*AN INSTANT NO.1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*
*A WATERSTONES THRILLER OF THE MONTH PICK*
Discover the book everyone is talking about - this fun and festive murder mystery is the perfect Christmas read.
'The feel-good factor is off the scale' The Times
'Your new festive fave' My Weekly
'A crime Christmas stocking must!' Yorkshire Life
A village of secrets.
Yorkshire, 1952. Christmas is fast approaching when a dead stranger is found lodged up the chimney of Holly House in the snow-covered village of Elderby. Is he a simple thief, or a would-be killer?
A mystery that can't be solved.
Inspector Frank Grasby is ordered to investigate. But as is often the way for him,...
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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