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...
I really enjoyed reading this book. I read it throughout with Inspector Frank Grasby's accent in my head (You'll know when you read it!) I loved the mix of murder, detective work and laugh out loud moments!
This was really well written and I loved the 'extracts' and 'statements' that were included. I enjoyed how the character of Inspector Frank Grasby was developed, especially hearing about some of his previous errors/mis-judgements.
The storyline itself was really interesting and kept me guessing right until the end, there was definitely some twists and turns thrown in there to keep me on my toes! At one point I was definitely with Frank in terms of trusting no-one! I do hope that we great to hear more of Frank's stories as I have grown quite fond of him.
Huge Thank you to Random Things Tours & Denzil Meyrick for allowing me to be part of the blog tour in exchange for a free honest review.
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