{"product_id":"the-murder-rule-a-novel-isbn-9780063238664","title":"The Murder Rule: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebest thriller of the year!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Matters culminate in a courtroom fireworks display worthy of Perry Mason in his prime. \u003cem\u003eThe Murder Rule\u003c\/em\u003e holds one’s interest from its cheeky opening pages through its final scene.\" —\u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor fans of the compulsive psychological suspense of Ruth Ware and Tana French, a mother daughter story—one running from a horrible truth, and the other fighting to reveal it—that twists and turns in shocking ways, from the internationally bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Scholar \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Ruin\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst Rule: Make them like you.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecond Rule: Make them need you.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThird Rule: Make them pay.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey think I’m a young, idealistic law student, that I’m passionate about reforming a corrupt and brutal system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey think I’m working hard to impress them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey think I’m here to save an innocent man on death row.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e They're wrong. I’m going to bury him.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Compelling, unexpected twists and a hold-your breath standoff . . . Hand this one to readers of Tana French and to police-procedural fans.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist on The Ruin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Powerful . . . McTiernan neatly ties [the threads of the novel] all together in the suspenseful conclusion. McTiernan, born in Ireland but now living in Australia, is a writer to watch.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review) on The Ruin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Ruin\u003c\/em\u003e is dark and compelling, with the satisfaction of a police procedural and the atmosphere of a gothic mystery. I was gripped by it, and by the complicated, resourceful characters of Aisling and Maude.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlynn Berry, author of Under the Harrow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Hannah’s considerable ruthlessness and determination make her one of the most memorable characters in current crime fiction.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books on The Murder Rule\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A serpentine tale of diverse motivations, unforeseeable surprises, heinous betrayals and appalling brutality, \u003cem\u003eThe Murder Rule\u003c\/em\u003e stuns and shines.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFree-Lance Star (Fredericksburg, VA)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A page-burner... growing louder and closer and fiercer and more obsessive. On the cover of \u003cem\u003eThe Murder Rule\u003c\/em\u003e it says, 'No one is innocent in this story.' And that will include you, the reader, as your buried deceits and treacheries both minor and major make ghostly appearances.... Don't miss this one.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDurango Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Murder Rule\u003c\/em\u003e is a masterclass in manipulation from an author who knows just how to pull the strings without revealing her (amply skilled) hand.... Abundant plot twists, ethical ambiguities, and legal loopholes all conspire to make a cunning and compulsively readable story in which justice is in the eye of the beholder.... Dervla McTiernan is a name to know. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCriminalElement.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Fans of past and present storylines and legal thrillers should pick this one up.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"McTiernan keeps the suspense high\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly on The Murder Rule\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“For fans of the compulsive psychological suspense of Ruth Ware.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist on The Murder Rule\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Matters culminate in a courtroom fireworks display worthy of Perry Mason in his prime. \u003cem\u003eThe Murder Rule\u003c\/em\u003e holds one’s interest from its cheeky opening pages through its final scene.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Thoroughly addictive … an absolute must read.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnna Downes, author of The Safe Place and The Shadow House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It’s a tough call when she has consistently set the bar so high, but The Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan may be her best yet. Taut, gripping and beautifully written, it also packs a devastating twist.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSimon Lelic, author of The Search Party and Liar's Room\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With a refreshing willingness to wade into uncomfortable grey areas, Dervla McTiernan’s exceptional \u003cem\u003eThe Murder Rule\u003c\/em\u003e has nailed something fundamentally true about being human; that none of us are quite who we pretend to be and that being the hero in your own story doesn’t stop you from being the villain in someone else’s. Grabs you from the first page and refuses to let go. Brilliant.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGabriel Bergmoser, author of The Hunted and The Inheritance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I was absolutely hooked on \u003cem\u003eThe Murder Rule\u003c\/em\u003e! Every twist and turn had me even more intrigued. What a rollercoaster – I raced through every page, desperate for the next reveal. A fascinating story about innocence and justice, love and family.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePetronella McGovern, author of Six Minutes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Excellent... McTiernan [is] an uncommonly fine mystery writer.... What a thrilling book this is.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review on The Murder Rule\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Filled to the brim with complicated characters.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Book Review on The Murder Rule\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to compare this to Grisham at his very best. The Murder Rule is utterly absorbing, entertaining and intriguing. I thoroughly enjoyed it.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiz Nugent, author of Lying in Wait\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is good! I got nothing done for the last two days because I couldn’t put it down. Loved it. Really gripped.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJane Fallon, author of Worst Idea Ever\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I absolutely devoured \u003cem\u003eThe Murder Rule\u003c\/em\u003e in two days. It is one of those books that honestly keeps you turning the pages almost quicker than you can read them. The characters are excellently drawn and the plotting is pacy and intelligent. I totally enjoyed this gripping read.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatricia Gibney, author of The Guilty Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Dervla McTiernan somehow makes the crime writing caper look effortless (spoiler: it isn’t). This one’s a headlong rush.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJock Serong, author of The Rules of Backyard Cricket and Preservation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Clever and compelling, Dervla McTiernan has seamlessly switched from fast-paced police procedural to original and suspenseful legal drama without missing a beat.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSarah Bailey, author of The Dark Lake and The Safe House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Thrilling, compelling and packed with twists, this is McTiernan at a whole other level. I can’t get enough of this author.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJo Spain, author of The Perfect Lie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e “Dervla McTiernan is an extraordinary writer, and \u003cem\u003eThe Murder Rule \u003c\/em\u003eis a brilliant, breathtaking, and irresistible thriller with unforgettable characters and twists on top of twists.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eT. J. Newman, New York Times bestselling author of Falling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Dervla McTiernan has become one of my favorite writers, and if you read \u003cem\u003eThe Murder Rule, \u003c\/em\u003eshe will quickly become one of yours. This book is diabolically clever, highly compelling, and deeply moving. I loved \u003cem\u003eThe Murder Rule \u003c\/em\u003eand did not want it to end.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDon Winslow, New York Times bestselling author of The Force and The Border\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Extraordinary. Haunting. An incredible thriller. I could not put this book down. Dervla McTiernan is a gifted writer with a very special way of telling a story. This is a heart-stopping roller coaster of a tale.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdrian McKinty, New York Times bestselling author of The Chain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Gripping and full of tension, with twist after unexpected twist. You won’t just read \u003cem\u003eThe Murder Rule\u003c\/em\u003e, you’ll devour it.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKarin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author of Pieces of Her\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The best legal thriller I’ve read in years. Great writing, a gripping plot, intriguing characters … I read it in two sittings. She has a new fan!\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSarah Pinborough, New York Times bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Dervla McTiernan’s deliciously complicated police procedural \u003cem\u003eThe Ruin\u003c\/em\u003e begins when a young man jumps to his death from a bridge in Galway, Ireland—or does he? His girlfriend doesn’t think Jack took his life, and neither does the detective who knew him from another case twenty years earlier. But the harder they dig for answers, the farther the truth recedes, and the more complicated and dangerous their investigation becomes. Fans of Tana French will love McTiernan’s expertly plotted, complex web of secrets that refuse to stay hidden.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKaren Dionne, author of The Marsh King’s Daughter, on The Ruin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“There are shades of Ross Macdonald in McTiernan’s sophomore novel: an austere patriarch, successive generations of a family manifesting the same flawed gene, a self-crippling lust for power, money, and status. . . . A complex, densely plotted murder investigation.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Irish Times on The Scholar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Readers] will be happy to discover this up-and-coming author.”\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Large Print","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889685360869,"sku":"NP9780063238664","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063238664.jpg?v=1730231748","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-murder-rule-a-novel-isbn-9780063238664","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}