{"product_id":"9781501173271","title":"Holding","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom 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 Tóibín” (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSo 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDarkly comic, at times profoundly sad, and “especially inviting because of its tongue-in-cheek wit” (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eHolding \u003c\/i\u003eis 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.","brand":"Graham Norton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":44730311049509,"sku":"9781501173271","price":22.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7851\/4725\/products\/BNCImageAPI_fee18814-bf50-4603-8533-cc853bc8025c.jpg?v=1679292655","url":"https:\/\/crossandcrows.myshopify.com\/products\/9781501173271","provider":"Cross \u0026 Crows Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}