Dervla McTiernan

Dervla McTiernan (born c.1977) is an Irish crime novelist.

Dervla McTiernan
Bornc. 1977
County Cork, Ireland
NationalityIrish
OccupationCrime writer
Children2

Biography

Dervla McTiernan was born c.1977 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 came from a family of seven. McTiernan studied corporate law in University College Galway and went on to become a solicitor, training in Dublin. She returned to Galway, to Oranmore to build her own practice, working in it for about twelve years. By then she was married to her husband Kenny, an engineer. They had a daughter with a son on the way. Ireland hit a recession and the couple moved to Australia. They settled in Perth, Western Australia where McTiernan got a job working with the Mental Health Commission.[1][2][3]

In 2014 she decided to give writing a serious try. Her first novel was published in 2018. It 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 short listed for The Guardian's Not the Booker prize.[4][1][3][5][6][7][2]

The Scholar won the Best Paperback Original Novel in the 2020 International Thriller Writers Awards.[8] It has also been shortlisted for the 2020 Davitt Award for best adult crime novel[9] and the 2020 Ned Kelly Award for best crime fiction.[10]

Her first novel is being adapted for film by Irish actor Colin Farrell and his production company.[11]

Bibliography
  • The Ruin (2018)
  • The Scholar (2019)
  • The Good Turn (2020)

References and sources
  1. Examiner, Irish (25 July 2018). "Cork-born solicitor begins new chapter as a crime writer in Australia". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  2. "Writer's Block with Dervla McTiernan". The Gloss Magazine. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  3. "Dervla McTiernan". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  4. Jordison, Sam (19 September 2018). "Not the Booker: The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan review – thriller lost in plot". the Guardian. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  5. 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.
  6. "An Post Irish Book Awards » Dervla McTiernan". An Post Irish Book Awards. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  7. McManus, Darragh (2 March 2019). "The Scholar: Tension, twists and turns in smart Galway mystery". Independent.ie. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  8. "McKinty, McTiernan win 2020 Thriller Awards". Books+Publishing. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  9. "Davitt Awards 2020 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  10. "Ned Kelly Awards 2020 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  11. 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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