The Christmas Stocking Murders
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Transworld Publishers Ltd
Published:7th Nov '24
£16.99
This title is due to be published on 7th November, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
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 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, Grasby 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 bespectacled man snooping around their hotel? And how can they solve the murder when everyone in the village is a suspect?
Praise for Denzil Meyrick: * - *
A quintessential slice of Yuletide murder mystery. * Sun *
A wonderfully entertaining mystery with great characters, setting and period detail. * Ian Moore, bestselling author of Death and Croissants *
You'll have a blast. * Ian Rankin *
Absorbing . . . no run-of-the-mill tartan noir. * The Times *
A book that should find its place under countless Christmas trees. * Scotsman *
Spellbinding . . . one of the UK's most loved crime writers. * The Sunday Post *
One of Scotland's finest writers in any genre. * SWH *
In high demand across the globe . . . A runaway hit. * Daily Mail *
Your new festive fave. . .a dead body stuck up the chimney, a stumped detective, lies, twists, and Meyrick’s renowned storytelling and wit. * My Weekly *
ISBN: 9780857506399
Dimensions: 240mm x 156mm x 40mm
Weight: 750g
432 pages