Run Time

<b>Catherine Ryan Howard</b> is the author of <i>56 Days</i> which was an overall No. 1 bestseller in Ireland and a Kindle top ten bestseller as well as winning Crime Fiction Book of the Year at the Irish Book Awards 2021 and <i>The Nothing Man </i>which<i> </i>shot straight to the top of the Irish bestseller charts on publication was a Kindle No. 1 bestseller in the UK and was shortlisted for the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger. Her work has been shortlisted for the CWA/John Creasey New Blood Dagger the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best Novel and for the Irish Crime Novel of the Year several times. She lives in Dublin. <b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS' CRIME FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR</b><br><b>_________________________________</b><br><b></b><br><b>*** A Top Ten Kindle Bestseller ***</b><br><b></b><br><b>'Pure nerve-shredding suspense from the first page to the last' Erin Kelly</b><br><b></b><br><b>'<i>Blair Witch</i> meets <i>Fleabag ... </i>pure mastery' Janice Hallett</b><br><br><b>'Dazzling'</b> <b>Riley Sager</b><br><b>_________________________________</b><br><br><b>Movie-making can be murder.</b><br><br><b>The project</b><br><i>Final Draft</i> a psychological horror being filmed at a house deep in a forest miles from anywhere in the wintry wilds of West Cork.<br><br><b>The lead</b><br> Former soap-star Adele Rafferty has stepped in to replace the original actress at the very last minute. She can't help but hope that this opportunity will be her big break - and she knows she was lucky to get it after what happened the <i>last</i> time she was on a set.<br><br> <b>The problem</b><br> Something isn't quite right about <i>Final Draft</i>. When the strange goings-on in the script start to happen on set too Adele begins to fear that the real horror lies <i>off</i> the page...<br><b>_________________________________</b><br><br><b>'A roller-coaster ride and fun in every sense I loved it!'</b> <b>Andrea Mara</b><br><br><b>'</b><b>Will have you glued to your sunbed ... insists on being read in one sitting' <i>Gloss</i></b> <b>A cleverly plotted high-concept thriller from the No. 1 bestselling author of <i>The Nothing Man</i> and <i>56 Days</i>.</b> Pure <b>nerve-shredding suspense</b> from the first page to the last. Once I'd started reading I could. Not. Stop. A scary claustrophobic thriller that balances cold creeping tension with cracking wit - <b><i>Blair Witch</i> meets <i>Fleabag</i></b> - I laughed out loud then couldn't switch the light off! A horror about a horror film set on a set this is <b>a gem of the genre delivered with pure mastery</b>. A <b>ferociously ingenious </b>suspense thriller ... <b>brilliantly conceived</b> and meticulously executed ... a <b>masterful</b> performance Catherine Ryan Howard is a master thriller writer and RUN TIME is up there with the best as the movie set of nightmares she so evocatively conjures starts to turn on its lead actress. The <b>twisty ingenious plotting</b> and atmospheric location make for <b>a deeply chilling and unputdownable read</b>. I didn't want it to end! <b>Thrilling hugely entertaining and highly inventive</b> A book about a movie about a book:<i> Run Time</i> is so so clever. <b>An ingenious plot a fly-through-it pace</b> and along with the creepiness lots and lots of humour and delicious cultural references. <b>A roller-coaster ride and fun in every sense</b> I loved it! A story within a story within a story. <b>Nobody writes thrillers like Catherine Ryan Howard</b>. I was hooked from the first page. An <b>original clever and unputdownable</b> thriller. <b>I loved it!</b> <b>Clever creepy unique and hugely entertaining</b> you won't read another book like <i>Run Time</i>. Catherine Ryan Howard is a crime writer at the top of her game. <b>Twisty claustrophobic and totally unpredictable</b> <b>Tense taut gripping and absolutely heart-thumping - read with the lights on!</b> <b>Totally gripping</b> and batshit in a brilliant way. Highly highly recommend! <b>Twisty clever complex blackly comic and oh yes skin-crawlingly scary</b> <b>A perfect holiday read - suspenseful and inventive.</b> Another great high-concept mystery from Catherine Ryan Howard So <b>clever and creepy</b> ... Catherine Ryan Howard is <b>the master of high-concept crime fiction</b>. A <b>mind-twisting</b> story about the filming of a horror movie. <b>Compelling doesn't do it justice</b> this book is <b>flat-out addictive</b>. Catherine Ryan Howard never fails to write something that's inventive creative and captivating. A pure pleasure to read ... <b>scary thrilling and funny</b> Catherine Ryan Howard exploits every B-movie cliché in this knowing and amusing country house mystery. <b>The perfect beach read</b>: light enough to easily immerse yourself in but with enough layers to keep you guessing at least until close to the end. Recommended <b>Dazzling</b> Will have you glued to your sunbed ... <b>insists on being read in one sitting</b> Howard makes her lead's experiences feel fresh and immediate as she<b> breathes new life into tired horror tropes</b>. Riley Sager fans will be riveted. <b>Unrelenting suspense constant thrills unforgettable chills.</b> Warning: If you pick up this book it will take over your life. Pure <b>nerve-shredding suspense</b> from the first page to the last. Once I'd started reading I could. Not. Stop. A scary claustrophobic thriller that balances cold creeping tension with cracking wit - <b><i>Blair Witch</i> meets <i>Fleabag</i></b> - I laughed out loud then couldn't switch the light off! A horror about a horror film set on a set this is <b>a gem of the genre delivered with pure mastery</b>. A <b>ferociously ingenious </b>suspense thriller ... <b>brilliantly conceived</b> and meticulously executed ... a <b>masterful</b> performance Catherine Ryan Howard is a master thriller writer and RUN TIME is up there with the best as the movie set of nightmares she so evocatively conjures starts to turn on its lead actress. The <b>twisty ingenious plotting</b> and atmospheric location make for <b>a deeply chilling and unputdownable read</b>. I didn't want it to end! <b>Thrilling hugely entertaining and highly inventive</b> A book about a movie about a book:<i> Run Time</i> is so so clever. <b>An ingenious plot a fly-through-it pace</b> and along with the creepiness lots and lots of humour and delicious cultural references. <b>A roller-coaster ride and fun in every sense</b> I loved it! A story within a story within a story. <b>Nobody writes thrillers like Catherine Ryan Howard</b>. I was hooked from the first page. An <b>original clever and unputdownable</b> thriller. <b>I loved it!</b> <b>Clever creepy unique and hugely entertaining</b> you won't read another book like <i>Run Time</i>. Catherine Ryan Howard is a crime writer at the top of her game. <b>Twisty claustrophobic and totally unpredictable</b> <b>Tense taut gripping and absolutely heart-thumping - read with the lights on!</b> <b>Totally gripping</b> and batshit in a brilliant way. Highly highly recommend! <b>Twisty clever complex blackly comic and oh yes skin-crawlingly scary</b> <b>A perfect holiday read - suspenseful and inventive.</b> Another great high-concept mystery from Catherine Ryan Howard So <b>clever and creepy</b> ... Catherine Ryan Howard is <b>the master of high-concept crime fiction</b>. A <b>mind-twisting</b> story about the filming of a horror movie. <b>Compelling doesn't do it justice</b> this book is <b>flat-out addictive</b>. Catherine Ryan Howard never fails to write something that's inventive creative and captivating. A pure pleasure to read ... <b>scary thrilling and funny</b> Catherine Ryan Howard exploits every B-movie cliché in this knowing and amusing country house mystery. <b>The perfect beach read</b>: light enough to easily immerse yourself in but with enough layers to keep you guessing at least until close to the end. Recommended <b>Dazzling</b> Will have you glued to your sunbed ... <b>insists on being read in one sitting</b> Howard makes her lead's experiences feel fresh and immediate as she<b> breathes new life into tired horror tropes</b>. Riley Sager fans will be riveted. <b>Unrelenting suspense constant thrills unforgettable chills.</b> Warning: If you pick up this book it will take over your life.