The Christmas Stocking Murders

Author: Meyrick, Denzil

Christmas

Published on 7 November 2024 by Transworld Publishers Ltd (Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the A Frank Grasby Mystery' series.

Hardback | 368 pages
244 x 164 x 35 | 582g

'Tis the season to solve a mystery... discover the festive crime novel that everyone is talking about, from the bestselling author of Murder at Holly House.

A case shrouded in secrets.

Yorkshire, 1953. It's nearly Christmas, and Detective Frank Grasby and his boss, 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 Frank and Juggers from help, and the local innkeeper is murdered. Any remaining Christmas cheer goes up in smoke as the villagers refuse to talk, leaving the two detectives chasing false leads in the snow.

A winter wonderland with no escape.

To make matters worse, Frank can’t stop thinking about stockings. Why does everyone seem to be enjoying strangely high standards of hosiery, even beneath their oilskins? Who is the sinister man snooping around their hotel? And how can they solve the murder when everyone in the village is a suspect?Readers love The Christmas Stocking Murders:‘Atmospheric, amusing, a book to read by a fireside.’ *****‘This book is a delight.’ *****‘I found myself chuckling along.’ *****‘A wonderful page-turner.’ *****‘These books are a tonic.’ *****‘A Christmas joy. *****