Murder at Holly House: A dazzling Christmas murder mystery from the bestselling author of the DCI Daley series

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'A wonderfully entertaining mystery with great characters, setting and period detail.' Ian Moore, bestselling author of Death and Croissants

A village of secrets
It's 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 would-be killer Either way, he wasn't on anyone's Christmas wish list.

A mystery that can't 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 don't go according to plan.

A Christmas to remember
Soon blizzards hit the North York Moors, cutting off the village from help, and the local doctor's husband is found murdered. Grasby begins to realise that everyone in Elderby is hiding something - and if he can't uncover the truth soon, the whole country will pay a dreadful price...

Reviews

'A wonderfully entertaining mystery with great characters, setting and period detail.' * Ian Moore, bestselling author of Death and Croissants *
'Murder at Holly House' might be the most surprising book I've read this year. With all Meyrick's trademark ingenious plotting, guile and humour, this is a sure-fire set up for a very satisfying series.' * S. G. MacLean *
'Plotting and character creation are the two essentials of mystery fiction. Denzil Meyrick is a proven master of both: as evidence, I cite Murder at Holly House. Best read of the year.' * Quintin Jardine *
'Meyrick has concocted a clever tale that is at once humorous, thrilling, cosy and noirish, melding all these elements into one hugely entertaining package.' * Douglas Skelton *
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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