Don't miss the Waterstones Scottish Book of the Month that everyone is talking about this Christmas - the fun and festive murder mystery from the No.1 New York Times bestselling author.
'Twists galore' Stuart MacBride
'Had me laughing out loud' Yorkshire Life
'First-class' The Times
A case shrouded in secrets.
It's just before Christmas, 1953. Grasby and Juggers are investigating a puzzling murder in the remote village of Uthley's Bay. A fisherman has been found dead on the beach, with a stocking wound tight round his throat.
A festive mystery for one and all.
Hundreds of pairs of stockings, in neat cellophane bags, soon wash up on the shore. A blizzard cuts off Grasby and...
Denzil Meyrick was from Campbeltown on the Kintyre Peninsula in Argyll. After studying politics, he enjoyed a varied career as a police officer, distillery manager, a director of several companies, and an executive producer of a major TV adaptation of his books. Regarded as ‘One of Scotland’s finest writers’ (SWH), he was the No.1 New York Times bestselling author of the DCI Daley series, and the Detective Frank Grasby mysteries, including the Waterstones Thriller of the Month pick, Murder at Holly House.
Denzil died peacefully at his home beside Loch Lomond in Scotland, in February 2025. For more information about his books, visit his website: www.denzilmeyrick.com
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