{"product_id":"the-scholar-paperback","title":"The Scholar - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDervla McTiernan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom international #1 bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e The Ruin\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Murder Rule\u003c\/i\u003e comes a compulsive crime thriller set in the fiercely competitive, cutthroat world of research and academia, where the brightest minds will stop at nothing to succeed.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Dr. Emma Sweeney stumbles across the victim of a hit-and-run outside Galway University early one morning, she calls her boyfriend, Detective Cormac Reilly, bringing him first to the scene of a murder that would otherwise never have been assigned to him. The dead girl is carrying an ID that will put this crime at the center of a scandal--her card identifies her as Carline Darcy, heir apparent to Darcy Therapeutics, Ireland's most successful pharmaceutical company. Darcy Therapeutics has a finger in every pie, from sponsoring university research facilities to funding political parties to philanthropy--it has even funded Emma's own ground-breaking research. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the murder investigation twists in unexpected ways and Cormac's running of the case comes under scrutiny from the department and his colleagues, he is forced to question himself and the beliefs that he has long held as truths. Who really is Emma? And who is Carline Darcy? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA gripping and atmospheric follow-up to \u003ci\u003eThe Ruin\u003c\/i\u003e, an \"expertly plotted, complex web of secrets that refuse to stay hidden\" (Karen Dionne, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Marsh King's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe Scholar\u003c\/i\u003e is perfect for fans of Tana French and Flynn Berry.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDervla McTiernan: \u003c\/b\u003eInternational #1 bestseller Dervla McTiernan's first two novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Rúin\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Scholar\u003c\/i\u003e, were critically acclaimed around the world. Dervla has won multiple prizes, including a Ned Kelly Award, Davitt Awards, a Barry Award and an International Thriller Writers Award, and has been shortlisted for numerous others. Dervla's third book, \u003ci\u003eThe Good Turn, \u003c\/i\u003ewent straight to #1 in the bestseller charts, confirming her place as one of Australia's best and most popular crime writers. Her latest novel is \u003ci\u003eThe Murder Rule.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47227227996409,"sku":"9780143133698","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/WFpLNjZUWERIUytWRUJ2TlNxZzczZz09.webp?v=1768279089","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-scholar-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}