Holding

**Graham Norton's new novel Frankie is out now**

'A gentle comic crime story'
GUARDIAN

'Poised and perceptive'
SUNDAY TIMES

'A beautiful piece of writing'
KATHY BURKE

The remote Irish village of Duneen has known little drama; and yet its inhabitants are troubled. Sergeant PJ 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.

Darkly comic, touching and at times profoundly sad. Graham Norton employs his acerbic wit to breathe life into a host of lovable characters, and explore - with searing honesty - the complexities and contradictions that make us human.

Genre: Mystery

"One of the more authentic debuts I've read in recent years... A fine novel." - John Boyne

"It's funny and wonderfully perceptive." - Wendy Holden