The Christmas Stocking Murders
$32.78
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
6 December 2025
Summary
‘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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781804995075 |
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| ISBN-10: | 180499507X |
| Author: | Denzil Meyrick |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 6 December 2025 |
| Weight: | 296g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 127mm x 24mm |
| Series: | A Frank Grasby Mystery |
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Critics Review
‘‘Wonderfully irreverent, warm and funny, with twists galore.’ * Stuart MacBride *
Denzil Meyrick, revelling in fond and foolish nostalgia, has once again produced a tale of first-class nonsense. * The Times *
Unabashed comedy…Not many new novels have me laughing aloud these days, but this one did, time and again. * The Scotsman *
Darkly comic and engaging, this is a Christmas cracker you simply won’t want to put down. * Woman’s Weekly *
A laugh-out-loud must for the Christmas stocking for any mystery fan in your life. * Irish Independent *
Grasby and Juggers are a tremendous pairing who display Denzil Meyrick’s comic talents to the full in this immensely enjoyable Christmas caper set in a wintry Yorkshire seaside town. Scratching below the surface, there is again much to be found that reflects not only on the 1950s, but on our own time. Highly recommended. * S. J. MacLean *
Outlandish and unpredictable, yet anyone who knows the Yorkshire coast will find it hilarious and all too plausible. * Antony Johnston *
I loved the humour and ambiance of this book. Definitely one to read over the festive holidays. * Faith Martin *
An authentic vintage crime laced with dark humour. Frank Grasby is an instant classic detective. Unmissable. * Michael Wood *
Fun, funny, gory, and great. * Daily Express *
About The Author
Denzil Meyrick
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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