{"product_id":"scholar-tpb-z25","title":"Dervla Mctiernan: The Scholar [2019] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A truly fine police procedural' \u003c\/b\u003e- IRISH INDEPENDENT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Utterly compelling'\u003c\/b\u003e - JANE CASEY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A superbly paced, engaging read'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e- \u003c\/i\u003eWOMAN'S WAY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e BRILLIANCE CAN BE DEADLY . . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Detective Cormac Reilly's girlfriend Emma stumbles across the victim of a hit and run early one morning, he is first on the scene of a murder that would never have been assigned to him. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe investigation promises to be high profile and high pressure: the dead girl is carrying an ID, that of Carline Darcy, heir apparent to Ireland's most successful pharmaceutical company. Darcy Therapeutics has a finger in every pie, including the laboratory where Emma works.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Cormac investigates, evidence mounts that the death is linked to the lab and, increasingly, to Emma herself. Cormac is sure she couldn't be involved, but how well does he really know her? After all, this isn't the first time Emma's been accused of murder . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e******\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Dervla McTiernan's debut novel, THE RUIN:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Dervla McTiernan is a future star of the genre' \u003cb\u003eCHRIS BROOKMYRE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Cormac Reilly is a brilliant new character' \u003cb\u003eSAM BLAKE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eBrilliantly crafted \u003c\/b\u003e. . . incredibly real-feeling characters. An absolute treat!' SUNDAY MIRROR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eAn exciting new voice\u003c\/b\u003e in Irish noir' SUNDAY TIMES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Corruption, clandestine cover-ups and criminal conspiracy ... \u003cb\u003eas moving as it is fast-paced\u003c\/b\u003e' VAL McDERMID\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Loved THE RUIN by Dervla McTiernan. A \u003cb\u003ecompelling story with beautifully drawn characters\u003c\/b\u003e I really cared about' LAURA MARSHALL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eAbsolutely brilliant\u003c\/b\u003e. Wonderful characters, authentic setting, and a sublime, twisty plot' IRISH EXAMINER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eHeartbreaking\u003c\/b\u003e and heart-stopping' CAZ FREAR\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' CHRIS BROOKMYRE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eFans of Tana French \u003c\/b\u003ewill love McTiernan's expertly plotted, complex web of secrets that refuse to stay hidden' KAREN DIONNE\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! ALEX GRAY\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, brilliantly executed story\u003c\/b\u003e' SAM BLAKE \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eIntelligent, compassionate \u003c\/b\u003eand believable' SINEAD CROWLEY\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mctiernan, Dervla","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":42042679230649,"sku":"9780751569346","price":18.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":47317419852115,"sku":"XV80751569346","price":3.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":47646053499219,"sku":"XG80751569346","price":3.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/mctiernan-dervla-dervla-mctiernan-the-scholar-2019-paperback-59432333803859.jpg?v=1728623830","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/scholar-tpb-z25","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}