The Nothing Man

<b>Catherine Ryan Howard</b>'s debut novel <i>Distress Signals </i>was published by Corvus in 2016 while she was studying English literature at Trinity College Dublin. It went on to be shortlisted for both the Irish Crime Novel of the Year and the CWA John Creasey/New Blood Dagger. Her second novel <i>The Liar's Girl</i> was published to critical acclaim in 2018 and was a finalist for the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best Novel 2019. That same year <i>Rewind</i> was shortlisted for the Irish Crime Novel of the Year and was an <i>Irish Times</i> bestseller. She is currently based in Dublin. <b>· · THE </b><i>IRISH TIMES</i> AND KINDLE <b>No. 1 BESTSELLER · ·</b><br><br><b>Shortlisted for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger</b><br><b>_______________________________</b><br><b></b><br><b>I was the girl who survived the Nothing Man. </b><br><b>Now I am the woman who is going to catch him...</b><br><br>You've just read the opening pages of <i>The Nothing Man</i> the true crime memoir Eve Black has written about her obsessive search for the man who killed her family nearly two decades ago. <br><br>Supermarket security guard Jim Doyle is reading it too and with each turn of the page his rage grows. Because Jim was - <i>is</i> - the Nothing Man. <br><br>The more Jim reads the more he realises how dangerously close Eve is getting to the truth. He knows she won't give up until she finds him. He has no choice but to stop her first...<br><b></b><br><b>'The queen of high-concept crime fiction... I was utterly wowed' - Jane Casey</b><br><b></b><br><b>'Whipsmart thrilling and utterly compelling' - Liz Nugent</b> <b>A brilliantly twisty thriller and <i>Irish Times</i> No. 1 bestseller</b> <b>Impressive... skilfully executed</b>... <b>a compelling and considered crime thriller</b> C<b>ompelling and clever...</b> <b>Ryan Howard ramps up the suspense in masterful fashion.</b> <b>A high-concept fast-paced thriller... whip-smart and chilling</b> <b>Sophisticated and intelligent novel</b> <b>A real cracker... Wonderfully clever and multi-layered</b> <b>Brilliant!</b> <b>Massively gripping handling of a unique high-concept idea.</b> <b>Genuine edge-of-your-seat moments</b> <b>Whipsmart thrilling and utterly compelling </b> <b>Gripping beautifully constructed and very original</b> <b>Well-paced and intelligent a painstakingly crafted thriller that deserves to be a huge hit</b> <b>A compelling novel that brilliantly deconstructs the genres clichés of the charming sociopath</b> <b>The queen of high-concept crime fiction...</b> <b>I was utterly wowed</b>. <b>Unputdownable</b> <b>Tremendously astute and moving</b> Like a mash-up of <i>Red Dragon</i> and <i>I'll Be Gone in the Dark</i> and is <b>brilliantly told and fantastically gripping</b>. I loved it. <b>Expertly crafted</b> <b>- storytelling at its best</b> <b>Terrifying brilliantly plotted and extremely satisfying</b> <b>The most original and chilling thriller I've read in a long time... perfect for fans of <i>Serial</i> and <i>The Fall</i></b> <b>Exceptional. Truly chilling and devastating. A must-read</b> <b>Chilling and brilliant</b> <b>Utterly compelling completely original...</b> <b>Catherine Ryan Howard brings crime writing to a new level</b>. <b>Fiendishly clever...</b> <b>original and surprising</b> <b>Gripping beautifully written and genuinely chilling...</b> <b>Simply stellar</b> <b>Ryan Howard is a gift to crime writing</b> <b>Impressive... skilfully executed</b>... <b>a compelling and considered crime thriller</b> C<b>ompelling and clever...</b> <b>Ryan Howard ramps up the suspense in masterful fashion.</b> <b>A high-concept fast-paced thriller... whip-smart and chilling</b> <b>Sophisticated and intelligent novel</b> <b>A real cracker... Wonderfully clever and multi-layered</b> <b>Brilliant!</b> <b>Massively gripping handling of a unique high-concept idea.</b> <b>Genuine edge-of-your-seat moments</b> <b>Whipsmart thrilling and utterly compelling </b> <b>Gripping beautifully constructed and very original</b> <b>Well-paced and intelligent a painstakingly crafted thriller that deserves to be a huge hit</b> <b>A compelling novel that brilliantly deconstructs the genres clichés of the charming sociopath</b> <b>The queen of high-concept crime fiction...</b> <b>I was utterly wowed</b>. <b>Unputdownable</b> <b>Tremendously astute and moving</b> Like a mash-up of <i>Red Dragon</i> and <i>I'll Be Gone in the Dark</i> and is <b>brilliantly told and fantastically gripping</b>. I loved it. <b>Expertly crafted</b> <b>- storytelling at its best</b> <b>Terrifying brilliantly plotted and extremely satisfying</b> <b>The most original and chilling thriller I've read in a long time... perfect for fans of <i>Serial</i> and <i>The Fall</i></b> <b>Exceptional. Truly chilling and devastating. A must-read</b> <b>Chilling and brilliant</b> <b>Utterly compelling completely original...</b> <b>Catherine Ryan Howard brings crime writing to a new level</b>. <b>Fiendishly clever...</b> <b>original and surprising</b> <b>Gripping beautifully written and genuinely chilling...</b> <b>Simply stellar</b> <b>Ryan Howard is a gift to crime writing</b>