Book Review: ‘The Murder Rule: A Novel’ By Dervla McTiernan

by | Apr 24, 2022 | Books | 0 comments

Maine law student Hannah Rokeby lives with her mother Laura, who is an alcoholic. She transfers to the University Of Virginia and their law school and manages to get a volunteer position with the Innocence project. She tells a bunch of lies to get in with them. She has a motive for it. Eleven years ago a man named Michael Dandridge was put in jail for the rape and murder of a mother of two. He claimed he was innocent and was railroaded. Now his case has been taken up and Hannah pulls a stunt to get on the case. She plans on trying to sabotage him getting out. Her mother has a past with the man and we learn about it in dueling storylines and times. It’s had an affect on Laura and Hannah their whole life. As Hannah digs into the case she finds out shocking information that could clear him and also affect her life going forward. She’s been fed lies her whole life and now they’re being exposed and the question is will Hannah do the right thing? Autho McTiernan is an internationally successful author and this is her U.S. debut. It’s a solid thriller, with lots of twists and turns that keep you reading along and shocked with what Hannah learns. You will want to keep reading it to see what happens.

You can pick up The Murder Rule in stores on Tuesday, May 10th from William Morrow.