A quintessential slice of Yuletide murder mystery SunThe feelgood factor is off the scale The TimesA fun book. Playful. One to make you smile Stuart MacBrideA village of secretsIts December 1952 and a dead stranger has been found lodged up the chimney of Holly House in the remote town of Elderby. Is he a simple thief or a wouldbe killer Either way he wasnt on anyones Christmas wish list.A mystery that cant be solved Inspector Frank Grasby is ordered to investigate. The victim of some unfortunate misunderstandings he hopes this case will help clear his name. But as is often the way for Grasby things most certainly dont go according to plan.A Christmas to remember Soon blizzards hit the North York Moors cutting off the village from help and the local doctors husband is found murdered. Grasby begins to realise that everyone in Elderby is hiding something and if he cant uncover the truth soon the whole country will pay a dreadful price...Waterstones Thriller of the Month November 2024Denzil Meyrick Audible bestseller November 2024