{"product_id":"9780143133124","title":"The Ruin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's been twenty years since Cormac Reilly discovered the body of Hilaria Blake in her crumbling Georgian home. But he's never forgotten the two children she left behind...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Aisling Conroy's boyfriend Jack is found in the freezing black waters of the river Corrib, the police tell her it was suicide. A surgical resident, she throws herself into study and work, trying to forget—until Jack's sister Maude shows up. Maude suspects foul play, and she is determined to prove it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCormac Reilly is the detective assigned with the re-investigation of a seemingly accidental overdose twenty years ago—the overdose of Jack and Maude's drug and alcohol addled mother. Detective Reilly is under increasing pressure to charge Maude for murder when his colleague Danny uncovers a piece of evidence that will change everything...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis unsettling small-town noir draws us deep into the dark heart of Ireland, where corruption, desperation, and crime run rife. A gritty look at trust and betrayal where the written law isn't the only one, \u003ci\u003eThe Ruin\u003c\/i\u003e asks who will protect you when the authorities can't—or won't.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47010725265648,"sku":"9780143133124","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780143133124_p0.jpg?v=1769915433","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780143133124","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}