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Ruth McIver

Biography

Ruth McIver

Ruth McIver is a Dublin-born Western Australian and NYC writer currently based in Melbourne. In 2019, she completed her PhD in the field of true-crime-inspired fiction with Curtin University. Her first novel, NOTHING GOLD, was runner-up in the inaugural Banjo Prize (2018) and was one of seven novels selected to be pitched at Bloody Scotland Crime Writing Festival (2014). Ruth’s self-published novel-in-verse, THE SUNSET CLUB (2014), was highly commended in the Anne Elder category by the FAW (Fellowship of Australian Writers). I SHOT THE DEVIL won the 2018 Richell Prize for Emerging Writers.

Ruth McIver

Books by Ruth McIver

I Shot the Devil
by Ruth McIver - Fiction, Suspense, Thriller

Erin Sloane was 16 when high school senior Andre Villiers was murdered by his friends. They were her friends, too, led by the intense, charismatic Ricky Hell. Five people went into West Cypress Woods the night Andre was murdered. Only three came out. Ativan, alcohol and distance had dimmed Erin's memories of that time. But nearly 20 years later, an aging father will bring her home. Now a journalist, she is asked to write a story about the Southport Three and the thrill-kill murder that electrified the country. Erin's investigation propels her closer and closer to a terrifying truth. And closer and closer to danger.