{"product_id":"ruin-tpb-z1","title":"Dervla Mctiernan: The Ruin [2018] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Spectacularly good' MARIAN KEYES \u003cbr\u003e'Heartbreaking' CAZ FREAR\u003cbr\u003e'Terrific' LIZ NUGENT \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*****\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCormac Reilly is about to reopen a case it took him twenty years to forget\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat ties a recent suicide to the woman's death so long ago? And who among his new colleagues can Cormac really trust?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*****\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*****\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for THE RUIN:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eAbsolutely brilliant.\u003cb\u003e Wonderful characters, authentic setting, and a sublime, twisty plot' IRISH EXAMINER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Heartbreaking and heart-stopping' \u003cb\u003eCAZ FREAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Intelligent, compassionate and believable' \u003cb\u003eSINEAD CROWLEY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mctiernan, Dervla","offers":[{"title":"Good","offer_id":47317418508627,"sku":"XG80751569308","price":1.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"New","offer_id":42042679001273,"sku":"9780751569308","price":4.99,"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-57894544539987.jpg?v=1728586595","url":"https:\/\/keatsandchapman.info\/products\/ruin-tpb-z1","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}