Holding: A Novel

A New York Times bestseller From Graham Norton?the BAFTA Award?winning and hugely popular BBC America television host?comes a charming debut novel set in an idyllic Irish village where a bumbling investigator has to sort through decades of gossip and secrets to solve a mysterious crime. ?With its tale of provincial life, gimlet-eyed spinsters, and thwarted love?it feels almost like a Miss Marple mystery written by Colm T?b?? (The New York Times). The 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; Brid Riordan, a mother of two, 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?suspected to be those of Tommy Burke, a former lover of both Brid and Evelyn?are discovered on an old farm, the village?s dark past begins to unravel. As a frustrated P.J. struggles to solve a genuine case for the first time in his professional life, he unearths a community?s worth of anger and resentments, secrets and regrets. Darkly comic, at times profoundly sad, and ?especially inviting because of its tongue-in-cheek wit? (Kirkus Reviews), Holding is a masterful debut. Graham Norton employs his acerbic humor to breathe life into a host of lovable characters, and explore?with searing honesty?the complexities and contradictions that make us human.

Author: Graham Norton

Publisher: Washington Square Press

Publication Date: May 08, 2018

Number of Pages: 272 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback/Fiction

ISBN-10: 1501173278

ISBN-13: 9781501173271