The Irish village of Duneen, Ireland doesn’t see much excitement. Sergeant PJ Collins is inactive and overweight and has never had a real crime to solve.
That is until human remains are discovered on a farm that are believed to belong to Tommy Burke, an old resident of the village who was last seen boarding a bus many years before.
Discovering that Tommy was romantically involved with two women in the village, Brid and Evelyn, PJ begins to unwind years of secrets, regret, devastation and resentment, in an attempt to unearth the truth.
Holding is the debut novel from comedian and TV presenter Graham Norton, who proves his writing capabilities by managing to subtly inject his distinctively dry sense of humour into a largely dark text.
The sleepy village of Duneen comes to life and brings with it a certain peculiar charm that combines with sadness, comedy and intrigue to form an easy-to-love and impressive first novel from Norton.
