The ruin
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New York, New York : Penguin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2018].
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9780143133124, 0143133128
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380 pages ; 21 cm.
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Published
New York, New York : Penguin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2018].
Language
English
ISBN
9780143133124, 0143133128

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In a decaying Galway, Ireland mansion, an Anglo-Irish family is hanging on by a thread. An alcoholic single mother, who has long since run through her family fortune, is drinking away her final days while her young children, Maude and Jack, fend for themselves. As a new policeman, Cormac Reilly is sent to the home for a "minor domestic"; instead, he finds the woman dead, and the children in squalor. Years later, the case comes back to haunt Reilly when Jack is found drowned. Jack's girlfriend, Aisling, and Maude believe Jack may have been murdered, and push for a thorough investigation despite police insistence that Jack killed himself. The story that unfolds shows the worst of Irish society and its police force, and includes compelling, unexpected twists and a hold-your-breath standoff. Debut author McTiernan should find success with this start to a promising series.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

McTiernan, D. (2018). The ruin . Penguin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

McTiernan, Dervla. 2018. The Ruin. Penguin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

McTiernan, Dervla. The Ruin Penguin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2018.

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McTiernan, Dervla. The Ruin Penguin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2018.

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