Dervla McTiernan

Dervla McTiernan is an Australian crime novelist.[1]

Dervla McTiernan
Born
County Cork, Ireland
NationalityAustralian
OccupationCrime writer
Children2

Early life and career

Dervla McTiernan was born in County Cork, growing up initially in Carrigaline and Douglas before her father's work in the bank took her to Dublin, aged six, and then Limerick. She was one of a family of seven.[2][3]

McTiernan studied corporate law in University College Galway and went on to become a solicitor, training in Dublin. She returned to County Galway, to Oranmore, to build her own legal practice, working in it for about twelve years. By then she was married to her husband Kenny, an engineer and they had a daughter, with a son on the way. Ireland hit a recession and the couple decided to move to Australia.[3][2] She is now an Australian citizen.[1]

Australia and writing career

McTiernan and her husband settled in Perth, Western Australia, where McTiernan got a part-time job working with the Mental Health Commission.[2][3][4]

In 2014, McTiernan decided to give writing a serious try. Her first novel was published in 2018, and went on to win multiple awards. She continued with further works of crime fiction, for a total of three novels in a series, one standalone novel, and three novellas.[5][2][4][6]

Awards and recognition

The Ruin (sometimes The Rúin) won the 2019 Davitt Award best novel, the Barry Award for the best paperback book, and the 2019 Ned Kelly Award for the best first novel. The book was also shortlisted for The Guardian's Not the Booker prize.[5][2][4][6][7][8][3]

The Scholar won the Best Paperback Original Novel in the 2020 International Thriller Writers Awards.[9] It was also shortlisted for the 2020 Davitt Award for best adult crime novel[10] and the 2020 Ned Kelly Award for best crime fiction.[11]

The Good Turn was shortlisted for the 2021 General fiction book of the year at the Australian Book Industry Awards[12]

Adaptation

As of 2019, her first novel was being adapted for film by Irish actor Colin Farrell and his production company.[13]

Bibliography
  • McTiernan, Dervla (2018), The Ruin (or The Rúin), HarperCollins Publishers Australia, ISBN 978-1-4607-5421-4.
  • McTiernan, Dervla (2019), The Scholar, HarperCollins, ISBN 978-1-4607-0868-2.
  • McTiernan, Dervla (2020), The Good Turn, HarperCollins Publishers, ISBN 978-1-4607-1061-6.
  • McTiernan, Dervla (2022), The Murder Rule, HarperCollinsPublishers Australia Pty Limited, ISBN 978-1-4607-1354-9.

References
  1. Mercedes Maguire (27 February 2020). "'I feel I'm making a deal with an imaginary cop': crime queen author Dervla McTiernan". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 August 2023. But I do feel Australian now, in fact, it's official because I have an Australian passport now.
  2. Examiner, Irish (25 July 2018). "Cork-born solicitor begins new chapter as a crime writer in Australia". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  3. "Writer's Block with Dervla McTiernan". The Gloss Magazine. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  4. "Dervla McTiernan". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  5. Jordison, Sam (19 September 2018). "Not the Booker: The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan review – thriller lost in plot". the Guardian. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  6. Ford, Tricia (30 August 2019). "Dervla McTiernan Expands The Cormac Reilly Series With Both A Sequel And A Prequel". audible.com. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  7. "An Post Irish Book Awards » Dervla McTiernan". An Post Irish Book Awards. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  8. McManus, Darragh (2 March 2019). "The Scholar: Tension, twists and turns in smart Galway mystery". Independent.ie. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  9. "McKinty, McTiernan win 2020 Thriller Awards". Books+Publishing. 14 July 2020. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  10. "Davitt Awards 2020 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 17 July 2020. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  11. "Ned Kelly Awards 2020 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 26 August 2020. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  12. "ABIA 2021 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 12 April 2021. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  13. Steger, Jason (31 August 2019). "Boom time for Dervla McTiernan with Davitt Awards win and Colin Farrell developing film adaptation of The Ruin". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
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