Story Craft Cafe Episode 14 | Dervla McTiernan Shares The Rules For Writing Murder

<p>Internationally bestselling and critically acclaimed writer, Dervla McTiernan is the author of <a href='https://dervlamctiernan.com/book/the-ruin/'>The Ruin</a>, <a href='https://dervlamctiernan.com/book/the-scholar/'>The Scholar</a> and <a href='https://dervlamctiernan.com/book/the-good-turn/'>The Good Turn</a>. The Ruin was published in 2018 and is the first in the detective Cormac Reilly series. The Ruin was a top ten bestseller and an Amazon Best Book of July 2018. Dervla was a New Blood Panellist at Harrogate Festival. The Scholar was published in 2019 and was a top five bestseller. The Good Turn will be published in 2020. The Ruin has been optioned for TV by Hopscotch Features.</p> <p>Shortlisted: Barry Awards Kate O’Brien Award Australian Book Industry Awards Irish Book Awards Western Australian Premier Book Awards</p> <p>Dervla spent twelve years working as a lawyer. Following the global financial crisis, she moved from Ireland to Australia and turned her hand to writing. Dervla is a member of the Sisters in Crime and Crime Writers Association, and lives in Perth, Australia, with her husband and two children.</p>