A Plot to Die For: Small town Ireland. Big town murder.

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The first in a mystery series from the much-loved Irish actor, writer and comedian, for readers who enjoy the warmth of Graham Norton and the mystery of Death in Paradise, all wrapped up in one small Irish town.

When beloved celebrity gardener Finn OLeary returns to his hometown of Abbeyford in Ireland to care for his aging mother, he is naturally roped into the Tidy Towns committee.
The Tidy Towns is a competition fanatically fought over by every town and village in the land. And for his best friends sister, Aoife, its a competition shes determined to win. With everyones favourite gardener on board, she is sure that this year Abbeyford will take home the prize.
But Finns only been back a week when an alto-baritone at his mothers choir practice drops dead during a rendition ofWhat the World Needs Now.
With more at stake than just winning Tidy Towns, Finn soon finds himself trying to solve a murder or two. For one of his many qualities is that people tend to confide in him
With his mother, her Nigerian carer and Aoife in tow, Finn sets out to discover just who has brought murder to Abbeyford.

And so it begins.

Author Bio

Ardal OHanlon is one of Irelands best-loved actors and stand-up comedians, as well as a writer of novels and documentaries. Ardal's acting credits include leading roles in Father Ted (C4), for which he won a British Comedy Award and Bafta nominations, Death in Paradise (BBC), My Hero (BBC), Derry Girls (C4), Big Bad World (ITV), Blessed (BBC) and the RTE sitcom Val Falvey TD. Among the shows hes presented he also did a half-hour special for Comedy Central (USA), the first overseas act to do so. Ardal has written the acclaimed bestselling novel The Talk of the Town (1999), which was included in the book 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, and Brouhaha (2022).