The Ruin

DI Cormac Reilly, Book 1

By: Dervla McTiernan

Narrated by: Aoife McMahon

It's been 20 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 ...

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.

Meanwhile, Detective Cormac Reilly, who was recently transferred to Galway from his squad in Dublin, is assigned to dig into a cold case from 20 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 ...

©2018 Dervla McTiernan (P)2018 Hachette Audio

Critic reviews

'Corruption, clandestine cover-ups and criminal conspiracy ... as moving as it is fast-paced.' (Val McDermid, bestselling author of the Lindsay Gordon series)

'The Ruin is spectacularly good. So CONFIDENT ... excellently written and, at times, heartachingly sad.' (Marian Keyes, bestselling author of Again, Rachel)

'Brilliantly crafted ... incredibly real-feeling characters. An absolute treat!' (The Sunday Mirror)

Excellent

Well-written, interesting story. It was difficult for me to understand which character was which.

Twisty and fun

Once I started reading this or listening to it at the same time, I completely couldn’t put it down

FABULOUS!

I absolutely loved the story and the build up to the conclusion of the story in a very suspenseful way… loved it!

Engrossing

The situations are so frustrating and upsetting that they almost feel real. The characters are well drawn, too

Twist and turns

Book moves right along not a slow area at all good detective work fast paced