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2022 Barry Award for Best Paperback original
2021 Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Novel (nominee)
'With her third novel Dervla McTiernan confirms she's a born storyteller' VAL McDERMID
The unputdownable No.1 International Bestseller from the author of The Ruin and The Scholar.
When police officer Peter Fisher is called to the scene of a supposed prank call, irritation turns to fear when he realises that there is no joke. A young boy says he witnessed a little girl being bundled into the boot of a car, and Peter believes him.
DI Cormac Reilly and Peter search for answers, but find obstacles put in their way by the one person who should be helping them: Superintendent Bryan Murphy. Frustrated and severely short-staffed, Peter and Cormac are pushed to breaking point, resulting in a fatal mistake.
Cormac is suspended from duty and Peter is banished to a tiny town on the West Coast of Ireland, where’s he’s tasked with doing the paperwork in a murder investigation that’s supposed to have been resolved. But something isn’t adding up, including the mysterious appearance of a young woman and her nine-year-old daughter, who hasn’t spoken a word in months . . .
PRAISE FOR DERVLA McTIERNAN:
'Intelligent and fast-paced ... We can't wait [for the next case]' - Wall Street Journal
'The Ruin was an outstanding debut but The Scholar proves beyond a doubt that Dervla McTiernan is a remarkable talent ... crime fiction of the highest standard' - Jane Casey
'Like The Ruin, The Scholar is a fast-paced, rewarding read' - Irish Examiner
'A truly fine police procedural that should see the author rocket from star to superstar' - Irish Independent
'Dervla McTiernan's first novel far outclasses some of the genre's stalwarts, marking her as a crime writer to watch, and Cormac Reilly a cop to follow to hell and back. Fans of Ian Rankin and Tana French will feel right at home' - Bookseller + Publisher
'Confirms McTiernan's place in the top rank of crime writers' - Chris Hammer
'A story that is as moving as it is fast-paced' - Val McDermid
'A writer to watch' - Publishers Weekly
Genre: Mystery
The unputdownable No.1 International Bestseller from the author of The Ruin and The Scholar.
When police officer Peter Fisher is called to the scene of a supposed prank call, irritation turns to fear when he realises that there is no joke. A young boy says he witnessed a little girl being bundled into the boot of a car, and Peter believes him.
DI Cormac Reilly and Peter search for answers, but find obstacles put in their way by the one person who should be helping them: Superintendent Bryan Murphy. Frustrated and severely short-staffed, Peter and Cormac are pushed to breaking point, resulting in a fatal mistake.
Cormac is suspended from duty and Peter is banished to a tiny town on the West Coast of Ireland, where’s he’s tasked with doing the paperwork in a murder investigation that’s supposed to have been resolved. But something isn’t adding up, including the mysterious appearance of a young woman and her nine-year-old daughter, who hasn’t spoken a word in months . . .
PRAISE FOR DERVLA McTIERNAN:
'Intelligent and fast-paced ... We can't wait [for the next case]' - Wall Street Journal
'The Ruin was an outstanding debut but The Scholar proves beyond a doubt that Dervla McTiernan is a remarkable talent ... crime fiction of the highest standard' - Jane Casey
'Like The Ruin, The Scholar is a fast-paced, rewarding read' - Irish Examiner
'A truly fine police procedural that should see the author rocket from star to superstar' - Irish Independent
'Dervla McTiernan's first novel far outclasses some of the genre's stalwarts, marking her as a crime writer to watch, and Cormac Reilly a cop to follow to hell and back. Fans of Ian Rankin and Tana French will feel right at home' - Bookseller + Publisher
'Confirms McTiernan's place in the top rank of crime writers' - Chris Hammer
'A story that is as moving as it is fast-paced' - Val McDermid
'A writer to watch' - Publishers Weekly
Genre: Mystery
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