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The Roommate

The Cormac Reilly Series, Book 0.7

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The Roommate

By: Dervla McTiernan
Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
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This audio novella is a stand-alone prequel to the Cormac Reilly series.

Twenty-two-year-old Niamh Turley thought she had problems dealing with the obnoxious principal of the school she’s teaching in as well as the anxious parents of her little charges, but when she wakes one morning to a missing roommate and a garda knocking on her door, her life spirals out of control fast....

©2018 Dervla McTiernan (P)2018 Dervla McTiernan Mystery Scary Witty Suspenseful

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"Niahm Turley was asleep when the police knocked on the apartment door."
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"A sheet pulled over what must've been a body"
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"Your neighbor mentioned you had a roommate."
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Dervla McTiernan

About the Creator

Dervla McTiernan’s debut novel, The Rúin, was a critically acclaimed international bestseller published around the world. The Rúin won the Ned Kelly Award for Best First Fiction, the Davitt Award for Best Adult Fiction and the Barry Award for Best Original Paperback; and was shortlisted for numerous other awards. It was on the Amazon US Best Book of the Year list in 2018 and screen rights were snapped up by Hopscotch Features. Dervla’s second book, The Scholar, debuted into the Nielsen Bookscan Top 5 on release in 2019, and her third, The Good Turn, went straight to number 1, confirming her place as one of Australia’s best crime writers.
Born in County Cork, Ireland, to a family of seven, Dervla practiced as a corporate lawyer for twelve years. Following the global financial crisis, she moved with her family to Western Australia, where she now lives with her husband and two children. An avid fan of crime and detective novels from childhood, Dervla now writes full time.
Photographed by Julia Dunin

Aoife McMahon

About the Performer

Originally from Ireland, Aoife McMahon is an actress and voice-over artist with over 100 audiobooks to her credit. She regularly tops best-seller lists and The Times’s (UK) top titles. Aoife trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and has gone on to work with the Royal Shakespeare Company, National, Young Vic, Royal Court, and Abbey theaters as well as BBC TV and Radio, RTÉ TV (Ireland), and many others. She has won awards both for her screen and audio work. Aoife lives in London and travels regularly to Sri Lanka, where she teaches kundalini yoga and takes time out to write.

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Engaging Suspense • Atmospheric Setting • Beautiful Irish Accent • Well-developed Characters • Refreshing Perspective

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The narrator kept me interested. She was exceptional. I liked the story but the "who done it?" was obvious. I may give the next book in the series a listen.

Too predictable but enjoyed anyway .

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I would’ve given this 5 stars except for the use of bad language, which was totally unnecessary! The story itself was very intriguing and the narrator’s PERFORMANCE
was awesome, but several F Bombs and other bad language caused me to rate the OVERALL and the STORY only 3 stars!

I would’ve given this 5 stars except for ...

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Very much enjoyed this novella. From the sample piece to the finish, I never put it down! A very good who-done-it read!

Great mystery!

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Other than the fact that the protagonist in this story seemed unusually unfazed and unconcerned when things in her life went sideways, it was an okay two and a half hours.

It was OK, not great.

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surprisingly entertaining in a very short package. Honestly downloaded for my wife but after listening...perhaps for myself!

great short

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I haven't read the series this is part of but if the writing is this good consistently then I might try it. Good narration and a great ending. Loved it.

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I've listened to this book several times. I kept falling asleep after Chapter 3. It didn't keep my attention even though it's a short story. The story ended well, but the in-between was too slow.

Wendyful

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it was short and sweet, the narrating was great, loved the tone of her voice and accent. It was refreshing listening to a book without too much curse words. I finished it in one listen.

great read

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The readers accent is precious and the suspense is cute good, if you concentrate enough and someone interrupt you, you can jump.

Good suspense listening

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I enjoyed the story, but I really loved the ending. Its definitely worth waiting for.

Great Story, Stick Around for the Ending

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