As the snow falls, the hunt for a killer begins...
Frank Grasby’s father, the Reverend Cyril Grasby, is getting married at Rowntree Hall on Christmas Day 1954. And to make matters worse – Frank is best man.
The guests include important clergymen, and Inspector Arthur Juggers, Frank’s boss. As they gather at Rowntree Hall, the snow begins to fall, cutting them off from the outside world. But shortly before the knot is tied, Dean Welling is found dead, poisoned by mistletoe. In his hand is a crumpled piece of paper – on which is written only the letter ‘G’.
Juggers and Grasby investigate, but things quickly take an even darker turn: a scream rings out late on Christmas Eve, and the body of Reverend Danbury Hollis is discovered in the chapel.
Frank must save the day at his own father’s wedding, but how can he tell who is guilty when every suspect is a vicar? And where can he turn for help, when even the clergy can’t be trusted?
Readers love Denzil Meyrick!
‘A quintessential slice of Yuletide murder mystery.’ Sun
‘The feel-good factor of this frantic farce is off the scale.’ The Times
‘It’s a fun book. Playful. One to make you smile.’ Stuart MacBride
‘A fine, intricately plotted, seasonal mystery, shot through with black humour.’ Mail on Sunday
- ISBN10 0857507389
- ISBN13 9780857507389
- Publish Date 6 November 2025
- Publish Status Forthcoming
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Imprint Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 304
- Language English