Debut thriller from Catherine Ryan Howard

Catherine Ryan Howard's debut thriller Distress Signals is due to be published in the UK and Ireland on 5 May 2016.

Catherine Ryan Howard on 'Distress Signals'

Distress Signals author Catherine Ryan Howard answers readers' questions about this week's publication of the US edition of the book, and talks about her follow-up novel and what she's reading at the moment.

Voting for best Irish crime fiction novel

Online voting is currently under way for this year's Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards, including the crime fiction shortlist.

Corvus signs thriller by TCD student

A mature student studying for a BA in English Literature at Trinity College Dublin has been signed by Corvus for her debut crime thriller Distress Signals, which will be published in about 12 months' time.

'How to Slay a Literary Agent' in Dun Laoghaire

Sam Blake, Catherine Ryan Howard and Liz Nugent will discuss "How to Slay a Literary Agent" at the Lexicon Library in Dun Laoghaire at 7 pm on 24 November 2016. All three authors have been shortlisted in the crime fiction category of this year's Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards. Tickets via Eventbrite.ie

Crime fiction at Wexford Literary Festival

The 2016 Wexford Literary Festival includes a panel on Irish crime fiction writing with Jax Miller, Ava McCarthy and Andrea Carter on Saturday 28 May.