The Murder Rule

Dervla McTiernan
2023

Pre-loved
Great condition

When cold‑case detective Cormac Reilly is sent from Ireland to Sydney to consult on a decades‑old disappearance, he uncovers the disturbing “murder rule” that ties unsolved crimes together. Thirty‑five years after seven‑year‑old Alicia Peak vanished without a trace, new forensic breakthroughs and buried witness statements threaten to shatter the fragile closure her family has clung to. Joining forces with brilliant but troubled forensic psychologist Diana Kenilworth, Reilly must navigate the shadowy corridors of power and prejudice in a city still haunted by its past. As they race to piece together conflicting memories and hidden agendas, every revelation pulls them deeper into a web of lies—and closer to a killer who has never been brought to justice. In The Murder Rule, Dervla McTiernan delivers a taut, emotionally charged thriller that asks whether time truly heals—and whether some truths are better left buried.