Murder at Holly House
Paperback Published on: 31/10/2024
Price: £9.99
Bookseller Reviews
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Jolly Good Fun with Festive Menace for One and All!!!
Imagine the feel of a classic black and white mystery with the added comedy touches and wit of the film Hot Fuzz and Murder at Holly House has everything y... READ MORE
Fab U Lous !
A brand new story from my favourite crime writer.
I loved this book from start to finish, my only gripe is that I finished it too quickly, because I was... READ MORE
A cosy Christmas crime!
I've never read any of Denzil Meyricks modern murder mystery, but i love historical fiction so had to give this one a try! Though it took me a little longe... READ MORE
Cosy Yorkshire crime
A lovely, easy read for any fans of cosy crime! Set in a post-war, rural Yorkshire village, a disgraced police officer is sent out of his usual force to so... READ MORE
A slow burn murder mystery that isn't exactly what it seems!
Going into this book I wasn't if this was going to be for me. I was trying to figure out if I liked the main character and the narrative voice, I also foun... READ MORE
Another Amazing Read From Denzil
I enjoyed the style of writing, the way the story unfolded, the village humour and the number of twists that the author includes.
I saw hints during the s... READ MORE
Another Amazing Read From Denzil
I enjoyed the style of writing, the way the story unfolded, the village humour and the number of twists that the author includes.
I saw hints during the s... READ MORE
A lot of cosy fun but with plenty of twists!
I loved this! It seems like your typical cosy country house murder mystery but it's really not - a lot of the usual tropes get subverted and there's some w... READ MORE
Synopsis
A village of secrets.
It’s December 1952, and a dead stranger has been found lodged up the chimney of Holly House in the snow-covered 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. But as is often the way for him, things don’t go according to plan.
A Christmas to remember.
When the local doctor’s husband is murdered, Grasby begins to realize that everyone in Elderby is hiding something – and if he can’t uncover the truth soon, the whole country will pay a dreadful price...
Publisher information
- Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
- ISBN: 9781804992357
- Number of pages: 384
- Dimensions: 197 x 128 x 25 mm
- Weight: 266g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allMurder at Christmas
In disgrace after an incident involving escapee horses, Inspector Frank Grasby is sent to investigate a series of horse thefts in the small village of Elde... READ MORE
Lovely, cosy mystery
A lovely, cosy mystery, filled with intriguing characters and surprising twists. Having never read a Denzil Meyrick novel before, it was the synopsis that ... READ MORE
Fabulous new series by the Scottish Master of Crime Fiction!
My Review.....
I must send out my huge thanks and deepest gratitude to Denzil Meyrick, for arranging for a copy of Murder At Holly House to be sent to m... READ MORE
Entertaining, with a 1950s period setting
An entertaining book, with a strong 1950s period setting. Frank is a flawed and interesting lead character, trying to investigate a murder in a rural Yor... READ MORE
Fabulous Read!
Thank you to the publishers and Denzil for arranging this early review copy.
This is a fabulous read, a great start to what I hope is a new series from Den... READ MORE
Murder at Holly House by Denzil Meyrick
Murder at Holly House by Denzil Meyrick is a police story after World War 2 and it is very old fashioned and based in Yorkshire. Whilst the story was in ke... READ MORE
Some bits are five stars, some bits are one star
Denzil Meyrick has moved away from his DCI Daley series to write Murder at Holly House. I haven’t read any DCI Daley novels, so Meyrick is a new author for... READ MORE
Winter wonderland thriller!!!
Well... If you're a fan of Denzil... (and who isn't?) ... this is rather far away from Kinloch and the Daley series as you can get.... But... you still fee... READ MORE
Not a Holly House hit.
Thank you to the author Denzil Meyrick, to the publisher Random House UK and to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this early in exchange for this hones... READ MORE
Another winning story- a great winter period detective story
Denzil Meyrick is a wonderful writer who knows how to intrigue, entertain and play wonderful games with the reader through twists and turns in plots. The D... READ MORE
Tough sledding on this mid century winter story
Although I am a big Denzil Meyrick fan, this first Frank Grasby series book took awhile to get into. I wanted to like the book but almost gave up halfway... READ MORE
Enjoyable
I was expecting a Christmas mystery, but there is nothing festive about this story, except that it is set in December. Also, I couldn’t quite immerse mysel... READ MORE
A Christmas mystery
Taking place in 1950s, this old-fashioned murder mystery introduces reader to the new sleight, one Frank Grasby. He is a likeable enough chap, with some du... READ MORE
Murder at Holly House
I am a HUGE fan of this author's Jim Daley books, as well as his shorts from that world. I also rather enjoyed Terms of Restitution his other stand alone n... READ MORE
Enjoyable murder mystery
A police story set after the end of WW2 in Yorkshire at Christmas written by one of my favourite authors, Denzil Meyrick, what's not to like? In a change o... READ MORE
Funny and fast-paced
Description of the book gave me an impression, that all action will be happening in one location - the mansion. In reality, we are taken in small village l... READ MORE
With deadly secrets, surprises and some neat twists, this is everything you could hope for when choosing a gift
Enter Frank Grasby, a brand new character from the pen of the author of the DCI Daley Kinloch series, Denzil Meyrick. Grasby is a Yorkshireman and a fine f... READ MORE
Brilliant funny read.
Denzil Meyrick does it again with this murder mystery set in a time gone by. Funny and well written.
A good read
It’s December 1952, and after a bit of a mixup at Ardmere House whilst arresting a groom, some confusion over a stable door resulting in 20 escaping fine t... READ MORE
Cosy crime meets spy novel
Denzil Meyrick is a new-to-me author and I really enjoyed the quicky characters he introduces readers to in this one, particularly fumbling protagonist Fra... READ MORE
Very Enjoyable
Sometimes it's best to get away from you normal haunts for a while and in Inspector Frank Grasby's case this is definitely a good idea! After an unfortunat... READ MORE
A Great Read
What an enjoyable story set in 1952 in a small Yorkshire Village in winter DI Grasby is sent to Elderby temporarily to help out with some thefts but he bec... READ MORE
Fab Read
Thank you to NetGalley and Transworld Books for my approval to read and review this book.
Oh my, I have been a fan of Denzil's books so I knew this book... READ MORE
Entertaining!
Inspector Frank Grasby has been seconded to a Yorkshire Village called Elderby .
Franks’s time in Elderby isn’t as quiet as he thought it would be it star... READ MORE
Typical House of Lords
This book is an easy read and staying in time to the setting of 1952 the main character is best described as a nit.
It's a comedic yarn and an entertaini... READ MORE
Misleading reviews
I confess I was expecting a murder mystery at Xmas in a big old country house.
Set in the early 50s it's really about a fascist plot to take over Britain ... READ MORE
Fab Read
Thank you to NetGalley and Transworld Books for my approval to read and review this book. Oh my, I have been a fan of Denzil's books so I knew this book wo... READ MORE
really good book and enjoyable read
I do love a Denzil Meyrick novel and, although Murder At Holly House, is a very different style of Detective fiction to his well know and loved DCI Daley s... READ MORE
Really enjoyed it
A very good book full of humor and plot twists. There is no boredom. I also did not guess until the very end who the "bad guy" was. In addition, the atmosp... READ MORE
Good but not Meyrick’s best
Inspector Frank Grasby is in the brown stuff. After a number of gaffs in recent months he survives the threat of sacking, just barely, by being sent to the... READ MORE
Cosy winters adventure
Inspector Grasby is a great character with a father to match. We have all taken a wrong turn on the Yorkshire moors and found ourselves been smiled at by t... READ MORE
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