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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

The Sound
by Ruth McIver - Fiction, Suspense, Thriller

Investigative journalist Erin Sloane was shot to true-crime fame after her reporting on a decades-old case was adapted into a bestselling book. The book also spawned several spin-offs, including a successful podcast called “Eerie Island.” When Erin's newspaper is tipped off to a crime that is strikingly similar to the kidnappings and killings that occurred decades ago, her editor urges Erin to investigate. However, the reporting Erin did for that cold case resulted in post-traumatic stress that she's only recently gotten under control. Not only did those crimes happen in her hometown, her sister was one of the victims. Reluctant to relive the past, Erin ignores her editor's pleas until she has a run-in with Justin Holden, the creator of “Eerie Island,” who purports to have information on one of the missing victims from decades ago --- the body they never found.

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.