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It’s been twenty years since Cormac Reilly discovered the body of Hilaria Blake in her crumbling Georgian home. But he’s never forgotten the two children she left behind…
Synopsis:
When Aisling Conroy’s boyfriend Jack is found in the freezing black waters of the river Corrib, the police tell her it was suicide. A surgical resident, she throws herself into study and work, trying to forget—until Jack’s sister Maude shows up. Maude suspects foul play, and she is determined to prove it.
Cormac Reilly is the detective assigned with the re-investigation of a seemingly accidental overdose twenty years ago—the overdose of Jack and Maude’s drug and alcohol addled mother. Detective Reilly is under increasing pressure to charge Maude for murder when his colleague Danny uncovers a piece of evidence that will change everything…
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, The Ruin asks who will protect you when the authorities can’t—or won’t.
Review:
What happens to policemen when they have a case from their very beginning of their career come back to haunt them?
Dervla runs with that theory and winds 6 degrees of separation around the different characters, until a web of deceit and lies is finally uncovered at the end. The book will have you rapidly turning pages, to see what happens next, as the mystery gets deeper and darker, and reaches into the present day with a striking murder. Characters seem to change, and suddenly you know why they acted like they did, and it all makes sense! Closure really is the best medicine of all! Make sure to add this one to your Summer reading list- you won't be sorry you did!
About the Author:
Dervla McTiernan was born in Ireland and now lives with her family in Australia, where she works for the Mental Health Commission. The Ruin is her first novel.
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