{"product_id":"ruin-pb-z1","title":"Dervla Mctiernan: The Ruin [2018] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'As moving as it is fast-paced' VAL McDERMID \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Irish Independent Crime Fiction Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRTE Listeners' Choice Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003eNot the Booker Prize 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eSpectacularly good'\u003cb\u003e MARIAN KEYES \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eA compelling story with beautifully drawn characters' \u003cb\u003eLAURA MARSHALL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*****\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e February 1993  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e March 2013 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwenty 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat ties a recent suicide to the woman's death so long ago? And who among his new colleagues can Cormac really trust? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDervla McTiernan's powerful debut \u003ci\u003eThe Ruin\u003c\/i\u003e draws us into the dark heart of Ireland and asks who will protect you when the authorities can't - or won't. Perfect for fans of\u003cb\u003e Val McDermid, Tana French \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eSusie Steiner.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*****\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for THE RUIN:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eBrilliantly crafted . . . incredibly real-feeling characters. \u003cb\u003eAn absolute treat!' SUNDAY MIRROR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An exciting new voice \u003c\/b\u003ein Irish noir\u003cb\u003e' SUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Corruption, clandestine cover-ups and criminal conspiracy ... \u003cb\u003eas moving as it is fast-paced' VAL McDERMID\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Loved THE RUIN by Dervla McTiernan.\u003cb\u003e A compelling story with beautifully drawn characters \u003c\/b\u003eI really cared about' \u003cb\u003eLAURA MARSHALL,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eAbsolutely brilliant.\u003cb\u003e Wonderful characters, authentic setting, and a sublime, twisty plot' IRISH EXAMINER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Heartbreaking and heart-stopping' \u003cb\u003eCAZ FREAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'THE RUIN is as convincing as it is multi-layered, as compelling as it is complex . . . Dervla is \u003cb\u003ea future star of the genre\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cb\u003e CHRIS BROOKMYRE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fans of Tana French will love McTiernan's \u003cb\u003eexpertly plotted\u003c\/b\u003e, complex web of secrets that refuse to stay hidden' \u003cb\u003eKAREN DIONNE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are not many books that will keep me reading from start to finish but Dervla McTiernan's THE RUIN did just that . . . \u003cb\u003eAn excellent story, very well written\u003c\/b\u003e . . . this one was a winner for me! \u003cb\u003eALEX GRAY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Loved every page . . . Cormac Reilly is a brilliant new character, so real you can hear his footsteps on the stairs. \u003cb\u003eUtterly gripping,\u003c\/b\u003e brilliantly executed story' \u003cb\u003eSAM BLAKE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Intelligent, compassionate and believable' \u003cb\u003eSINEAD CROWLEY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mctiernan, Dervla","offers":[{"title":"Good","offer_id":47051178508627,"sku":"XG80751569315","price":2.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":48918864167251,"sku":"XV80751569315","price":3.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Like New","offer_id":53977466372435,"sku":"XE80751569315","price":4.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"New","offer_id":42042679034041,"sku":"9780751569315","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/mctiernan-dervla-dervla-mctiernan-the-ruin-2018-paperback-57223428538707.jpg?v=1781173058","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.pro\/products\/ruin-pb-z1","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}