An Garda Síochána, the Irish police force. With the official investigation into the missing women stalled, she begins pulling on a thread that could break the case wide open-and destroy her chances of ever joining the force.
A nameless man drives through the night, his latest victim in the back seat. He's going to tell her everything, from the beginning. And soon, she'll realize: what you don't know can hurt you …
One year ago, Lucy's sister, Nicki, left to meet friends at a pub in Dublin and never came home. The third Irish woman to vanish inexplicably in as many years, the agony of not knowing what happened that night has turned Lucy's life into a waking nightmare. So, she's going to take matters into her own hands.
Angela works as a civilian paper-pusher in the Missing Persons Unit, but wants nothing more than to be a fully fledged member of An Garda Síochána, the Irish police force. With the official investigation into the missing women stalled, she begins pulling on a thread that could break the case wide open-and destroy her chances of ever joining the force.
A nameless man drives through the night, his latest victim in the back seat. He's going to tell her everything, from the beginning. And soon, she'll realize: what you don't know can hurt you …
Editorial Reviews
"Howard's propulsive new thriller is inspired by a spate of unsolved disappearances in Ireland in the 1990s...This scary, twisting, and psychologically incisive commentary on the recent increase in missing and murdered women in Ireland will leave readers guessing until the gut-punching reveal."
-- "Library Journal"
"A skillful, compelling read. I absolutely loved it."
-- "Jo Spain, bestselling author of Dirty Little Secrets"
"Dark, creepy, and very clever, The Trap will lure you in and keep you captive until the very last page. Catherine Ryan Howard is the Queen of the Unguessable Twist."
-- "C. L. Taylor, Sunday Times bestselling author"
"Catherine Ryan Howard always delivers, and The Trap might be her most electrifying thriller yet. Told by a victim, a relative, an investigator, and a killer, The Trap takes a classic crime story and twists it into something vast, emotional, and absolutely terrifying."
-- "Flynn Berry, Edgar Award-winning author of Northern Spy and Under the Harrow"
"It's no surprise Catherine Ryan Howard has done it again. I'm always amazed and flabbergasted by her books, and The Trap is no exception. Howard's creativity knows no bounds, and neither do her twists! I dare you to figure this one out."
-- "Samantha Downing, internationally bestselling author of My Lovely Wife"
"Everything a thriller should be: clever, page-tearing, devastating. Catherine Ryan Howard makes you feel for her characters so much, whether you love them or absolutely loathe them. It's impossible to stop reading--or to stop thinking about The Trap, long after you're done."
-- "Abigail Dean, author of Girl A"
"Dark and witty and clever. An original and highly gripping read, I couldn't turn the pages fast enough. Catherine Ryan Howard has a deliciously dark imagination and always tells a good tale."
-- "Alice Feeney, New York Times bestselling author of Daisy Darker"
"The Trap is an irresistibly suspenseful, heart-pounding read, full of perfectly executed twists. I never wanted to stop turning the pages. It has everything anyone could possibly want in a thriller."
-- "Clémence Michallon, author of The Quiet Tenant"
"The Trap is...
-- "Library Journal"
"A skillful, compelling read. I absolutely loved it."
-- "Jo Spain, bestselling author of Dirty Little Secrets"
"Dark, creepy, and very clever, The Trap will lure you in and keep you captive until the very last page. Catherine Ryan Howard is the Queen of the Unguessable Twist."
-- "C. L. Taylor, Sunday Times bestselling author"
"Catherine Ryan Howard always delivers, and The Trap might be her most electrifying thriller yet. Told by a victim, a relative, an investigator, and a killer, The Trap takes a classic crime story and twists it into something vast, emotional, and absolutely terrifying."
-- "Flynn Berry, Edgar Award-winning author of Northern Spy and Under the Harrow"
"It's no surprise Catherine Ryan Howard has done it again. I'm always amazed and flabbergasted by her books, and The Trap is no exception. Howard's creativity knows no bounds, and neither do her twists! I dare you to figure this one out."
-- "Samantha Downing, internationally bestselling author of My Lovely Wife"
"Everything a thriller should be: clever, page-tearing, devastating. Catherine Ryan Howard makes you feel for her characters so much, whether you love them or absolutely loathe them. It's impossible to stop reading--or to stop thinking about The Trap, long after you're done."
-- "Abigail Dean, author of Girl A"
"Dark and witty and clever. An original and highly gripping read, I couldn't turn the pages fast enough. Catherine Ryan Howard has a deliciously dark imagination and always tells a good tale."
-- "Alice Feeney, New York Times bestselling author of Daisy Darker"
"The Trap is an irresistibly suspenseful, heart-pounding read, full of perfectly executed twists. I never wanted to stop turning the pages. It has everything anyone could possibly want in a thriller."
-- "Clémence Michallon, author of The Quiet Tenant"
"The Trap is...
Readers Top Reviews
Jayme C (Brunettesli
Sometimes, you just have to bump a book straight to the top of your TBR pile… An ex-boyfriend once told her that his favorite part of a night out, was walking home, just him and his thoughts on a deserted street. He didn’t need to walk to the front door with his keys squeezed between his fingers, ready to scratch or disable. He didn’t need to text a thumbs up before he went to sleep so that someone at the receiving end could sleep too. The part of the night HE loved, was the part that SHE had to survive. And, yet, she sets a TRAP, night after night, walking the desolate streets where her sister was last seen, hoping to attract a monster. And, that realistic, opening chapter when she voluntarily GETS INTO THE CAR-is TERRIFYING!! (Shout out to the Cover Art!) Three women have disappeared, never to be seen again. Tana Meehan, legally separated from her abusive husband was the first. Nicola (Nicki) Sullivan, who was last seen leaving a Pub after drinks with friends was next. And, 17 year old, Jennifer Gold vanished while out walking her dog, who returned home without her. Operation Tide was formed when the girls were linked because their smashed cell phones were all found at the scenes where they were last seen. When Angela Fitzgerald, a Gardai support staff member member for the Missing Persons Unit (MPU) receives some “physical evidence” brought in by a Charity Shop employee, she finds herself teamed up with a fast rising Detective, Denise Pope, who has been the Family Liaison Officer (FLO) for two of the families with missing women. Could there be fourth Victim? “You’re not being told everything. Call me, and I”ll tell you” Lucy Sullivan, who is currently living with her sister’s boyfriend, Chris, has admittedly been RECKLESS as she searches for answers into her sister’s disappearance. So, when she gets that message from former tabloid correspondent, turned “True Crime Expert” Jack Keane, she bites. She cannot move forward without answers, or stop herself from doing “stupid things”. And, interspersed with the chapters of Lucy, and the two women who have teamed up to investigate the crimes outside of “Operation Tide”, are some from the first person POV of the ABDUCTOR-deemed “The Phantom” by that author who wrote the book, “The Nothing Man”. He will CONFIDE to us, how he succeeds in getting his Victims into his car, AND how he chooses his VICTIMS, and you, yes YOU, might recognize yourself as a person he may have preyed on. How CREEPY is that? I am still thinking about the ending!
Erica L Toole
One year ago Lucy’s sister, Nicki, left her friends at a Dublin pub and vanished into the night. Nobody seemed to care that Nicki went missing until a wealthy debutant is snatched outside of her home in what appears to be a string of connected cases. Lucy, not seeing the results she wants, takes matters into her own hands to catch the man responsible. Angela, a civilian from the Missing Persons Unit, discovers something that could potentially solve the case of the missing women or destroy her dreams of joining the Irish police force. A man who has never been captured for his crimes is about to share all of his secrets with one woman…his latest victim. The Trap is an exciting new twisty thriller that takes you once again into the mind of a killer. I really enjoy how the reader is given the killer’s perspective (much like her novel The Nothing Man). This story primarily follows Lucy who is searching for his sister. She appears to be a victim in case involving several missing women. About to give up on her search for the killer, a new clue indicates the women might still be alive. Another thing that I found interesting was reading about the authors childhood and how she was inspired for this novel. This was such a quick entertaining read for me…I highly recommend checking out this new twisty thriller.
