A Frank Grasby Mystery
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'Tis the season to solve a mystery... a dazzling murder mystery from the bestselling author of Murder at Holly House.
A case shrouded in secrets.
It’s just before Christmas, 1953. Frank 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 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. *****
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?
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‘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