Author record · 2019 to 2025

Dervla McTiernan: Awards and Best-of Lists

Dervla McTiernan has won 4 awards, including the Ned Kelly Awards (2019) for The Rúin, with 2 shortlist or finalist places and 1 longlist or nominee place in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2025What Happened to Nina?Thriller Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Best Standalone Mystery Novel
2022The Good TurnBarry Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Best Paperback Original
2021The Good TurnNed Kelly Awards source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Best Crime Fiction
2020The ScholarThriller Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Best Paperback Original Novel
2020The ScholarNed Kelly Awards source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Best Crime Fiction
2019The RúinNed Kelly Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Best Debut Crime Fiction
2019The RuinBarry Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Best Paperback Original Mystery/Crime Novel

Books

  1. The Good Turn2 sources · 2021 to 2022
  2. The Rúin2 sources · 2019
  3. The Scholar2 sources · 2020
  4. What Happened to Nina?1 source · 2025