Ruth McIver is a Melbourne-based crime writer who grew up in Perth and in the US. Her first novel, "Nothing Gold", was runner up in the inaugural Banjo Prize and was selected to be pitched at the Bloody Scotland Crime Festival in 2014.

Her new novel, "I Shot the Devil", published by Hachette, won the 2018 Richell Prize. And listeners, I have to tell you, I can see why.

Tense and terrifying, this book uses true crime as a framework to explore a dark and explosive story that takes a look at murder and violence along with the legacy of trauma on its victims.

A breathtaking, exceptionally clever novel from a talented writer with whom I was super excited to chat a little while back.