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Name: The ruin
Author: Dervla McTiernan

When a body found in the frozen waters of the River Corrib is ruled a suicide, Detective Cormac Reilly, the same man who investigated a violent overdose two decades earlier, is dispatched to reopen the case. A surgical resident, Aisling Conroy, and her sister Maude suspect foul play, and they press Reilly to look beyond the official verdict. The investigation pulls Reilly into a web of mistrust, past misdeeds, and strained relationships, challenging the limits of justice when the written law seems unreliable. Set against the backdrop of Ireland’s rugged landscape, the novel explores the weight of hidden histories and the fragile nature of trust in a community scarred by crime.

First publish date: 2018

Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural

Authors: Dervla McTiernan

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