Catherine Ryan Howard: 'We have this fetish about how writers make no money'

The Cork author has just published her latest crime novel, and is happy to point out the differences between her output and those who write literary fiction 

Cork novelist Catherine Ryan Howard, Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Catherine Ryan Howard has become accustomed to keeping people up at night. Since she released her debut, Distress Signals, in 2016, her dark and clever thrillers have garnered her a growing legion of fans who devour her books in anticipation of a satisfying climactic twist.

 Her fifth and latest book, 56 Days, is no exception. “I love robbing people of their sleep, it’s my favourite thing,” she says in response to anecdotes of people who've already stayed awake late into the night reading preview copies.