Murder at Holly House

A quintessential slice of Yuletide murder mystery. * Sun *The feel-good factor of this frantic farce is off the scale. A healing comedy. * The Times *Told with a good dollop of tongue-in-cheek humour, warmth, and the kind of quirky characters any reader would be happy to spend time with. 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 *A wonderfully entertaining mystery with great characters, setting and period detail. * Ian Moore, bestselling author of Death and Croissants *Intricately plotted and laced with deliciously dark humour. * The Sunday Post *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 *A thoroughly enjoyable book filled with marvellous characters, skilfully drawn settings and clever twists – a crime Christmas stocking must! * Yorkshire Life *A hugely entertaining story with an authentic period feel, making it a satisfying, escapist yarn for the cold, dark nights ahead. * The Herald *A successful foray into the tricky world of comic crime. * The Scotsman *

Denzil Meyrick was from Campbeltown on the Kintyre Peninsula in Argyll. After studying politics, he enjoyed a varied career as a police officer, distillery manager, a director of several companies, and an executive producer of a major TV adaptation of his books. Regarded as ‘One of Scotland’s finest writers’ (SWH), he was the No.1 New York Times bestselling author of the DCI Daley series, and the Detective Frank Grasby mysteries, including the Waterstones Thriller of the Month pick, Murder at Holly House. Denzil died peacefully at his home beside Loch Lomond in Scotland, in February 2025.

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