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Run Time

(2022)
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A CrimeReads Most Anticipated Book of Summer 2022

"Dizzy and dazzling.”--Riley Sager, New York Times bestselling author of The House across the Lake
An ingenious new high-concept thriller from #1 internationally bestselling author Catherine Ryan Howard (56 Days and The Nothing Man).

An ingenious new high-concept thriller from #1 internationally bestselling author Catherine Ryan Howard (
56 Days and The Nothing Man).Movie-making can be murder.Lights

Feeling her stardom fading, struggling soap-actress Adele Rafferty is ready to give up on her dreams when she gets a last-minute offer to play the lead in upcoming horror film Final Draft. Could this be her big break? Will she have redemption for what happened the last time she was on a film set? Adele doesn’t think twice before signing the dotted line.

Camera

Adele quickly makes her way to set, deep into the isolated and wintry woods of West Cork, Ireland, miles away from civilization and cell service.

Action

When real life on set starts to somehow mirror the sinister events portrayed in the script, Adele fears the real horror lies off the page. Isolated and unsure who in the crew she can trust, is there anywhere or any time left to run?

Genre: Mystery

Praise for this book

"The Queen of high-concept crime fiction." - Jane Casey

"Run Time is a mind-twisting story about the filming of a horror movie. Compelling doesn't do it justice, this book is flat-out addictive. Catherine Ryan Howard never fails to write something that's inventive, creative, and captivating." - Samantha Downing

"A story, within a story, within a story. Nobody writes thrillers like Catherine Ryan Howard. I was hooked from the first page. An original, clever, and unputdownable thriller. I highly recommend running to get a copy. I loved it!" - Alice Feeney

"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 twisty, ingenious plotting and atmospheric location make for a deeply chilling and unputdownable read. I didn't want it to end!" - Sarah Pearse

"Dizzy and dazzling, Run Time offers enough tricks and treats to fill a dozen Halloweens. Movie lovers and thriller fans will devour it." - Riley Sager


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