9781804992357
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...