Synopsis
· · AN IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER · ·
· · Shortlisted for the 2019 Irish Independent Crime Fiction Book of the Year· ·
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From the bestselling, multiple prize-shortlisted novelist Catherine Ryan Howard comes an explosive story about a twisted voyeur and a terrible crime...
PLAY
Natalie knows there's something creepy about Andrew, the manager of her isolated holiday cottage. She wants to leave, but she can't - not until she finds what she's looking for...
PAUSE
Andrew is watching his only guest via a hidden camera in her room when the unthinkable happens. A shadowy figure appears on-screen, kills the woman and destroys the camera.
REWIND
This is an explosive story about a murder caught on film. You've already missed the start. To get the full picture you must rewind the tape and play it through to the end, no matter how shocking...
'Catherine Ryan Howard is a gift to crime writing. Her characters are credible, her stories are original and her plotting is ingenious. Every book is a treat to look forward to.' Liz Nugent
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Don't miss Catherine Ryan Howard's The Nothing Man. Published August 2020...
Publisher information
- Publisher: Atlantic Books
- ISBN: 9781786496584
- Number of pages: 352
- Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 23 mm
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
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Clever and gripping; you won’t want to miss a moment!
The opening two pages had me hooked and I found myself immediately invested in learning who the woman was that had been murdered and why there was a camera... READ MORE
Must read
After reading the synopsis of this book I knew this is definitely one of those books that I won't be able to put down. The cover is bright and eye-catching... READ MORE
rewind
It says something when you get given a free copy to review, accidentally leave it at work on Friday and are so caught up in the story you have to BUY it be... READ MORE
Recommended Read
This was a great read - cleverly written with an engaging, intriguing and disjointed narrative that cleverly pieced together the story. Like the title, we ... READ MORE
Truly Gripping
Wow! After reading the extract for this book I couldn't wait for it to arrive to find out more. The style the book is written in is different from most mur... READ MORE
A must read!
I have just finished this book and was completely engrossed in it! There are lots of twists and turns and the end is fantastic. The book is taken in stages... READ MORE
Thrillingly good read
Rewind is a story about the disappearance of Irish Instagram star Natalie O’Connor. The book jumps back and forward through time covering the lead up to, a... READ MORE
Absolutely loved it!
I absolutely loved Catherine Ryan Howard's book 'Rewind'! The language, the plot, the pacing and the suspense were all superb. I literally couldn't put it ... READ MORE
Twisted
This is a very intriguing concept, we see the murder then rewind to discover the hows and whys. Featuring a range of creepy characters it’s pretty hard to ... READ MORE
A new fan
First Catherine Ryan Howard book I have read, it won't be the last.
Completely gripped from the beginning.
Full of twists, turns, and suspense
You don't ... READ MORE
Could not put it down
Wow ! What a great story ! And written in an amazing way . I really liked the way sentences were formed and how it all tied together. I struggled with the ... READ MORE
Suspense throughout - THAT ENDING!?
The bright orange cover catches your eye immediately, and I love how the chapters follow a similar pattern to the synopsis (Play/Pause/Rewind/Fast Forward)... READ MORE
Chilling
Well. This is not a book to read late into the night... which is exactly what I did, and then lay there looking around my dark room seeing murderers in eve... READ MORE
Wonderful!
What a wonderful story that draws the reader in from the start and does not let them go until the final page. The setting of the holiday cottage was the pa... READ MORE
Gripping
Gripping story with love hate characters!
From the start I disliked the main character a little bit...she seemed to have everything and not even appreciat... READ MORE
A Twisty Thriller With Some Incredibly Creepy Characters
‘Then Natalie saw the very last thing she was expecting to see here, in The Kiln, in Shanamore.
A picture of her own face smiling up at her.’
Actual... READ MORE
A modern thriller with creepy characters
Rewind is a modern thriller with thought-provoking themes and an interesting plot structure. It is, for the most part, atmospheric and engaging, with some ... READ MORE
Excellent!!
“REWIND This is an explosive story about a murder caught on camera. You've already missed the start. To get the full picture you must rewind the tape and p... READ MORE
A Gripping and Atmospheric Thriller!
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they not out to get you!
Catherine Ryan Howard really throws the reader right into the thick of the action as we... READ MORE
A hugely entertaining, shocking and disturbing thriller
I'll just start by saying that this book was an absolute treat to read from start to end. It's one of those books that simply hooks you in from the very be... READ MORE
Fast paced but lacking in some areas
Natalie, an Instagram ‘influencer’ arrives at the quiet cottages in the town of Shanamore, county Cork. Although to other people it might seem like a ‘holi... READ MORE
Creepily enteraining!
In the opening chapter a woman is brutally murdered. Who is she? As the story gradually unfolds, not chronologically, but through a series of flashbacks an... READ MORE
A great thriller
The book opens with a startling and chilling scene. A woman, asleep, in bed in a room that is unfamiliar to her. She is not alone! A dark shadowy figure... READ MORE
A great thriller
Natalie is an Instagram influencer. While her social media account shows her to be living the ultimate dream life, reality is very different. She travels t... READ MORE
I liked it a lot
I liked it a lot
3.5 star, but rounding up
I received a copy of Rewind from Readers First quite a while ago, and only recently got around to reading it. I was very excited to finally read it, and al... READ MORE
Creepy Thriller
What do we have in this story?
A woman is stabbed to death in bed by a mysterious figure.
It was all caught on camera .
A creepy holiday cottage owner .
A ... READ MORE
A Proper Page-Turner
I was looking forward to reading this and it definitely didn’t disappoint. Rewind is written from a number of different perspectives and goes back and forw... READ MORE
brilliant!
Rewind is an astounding book which follows the aftermath of the murder of Irish Instagram influencer, Natalie O'Connor. Howard has created a truly magnific... READ MORE
A great read
This book opens with a brutal and frenzied murder, it certainly grabs your attention from the first page.
Andrew is the manager of Shanamore cottages, he... READ MORE
i liked it
Rewind opens with a brutal and frenzied murder, so it certainly grabs your attention from the first page. Straight away I was asking myself who the victim ... READ MORE
Thoroughly Enjoyable!
I fully enjoyed reading Rewind. I found the plot to be clever and unique, it isn’t often within a book that you find the plot jumping backwards and forward... READ MORE
Watching The Clock
3.5 Stars
As is now a fairly standard trope the story starts with a murder and then works in a timeline of events to get to it. Although there is an awfu... READ MORE
Camera Action
Really rather good!
Wasn't expecting it to be as a good a read as I initially thought.
I like how the author has given us the hint of an idea and then th... READ MORE
Enjoyable Read.
This was an enjoyable thriller that moved at a steady pace and had many twists. It was well written with some good characters.
How much of your life do you... READ MORE
Im not sure
I have never seen a book with the rewind play and pause thing that was on the amazing cover.
At the start it tells the reader about a girl name Natalie who... READ MORE