The Ruin: The gripping crime thriller you won't want to miss (The Cormac Reilly Series #1)

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***THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER***'Spectacularly good' MARIAN KEYES 'Heartbreaking' CAZ FREAR'Terrific' LIZ NUGENT ***** Cormac Reilly is about to reopen a case it took him twenty years to forgetOn his first week on the job, Garda Cormac Reilly responds to a call at a decrepit country house to find two silent, neglected children waiting for him - fifteen-year-old Maude and five-year-old Jack. Their mother lies dead upstairs. Twenty years later, Cormac has left his high-flying career as a detective in Dublin and returned to Galway. As he struggles to navigate the politics of a new police station, Maude and Jack return to haunt him.What ties a recent suicide to the woman's death so long ago? And who among his new colleagues can Cormac really trust?*****This unsettling crime debut draws us deep into the dark heart of Ireland and asks who will protect you when the authorities can't - or won't. Perfect for fans of Tana French, Jane Casey, Liz Nugent, Susie Steiner and Caz Frear.*****Praise for THE RUIN:'Absolutely brilliant. Wonderful characters, authentic setting, and a sublime, twisty plot' IRISH EXAMINER'Heartbreaking and heart-stopping' CAZ FREAR'THE RUIN is as convincing as it is multi-layered, as compelling as it is complex . . . Dervla is a future star of the genre' CHRIS BROOKMYRE'Fans of Tana French will love McTiernan's expertly plotted, complex web of secrets that refuse to stay hidden' KAREN DIONNEThere are not many books that will keep me reading from start to finish but Dervla McTiernan's THE RUIN did just that . . . An excellent story, very well written . . . this one was a winner for me! ALEX GRAY'Loved every page . . . Cormac Reilly is a brilliant new character, so real you can hear his footsteps on the stairs. Utterly gripping, brilliantly executed story' SAM BLAKE 'Intelligent, compassionate and believable' SINEAD CROWLEY
Copyright:
2018

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Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781405540230
Related ISBNs:
9780751569315, 9780751569308
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group Limited
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Copyrighted By:
Dervla McTiernan
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Narrated By:
Aoife McMahon
Categories:
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
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Bookshare Staff
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