2 thoughts on “In The Spotlight: Graham Norton’s Holding”
It’s odd, but I’ve never been able to bring myself to read any of Graham Norton’s books because they don’t seem to fit with the person we know from his on-screen appearances. It’s that darkness – the Graham Norton we know seems to be funny, mostly friendly, quite near the knuckle a lot of the time, but nothing in his public persona leads me to think of him as the author of dark-ish crime fiction. Somehow I can’t merge the two distinct ideas of him in my head! I’d have expected quirky, funny and maybe farcical books from him…
That’s interesting, FictionFan. I’ve seen some of Norton’s stuff, and you’re right about the wit. I really didn’t see that as much in this novel. There is some wit – more dry, even sarcastic, than anything else – but no, it wasn’t farcical or really quirky. Funny how we tend to have those expectations of people.
Crime Writer Margot Kinberg 
It’s odd, but I’ve never been able to bring myself to read any of Graham Norton’s books because they don’t seem to fit with the person we know from his on-screen appearances. It’s that darkness – the Graham Norton we know seems to be funny, mostly friendly, quite near the knuckle a lot of the time, but nothing in his public persona leads me to think of him as the author of dark-ish crime fiction. Somehow I can’t merge the two distinct ideas of him in my head! I’d have expected quirky, funny and maybe farcical books from him…
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That’s interesting, FictionFan. I’ve seen some of Norton’s stuff, and you’re right about the wit. I really didn’t see that as much in this novel. There is some wit – more dry, even sarcastic, than anything else – but no, it wasn’t farcical or really quirky. Funny how we tend to have those expectations of people.
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