What Happened to Nina?
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*LONGLISTED FOR THE IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER AWARD 2025*
From the No.1 internationally bestselling author comes a compelling new suspense novel, which will stay with you long after you've finished reading.
A romantic trip that goes wrong…
Nina and Simon are the perfect couple. Young, fun and in love. Until they leave for a weekend in a cabin in the woods, and only Simon comes home.
A girl who vanishes into thin air…
Simon’s version of events doesn’t add up. And soon, Nina and Simon’s families are locked in a battle of accusations and lies.
A fight to discover the truth…
As Simon’s parents hire expensive lawyers to protect their son, all Nina’s parents want is to find their daughter. And maybe if playing by the rules doesn’t work, it’s time to break them…
You won’t want to miss this gripping, heart-stopping thriller!
‘A chilling tale’ Sunday Times
‘Sinuous and immaculately paced, there is a ferocious sting in the tale' Daily Mail
‘McTiernan brings real craft to her characters’ Irish Times
'Almost painfully gripping…the last scene will make your blood run cold' New York Times
'Probably the best thriller I have read this year' Liz Nugent, author of Strange Sally Diamond
'Utterly unputdownable' Jo Spain, author of The Trial
‘Less page-turning than page-devouring’ Trent Dalton, author of Boy Swallows Universe
‘An unforgettable and deeply moving read’ Don Winslow, author of The Cartel
‘I read the book in one long sitting, late into the night’ T. J. Newman, author of Falling
‘Everyone’s going to be talking about that ending’ Sally Hepworth, author of The Mother-in-Law
About the author
Internationally bestselling and critically acclaimed writer Dervla McTiernan burst onto the writing scene with The Ruin, her crime debut set in Ireland. The Ruin is the first in the detective Cormac Reilly series and has been published in the United States, the UK and Ireland and in New Zealand and Australia, where it was a top ten bestseller.
Dervla spent twelve years working as a lawyer. Following the global financial crisis, she moved to Australia and turned her hand to writing. An avid fan of crime and detective novels from childhood, Dervla wrote a short story, The Roommate, which was shortlisted for the Sisters in Crime Scarlet Stiletto Competition. She went on to write The Ruin, and a string of other bestsellers. Dervla is a member of the Sisters in Crime and Crime Writers Association, and lives in Perth, Australia, with her husband and two children.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The gripping latest from Australian crime writer McTiernan (The Murder Rule) examines a murder, its aftermath, and the impact of social media on the families involved. Twenty-year-old Nina Fraser sets out to go rock climbing with her wealthy boyfriend, Simon Jordan, near their New England homes one morning. That night, Simon returns to his family, but Nina does not. Nina's parents suspect Simon is involved in her disappearance, but he maintains his innocence, insisting that Nina was alive when he left her behind at his parents' house after a heated argument. The police find his vague explanation of the events suspicious, and he becomes a person of interest in the case. The Jordans then hire a respected publicity firm, which sets about painting Simon and Nina's romance as fairy tale perfect while planting spurious information about Nina's family online. Soon, journalists and true crime obsessives delve into the case, obscuring the truth in favor of sensational conspiracy theories that nearly tear Nina's family apart and eventually lead to more violence. McTiernan makes the details of Nina's disappearance clear early on, shifting the focus from whodunit to what happens in the court of public opinion. What emerges is a smart and unpredictable portrait of how the boundaries between tragedy and entertainment get blurred. It's a disturbing treat for thriller fans.
