Plot to Die For

This is delicate storytelling with wit and charm: quite wonderful DAILY MAILThe first in a warm, witty and wonderfully twisty new mystery series from much-loved Irish actor, writer and comedian Ardal OHanlon - perfect for fans of Graham Norton, Richard Osman and Death in Paradise.When celebrity gardener Finn OLeary returns to his hometown of Abbeyford, Ireland, to care for his ageing mother, he is quickly roped into the local Tidy Towns committee. With the competition fiercely fought for by every town and village in the country, Finns best friends sister, Aoife, is determined that this will finally be Abbeyfords year.But Finn has barely unpacked before an alto-baritone drops dead during his mothers choir practice, midway through a rendition of What the World Needs Now.Soon, there is far more at stake than flowerbeds and civic pride. With his mother, her carer, Happiness, and Aoife in tow, Finn sets out to discover who has brought murder to Abbeyford.And so it begins.A Plot To Die For is how cosy crime should be: wonderfully written, witty, twisty, intriguing and totally unputdownable Janice Hallett