Holding : The instant bestseller from the author of FRANKIE

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Author: Graham NortonCrime & mysteryPublished on 18 May 2017 by HODDER & STOUGHTON (Sceptre) in the United Kingdom.Paperback | 320 pages197 x 129 x 20 | 226g ? Graham Norton's debu t novel: a beloved Sunday Times bestseller ? 'Deeply accomplished, with brilliantly observed, entertaining characters and an atmospheric setting'GOOD HOUSEKEEPING'One of the more authentic debuts I've read in recent years... A fine novel'IRISH TIMES'Charming... highly enjoyable... A gentle comic crime story' GUARDIAN'A beautiful piece of writing' KATHY BURKE'Heartwarming and observant'STYLIST'As moving as it is compelling'SUNDAY MIRRORThe remote Irish village of Duneen has known little drama; and yet its inhabitants are troubled. SERGEANT P J COLLINS hasn't always been this overweight; mother of two BRID RIORDAN hasn't always been an alcoholic; and elegant EVELYN ROSS hasn't always felt that her life was a total waste. So when human remains are discovered on an old farm, suspected to be that of TOMMY BURKE - a former love of both Brid and Evelyn - the village's dark past begins to unravel. As the frustrated PJ struggles to solve a genuine case for the first time in his life, he unearths a community's worth of anger and resentments, secrets and regret. Show more