Dervla McTiernan

So you want the people who know what they're doing to make that happen.

And I don't want to stand in their way.

I just want to collaborate as much as I can.

So I just had great fun.

It felt like, it felt like a privilege and like a treat that I got to go and do this for a week, you know.

That's the big question and a lot of people asked me that when I was on tour in Australia because the book has been out here for a few weeks but I'm not sure and the reason I'm not sure is because first of all the next book which I've just finished is set in Dublin and it's about two young Irish women and I think I'll write the second one in that series and

I always try to kind of follow the story that is shouting loudest in my ear at any given moment and write that one.

And at the moment, it's those books.

I may come back to Judith, though, because I think there's more story there to tell.

Cormac sat back.

Carrie, I've no wish to fall out with you.

She waved him off.

No, sorry, it's me.

I was a bit pissed off, but that's just the tiredness speaking.

I should go home, get some sleep.

She made no move to stand.

A phone vibrated against the table and they both looked down.

Cormac picked it up.

That's Emma, Cormac said.

He answered the call.