A cosy Irish whodunnit with a deadly twist
Celebrity gardener Finn O’Leary returns to small-town Abbeyford to care for his mum, only to be pulled into the fiercely competitive Tidy Towns committee. When murder arrives in town, Finn finds himself untangling secrets beneath the village’s picture-perfect surface
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A cosy Irish whodunnit with a deadly twist
Celebrity gardener Finn O’Leary returns to small-town Abbeyford to care for his mum, only to be pulled into the fiercely competitive Tidy Towns committee. When murder arrives in town, Finn finds himself untangling secrets beneath the village’s picture-perfect surface
- Book Synopsis
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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 O’Leary 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 friend’s sister, Aoife, it’s a competition she’s determined to win. With everyone’s favourite gardener on board, she is sure that this year Abbeyford will take home the prize.
But Finn’s only been back a week when an alto-baritone at his mother’s choir practice drops dead during a rendition of ‘What 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.
Ideal for readers who…
- love cosy crime with real warmth, small-town charm, and a cast you’ll want to move in with
- enjoy amateur sleuths with a day job—especially a celebrity gardener who gets people talking
- like village rivalries and community committees where the stakes feel hilarious…until someone dies
- want Irish humour and heart with a satisfying mystery at the centre
- are fans of Graham Norton’s warmth and the sunshine-and-suspense tone of Death in Paradise
- About The Author
- Ardal O'Hanlon is one of Ireland's 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 he's 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).
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- ISBN
- 9781398539587
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster UK Ltd., (14 April 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 480
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 24 mm
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