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'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.

Poised and perceptive the Sunday Times
Deeply accomplished, with brilliantly observed, entertaining characters and an atmospheric setting Good Housekeeping
Heartwarming and observant Stylist
Strenuously charming...surprisingly tender Metro
One of the more authentic debuts I've read in recent years... A fine novel. The Irish Times
An undercurrent of black comedy accompanies the ripples that ensue - but with a pathos that makes this deftly plotted story as moving as it is compelling. Sunday Mirror
charming...thoughtfully done...highly enjoyable. the Guardian
Full of emotion and tense moments. You will be gripped from the first page. Woman's Own

Graham Norton is the author of five hugely successful novels, all of which have been bestsellers in the UK and Ireland and have won or been shortlisted for the An Post Irish Book Awards. His writing has won him critical acclaim in media and from the literary community across the world. Graham's debut novel Holding was made into a high-profile TV drama in 2022, and Home Stretch and Forever Home have both been optioned for major TV series.He is a five-time BAFTA TV Award winner for The Graham Norton Show, which has been running for almost two decades, and is known internationally for commentating on the Eurovision Song Contest and as a recurring judge on RuPaul's Drag Race UK.

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