Name: The Scholar
ISBN: 9780751569346

Dervla McTiernan

From the Bestselling Author of THE RUIN

The Scholar

An interesting crime procedural set in Galway, Ireland, in the halls of a university and medical labs. The characters were interesting, and the plot well-paced. T was a fun read.

Cheri McElroy

Sienna Nobile

3.5 stars if you want to be exact. I enjoy McTiernan’s work - the story is always well done, but the writing is what throws me off. Very cliche and Wattpaddy, however I can say the same about Jane Harper’s writing and the only correlation is that they’re crime fiction writers. I will be looking forward to reading the 3rd instalment in the Cormac Reilly series, however, when I get the chance to.

Barbara Williford

I love Dervla McTiernan’s books! The plots has so many twist and turns and this one was a little difficult to determine “who dunnit.” Well narrated. The only downfall is the use of strong language.

Cindy Lieberman

Another strong and enjoyable police procedural, this one appears to have ties to an Irish pharma company-endowed lab at the local University where DS Cormac Reilly’s partner is employed as a research scientist. This whodunnit was a bit more obvious than the first in the series, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.

Sharon Steinman

I read this for the Girly Book Club for their January meeting. I really enjoyed the book. The story has a few different story lines. The main storyline is about an 18 year old woman is murdered and her identity is unknown and the challenges in finding out who she is and why was she killed.

Emily Hupp

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Melissa Railey

Aine Meehan

'A truly fine police procedural' - IRISH INDEPENDENT 'Utterly compelling' - JANE CASEY 'A superbly paced, engaging read' - WOMAN'S WAY BRILLIANCE CAN BE DEADLY . . . When 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. The 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. As 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 . . . ****** Praise for Dervla McTiernan's debut novel, THE RUIN: 'Dervla McTiernan is a future star of the genre' CHRIS BROOKMYRE 'Cormac Reilly is a brilliant new character' SAM BLAKE 'Brilliantly crafted . . . incredibly real-feeling characters. An absolute treat!' SUNDAY MIRROR 'An exciting new voice in Irish noir' SUNDAY TIMES 'Corruption, clandestine cover-ups and criminal conspiracy ... as moving as it is fast-paced' VAL McDERMID 'Loved THE RUIN by Dervla McTiernan. A compelling story with beautifully drawn characters I really cared about' LAURA MARSHALL 'Absolutely brilliant. Wonderful characters, authentic setting, and a sublime, twisty plot' IRISH EXAMINER 'Heartbreaking and heart-stopping' CAZ FREAR 'THE RUIN is as convincing as it is multi-layered, as compelling as it is complex . . . Dervla is a future star of the genre' CHRIS BROOKMYRE 'Fans of Tana French will love McTiernan's expertly plotted, complex web of secrets that refuse to stay hidden' KAREN DIONNE There are not many books that will keep me reading from start to finish but Dervla McTiernan's THE RUIN did just that . . . An excellent story, very well written . . . this one was a winner for me! ALEX GRAY 'Loved every page . . . Cormac Reilly is a brilliant new character, so real you can hear his footsteps on the stairs. Utterly gripping, brilliantly executed story' SAM BLAKE 'Intelligent, compassionate and believable' SINEAD CROWLEY

The Scholar From the Bestselling Author of THE RUIN

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