The Scholar is a 2019 crime novel by Irish-Australian writer Dervla McTiernan. It is the second installment in the Cormac Reilly series of novels, following The Rúin and preceding The Good Turn.[1]
Plot
In Galway, Detective Sergeant Cormac Reilly investigates the death of a young woman murdered in a hit-and-run.
Publication and awards
The Scholar won the 2020 International Thriller Award for Best Paperback Original Novel.[2] The novel was shortlisted for the 2020 Davitt Award for best adult crime novel,[3] and the 2020 Ned Kelly Award for best crime fiction.[4]
References
- ^ "Crime fiction: An Irish mystery evokes Tana French, a local writer revisits the JFK assassination, and an abduction on Hood Canal". The Seattle Times. 2019-05-14. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
- ^ Mem: 7544888. "McKinty, McTiernan win 2020 Thriller Awards | Books+Publishing". Retrieved 2025-01-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Mem: 7569872. "Davitt Awards 2020 shortlists announced | Books+Publishing". Retrieved 2025-01-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Mem: 7578544. "Ned Kelly Awards 2020 shortlists announced | Books+Publishing". Retrieved 2025-01-24.
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