The Christmas Stocking Murders

(Hardback)

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'Tis the season to solve a murder... This dazzling Golden Age murder mystery is compulsive, atmospheric and written with Denzil Meyrick's trademark humour and wit. 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

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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 Meyricks renowned storytelling and wit. * My Weekly *

Author Bio

Denzil Meyrick is from Campbeltown on the Kintyre Peninsula in Argyll. After studying politics, he enjoyed a varied career as a police officer, distillery manager, and director of several companies. He is the No.1 bestselling author of the DCI Daley series, and is now an executive producer of a major TV adaptation of his books. Denzil lives on Loch Lomondside in Scotland with his wife Fiona and cats. You can find him on Twitter @Lochlomonden, Facebook @DenzilMeyrickAuthor, or on his website- www.denzilmeyrick.com