{"product_id":"the-scholar-from-the-bestselling-author-of-the-ruin-the-cormac-reilly-series-9780751569339","title":"The Scholar From the bestselling author of THE","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A truly fine police procedural'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIRISH INDEPENDENT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Utterly compelling''\u003c\/b\u003e JANE CASEY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A superbly paced, engaging read''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eWOMAN''S WAY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e BRILLIANCE CAN BE DEADLY . . . \u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen \u003cb\u003eDetective Cormac Reilly\u003c\/b\u003e''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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[THE RUIN] is a very fine novel . . . \u003cb\u003eexcellently written and, at times, heartcatchingly sad\u003c\/b\u003e -- Marian Keyes\u003cbr\u003eCorruption, clandestine cover-ups and criminal conspiracy ... [THE RUIN] is\u003cb\u003e as moving as it is fast-paced\u003c\/b\u003e -- Val McDermid\u003cbr\u003eInstantly hauling the reader into its permanently charged atmosphere, THE RUIN is as convincing as it is multi-layered, as compelling as it is complex, and heralds the arrival of \u003cb\u003eDervla McTiernan as a future star of the genre\u003c\/b\u003e -- Chris Brooymyre\u003cbr\u003e[THE RUIN] is a compelling story with \u003cb\u003ebeautifully drawn characters\u003c\/b\u003e -- Laura Marshall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrilliantly crafted . . . incredibly real-feeling characters.\u003c\/b\u003e [THE RUIN] is an absolute treat! * Sunday Mirror *\u003cbr\u003e[THE RUIN] is \u003cb\u003eabsolutely brilliant.\u003c\/b\u003e Wonderful characters, authentic setting, and a sublime, twisty plot * Irish Examiner *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn exciting new voice\u003c\/b\u003e in Irish noir * Sunday Times (Crime Club) *\u003cbr\u003eI can't wait to read the next one . . . \u003cb\u003ea star crime writer is born!\u003c\/b\u003e * Books Ireland *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA well-crafted police procedural\u003c\/b\u003e, this is the second entry in a series which looks like taking its place in what is currently becoming something of a \u003cb\u003egolden age for Irish crime writing\u003c\/b\u003e * Morning Star *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48736961757527,"sku":"9780751569339","price":11.91,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-scholar-from-the-bestselling-author-of-the-ruin-the-cormac-reilly-series-9780751569339","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}