Dervla McTiernan

Irish-born Australian writer Dervla McTiernan has cemented her place as one of Australia’s most outstanding and bestselling crime writers, selling over one million copies of her books around the world. She is the critically acclaimed and award-winning author of six novels, including the Cormac Reilly series and two number one bestselling standalone thrillers, The Murder Rule and What Happened to Nina? both New York Times ‘Best Thrillers of the Year’ and both currently in development for screen adaptation. With The Unquiet Grave, McTiernan returns to beloved protagonist DS Cormac Reilly. Before turning her hand to writing, Dervla spent twelve years working as a lawyer in Ireland. Following the global financial crisis, she relocated to Western Australia where she now lives with her husband, two children and too many pets.