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Dervla McTiernan



Dervla McTiernan was born in County Cork, Ireland to a family of seven. She studied corporate law at the National University of Ireland, Galway and the Law Society of Ireland, and practiced as a lawyer for twelve years. Following the global financial crisis she moved with her family to Western Australia, where she now works for the Mental Health Commission. She lives in Perth with her husband and two children.
 

Genres: Mystery
 
Series
Cormac Reilly
   0.5. The Sisters (2020)
   0.7. The Roommate (2020)
   1. The Ruin (2018)
   2. The Scholar (2019)
   3. The Good Turn (2020)
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Novels
   The Murder Rule (2022)
   What Happened to Nina? (2024)
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Awards
Barry Awards Best Paperback original winner (2019) : The Ruin


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Dead Man's Creek (2022)
(Detective Nell Buchanan, book 2)
Chris Hammer
"Utterly brilliant, a darkly simmering mystery - an Australian Where The Crawdads Sing."
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The Hush (2021)
Sara Foster
"Smart and considered, this is the book I wish I had written. Sara Foster is one of my favorite writers."
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The Killing Kind (2021)
Jane Casey
"Jane Casey is one of my favourite writers and The Killing Kind is her best yet: so fast, so clever, so compelling."
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Peace (2020)
(Paul Hirschhausen, book 2)
Garry Disher
"An utterly compelling mystery with rare heart and humanity."
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I Shot the Devil (2020)
Ruth McIver
"One of the freshest debuts to come along in a long time. A tense, irresistible thriller shot through with moments of unnerving darkness. A clever, compelling read."
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She Lies in the Vines (2019)
(Jack Quick, book 1)
Benjamin Stevenson
"A killer premise, genuinely surprising twists and turns and an original, deeply memorable protagonist."

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