56 Days

Description

When COVID-19 begins to spread, Ciara and Oliver meet in a supermarket queue in Dublin. Their connection develops quickly, and when lockdown arrives, they make an impulsive decision: rather than return to their separate homes, they will isolate together. For Ciara, it seems like an opportunity to see where their new relationship might lead. But as the days pass, the boundaries between intimacy, trust, and suspicion begin to blur. Then, 56 days after they first meet, police discover a body inside Oliver’s apartment.

The question is not simply who died, but what really happened during those weeks behind closed doors. As the story moves between different points in time, Catherine Ryan Howard gradually reveals pieces of the relationship, allowing readers to question what they think they know about both characters.