{"product_id":"the-ruin","title":"The Ruin by McTiernan, Dervla","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFROM INTERNATIONAL #1 BEST SELLING AUTHOR OF UPCOMING NOVEL, \u003ci\u003eTHE MURDER RULE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Compelling, unexpected twists and a hold-your breath standoff . . . Hand this one to readers of Tana French and to police-procedural fans.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Booklist \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's been twenty years since Detective Cormac Reilly discovered the body of Hilaria Blake in her crumbling home. But he's never forgotten the two children she left behind... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Aisling Conroy's boyfriend Jack is found in the freezing black waters of the river Corrib in Ireland, the police tell her it was suicide. She throws herself into work, trying to forget--but Jack's sister Maude reappears in Ireland after years abroad, determined to prove Jack was murdered. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Meanwhile, Detective Cormac Reilly, who was recently transferred to Galway from his squad in Dublin, is assigned to dig into a cold case from twenty years ago--the seeming overdose of Jack and Maude's drug and alcohol addled mother. Other detectives are connecting Jack's death to his mother's, and pushing Reilly to arrest Maude, and fast. But instinct tells him something isn't quite what it seems... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This unsettling small-town noir draws us deep into the dark heart of Ireland, where corruption, desperation, and crime run rife. A gritty look at trust and betrayal where the written law isn't the only one, \u003ci\u003eThe Ruin\u003c\/i\u003e asks who will protect you when the authorities can't--or won't. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dervla McTiernan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/03\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143133124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2018 pg. 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/21\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2018 pg. 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDervla McTiernan: \u003c\/b\u003ethe international #1 bestseller Dervla McTiernan's first two novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Rúin\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Scholar\u003c\/i\u003e, were critically acclaimed around the world. Dervla has won multiple prizes, including a Ned Kelly Award, Davitt Awards, a Barry Award and an International Thriller Writers Award, and has been shortlisted for numerous others. Dervla's third book, \u003ci\u003eThe Good Turn\u003c\/i\u003e, went straight to #1 in the bestseller charts, confirming her place as one of Australia's best and most popular crime writers. Her latest novel is \u003ci\u003eThe Murder Rule\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43656009253017,"sku":"9780143133124","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_aea959b1-f493-4036-ae52-92888e38f164.jpg?v=1724668751","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/the-ruin","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}