{"product_id":"2940170625789","title":"Holding: A Novel","description":"From Graham Norton, the BAFTA-award-winning Irish television host and author of the \"sparkling and impish\" (\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e) memoirs \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Loves of a He Devil\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSo Me\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe remote Irish village of Duneen has known little drama but when human remains are discovered on an old farm, suspected to be that of Tommy Burkeamp;mdash;a former lover of two different inhabitantsamp;mdash;the village's dark past begins to unravel. As the frustrated sergeant PJ Collins 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn this darkly comic, touching, and at times heartbreaking novel, perfect for fans of J.K. Rowling's \u003ci\u003eThe Casual Vacancy, \u003c\/i\u003eGraham Norton employs his acerbic wit to breathe life into a host of loveable characters, and exploreamp;mdash;with searing honestyamp;mdash;the complexities and contradictions that make us human.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47160828657904,"sku":"2940170625789","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170625789_p0.jpg?v=1763714396","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170625789","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}