{"product_id":"book-ca5q","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":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49347327033648,"sku":"10ca5q","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49347327000880,"sku":"BDca5q","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/ca5q-cover.jpg?v=1763779036","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-ca5q","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}