The Trap

Dark, creepy and very clever, The Trap will lure you in and keep you captive until the very last page - C L TAYLOR

‘Elegant and twisty, it lingers in the memory’ –Daily Mail

Topical, twisty, and with a real heart stopper of a moment halfway in thatll make you turn the lights back on - GILLIAN MCALLISTER

Chosen as Sunday Times Thriller of the Month and as one of the 12 best thrillers of 2023 by The Times

Stranded on a dark road in the middle of the night, a young woman accepts a lift from a passing stranger. Its the nightmare scenario that every girl is warned about, and she knows the dangers all too well - but what other choice does she have?

As they drive, she alternates between fear and relief - one moment thinking he is just a good man doing a good thing, the next convinced hes a monster. But when he delivers her safely to her destination, she realizes her fears were unfounded.

And her heart sinks. Because a monster is what shes looking for.

Shell try again tomorrow night. But will the man who took her sister take the bait?

Inspired by a series of still-unsolved disappearances, The Trap is the startlingly original new thriller from internationally bestselling author Catherine Ryan Howard.

‘As brain-teasing as it is gripping . . . [a] psychologically dazzling novel - Sunday Times

Dark and witty and clever. An original and highly gripping read, I couldnt turn the pages fast enough- Alice Feeney

Howard has a sly gift for misdirection . . . Again and again, youll blithely follow her down the wrong path - New York Times

A breakneck thriller with so many twists and turns that your head will spin. I absolutely tore through The Trap - Holly Seddon

** Dont miss Catherine Ryan Howards 56 DAYS, coming soon to Amazon Prime Video! **

The Trap was an instant Irish Times bestseller and a Sunday Times Thriller of the Year