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Dervla McTiernan
Number-one internationally bestselling author Dervla McTiernan is the critically acclaimed and award-winning author of six novels, including the much-loved Cormac Reilly series and two number-one bestselling standalone thrillers, The Murder Rule and What Happened to Nina? Her books have sold over 1…
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Number-one internationally bestselling author Dervla McTiernan is the critically acclaimed and award-winning author of six novels, including the much-loved Cormac Reilly series and two number-one bestselling standalone thrillers, The Murder Rule and What Happened to Nina?
Her books have sold over 1 million copies around the world and What Happened to Nina? is currently in development for screen adaptation. Before turning her hand to writing, Dervla spent 12 years working as a lawyer in her home country of Ireland, before relocating to Western Australia, where she now lives with her husband, two children and too many pets.
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Three Reasons for Revenge 2026 The Unquiet Grave 2025 DI Cormac Reilly #4 What Happened to Nina? 2024 The Fireground 2023 The Murder Rule 2022 
The Wrong One 2022 
The Roommate 2020 DI Cormac Reilly 
The Good Turn 2020 DI Cormac Reilly #3 
The Sisters 2019 DI Cormac Reilly 
The Scholar 2019 DI Cormac Reilly #2 
The Ruin 2018 DI Cormac Reilly #1