A review by brothena
Distress Signals by Catherine Ryan Howard

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

 Trying to alternate between books I put on my TBR recently and > 1 year ago. It's spooky season, so I picked up this one from an author raved about frequently on one of my reading podcasts, which I put on my list in 2021. Don't remember why I picked this one in particular, but it turns out to have been her debut novel. Consumed on kindle. 

This was an excellent and well crafted thriller, pieces laid out in a way that made sense for the culmination, which I did not see coming and think even people a bit more astute than me with this sort of thing might also not see coming. 

Overall, I'd recommend this widely to thriller fans and plan to read more of her after this.