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1952: A dead stranger is found lodged up the chimney of Holly House
1952: A dead stranger is found lodged up the chimney of Holly House
Christmas is fast approaching when a dead stranger is found lodged up the chimney of Holly House in the snow-covered village of Elderby. Is he a simple thief, or a would-be killer?
Inspector Frank Grasby is ordered to investigate. But as is often the way for him, things don’t go according to plan.
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…
Elderby
The story is set in the fictional village of Elderby, located on the North Yorkshire Moors in England, during Christmas time in 1952. We follow Inspector Frank Grasby as he investigates murders in this quiet Yorkshire village with all the Yorkshire flavour and banter you could wish for.
Destination/location: Yorkshire, England Author/guide: Denzil Meyrick Departure Time: 1952
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