THE MURDER RULE

殺手條律

類別 : 驚悚懸疑
ISBN:978-0063042209
頁數 : 304
出版 : William Morrow, 2022 年 5 月 10 日
版本 : 精裝版
版權窗口 : 繁體博達代理Changchih / 简体博達代理Changchih

內容介紹

兩個截然不同的女人的故事,一個努力逃離可怕的真相,另一個努力揭露真相,以令人震驚的方式碰撞在一起!他們正不惜一切代價挽救生命……

 

殺手條律
第一條:讓他們喜歡你。
第二條:讓他們需要你。
第三條:讓他們付錢。

 

漢娜放棄了一切——她看上去是一個有美好理想和熱誠的法學院學生,熱衷於改革腐敗和殘暴的制度,照顧著生病的母親。某次機會和清白專案(Innocence Project)合作,這是一個著名的非牟利法律組織,致力於幫助冤獄平反,釋放被錯誤定罪的囚犯。漢娜的野心建築在該計劃多年來風險最高的案件上,一名被判死刑的強姦犯和殺人犯,她將會不惜一切代價處理這個案子……

 

其實,漢娜有個秘密……

 

大約三年前,她的母親蘿拉(Laura)也拋棄了一切,逃離充滿虐待的家庭,離家出走,逃到緬因州重新開始。對於工作、生存已經陷入絕望,蘿拉只好求助於朋友和陌生人,直到她遇到了一個名叫湯姆(Tom)的年輕人,他成為了她的守護天使。

 

隨著漢娜參與清白專案,越加深入調查,漸漸地被迫思考正義與復仇、特權與陰謀,愛與折磨之間的界線,她對這個複雜的案件了解得越多,她就越了解、看清自己。因為秘密和謊言都是有代價的。

 

當母女倆的故事線漸漸扭曲,將演變成爆炸性的結局……

 

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作者介紹

愛爾蘭犯罪小說家,著有暢銷小說《The Ruin》、《The Scholar》和《The Good Turn》等。結束12年的律師執業生涯,德弗拉從愛爾蘭搬到澳洲後開始寫作。德弗拉為英國犯罪作家協會(Crime Writers' Association)以及犯罪小說姊妹會(the Sisters in Crime)的會員之一。現在和丈夫和兩個小孩住在澳洲珀斯(Perth)。

書評

“Gripping and full of tension, with twist after unexpected twist. You won’t just read The Murder Rule, you’ll devour it.” —  Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author of Pieces of Her

 

 “Dervla McTiernan is an extraordinary writer, and The Murder Rule is a brilliant, breathtaking, and irresistible thriller with unforgettable characters and twists on top of twists.” — T. J. Newman, New York Times bestselling author of Falling

 

“Dervla McTiernan has become one of my favorite writers, and if you read The Murder Rule, she will quickly become one of yours. This book is diabolically clever, highly compelling, and deeply moving. I loved The Murder Rule and did not want it to end.” — Don Winslow, New York Times bestselling author of The Force and The Border 

 

“Extraordinary. Haunting. An incredible thriller. I could not put this book down. Dervla McTiernan is a gifted writer with a very special way of telling a story. This is a heart-stopping roller coaster of a tale.” — Adrian McKinty, New York Times bestselling author of The Chain

 

“The Ruin is dark and compelling, with the satisfaction of a police procedural and the atmosphere of a gothic mystery. I was gripped by it, and by the complicated, resourceful characters of Aisling and Maude.” — Flynn Berry, author of Under the Harrow

 

“The best legal thriller I’ve read in years. Great writing, a gripping plot, intriguing characters … I read it in two sittings. She has a new fan!” — Sarah Pinborough, New York Times bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes

 

“The Murder Rule is a masterclass in manipulation from an author who knows just how to pull the strings without revealing her (amply skilled) hand.... Abundant plot twists, ethical ambiguities, and legal loopholes all conspire to make a cunning and compulsively readable story in which justice is in the eye of the beholder.... Dervla McTiernan is a name to know.” — CriminalElement.com

 

“I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to compare this to Grisham at his very best. The Murder Rule is utterly absorbing, entertaining and intriguing. I thoroughly enjoyed it.” — Liz Nugent, author of Lying in Wait

 

“Fans of past and present storylines and legal thrillers should pick this one up.” — Book Riot

 

“Filled to the brim with complicated characters.” — San Francisco Book Review on The Murder Rule

 

“A page-burner... growing louder and closer and fiercer and more obsessive. On the cover of The Murder Rule it says, 'No one is innocent in this story.' And that will include you, the reader, as your buried deceits and treacheries both minor and major make ghostly appearances.... Don't miss this one.” — Durango Telegraph

 

“This is good! I got nothing done for the last two days because I couldn’t put it down. Loved it. Really gripped.” — Jane Fallon, author of Worst Idea Ever

 

“I absolutely devoured The Murder Rule in two days. It is one of those books that honestly keeps you turning the pages almost quicker than you can read them. The characters are excellently drawn and the plotting is pacy and intelligent. I totally enjoyed this gripping read.” — Patricia Gibney, author of The Guilty Girl

 

“Dervla McTiernan somehow makes the crime writing caper look effortless (spoiler: it isn’t). This one’s a headlong rush.” — Jock Serong, author of The Rules of Backyard Cricket and Preservation

 

“Clever and compelling, Dervla McTiernan has seamlessly switched from fast-paced police procedural to original and suspenseful legal drama without missing a beat.” — Sarah Bailey, author of The Dark Lake and The Safe House

 

“Thrilling, compelling and packed with twists, this is McTiernan at a whole other level. I can’t get enough of this author.” — Jo Spain, author of The Perfect Lie

 

“Thoroughly addictive … an absolute must read.” — Anna Downes, author of The Safe Place and The Shadow House

 

“It’s a tough call when she has consistently set the bar so high, but The Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan may be her best yet. Taut, gripping and beautifully written, it also packs a devastating twist.” — Simon Lelic, author of The Search Party and Liar's Room

 

“With a refreshing willingness to wade into uncomfortable grey areas, Dervla McTiernan’s exceptional The Murder Rule has nailed something fundamentally true about being human; that none of us are quite who we pretend to be and that being the hero in your own story doesn’t stop you from being the villain in someone else’s. Grabs you from the first page and refuses to let go. Brilliant.” — Gabriel Bergmoser, author of The Hunted and The Inheritance

 

“I was absolutely hooked on The Murder Rule! Every twist and turn had me even more intrigued. What a rollercoaster – I raced through every page, desperate for the next reveal. A fascinating story about innocence and justice, love and family.” — Petronella McGovern, author of Six Minutes 

“McTiernan keeps the suspense high” — Publishers Weekly on The Murder Rule

 

“For fans of the compulsive psychological suspense of Ruth Ware.” — Booklist on The Murder Rule

 

“Dervla McTiernan’s deliciously complicated police procedural The Ruin begins when a young man jumps to his death from a bridge in Galway, Ireland—or does he? His girlfriend doesn’t think Jack took his life, and neither does the detective who knew him from another case twenty years earlier. But the harder they dig for answers, the farther the truth recedes, and the more complicated and dangerous their investigation becomes. Fans of Tana French will love McTiernan’s expertly plotted, complex web of secrets that refuse to stay hidden.” — Karen Dionne, author of The Marsh King’s Daughter, on The Ruin

 

“Powerful . . . McTiernan neatly ties [the threads of the novel] all together in the suspenseful conclusion. McTiernan, born in Ireland but now living in Australia, is a writer to watch.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) on The Ruin

 

“Compelling, unexpected twists and a hold-your breath standoff . . . Hand this one to readers of Tana French and to police-procedural fans.”  — Booklist on The Ruin

 

“There are shades of Ross Macdonald in McTiernan’s sophomore novel: an austere patriarch, successive generations of a family manifesting the same flawed gene, a self-crippling lust for power, money, and status. . . . A complex, densely plotted murder investigation.” — The Irish Times on The Scholar

 

“[Readers] will be happy to discover this up-and-coming author.”— Booklist

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