🎄𝙈𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙩 𝙃𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙃𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚🎄

Author: 𝘿𝙚𝙣𝙯𝙞𝙡 𝙈𝙚𝙮𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙠
Pub.Date: 12/21/23 in the US
Genre: Mystery
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I ordered this special edition from Watersones in the UK. Swipe👉 to see the beautiful stenciled edges.

🔎 About the book: 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.

My thoughts: This was a humorous detective story with very quirky characters. Set in England in the 1950’s, it had an old-fashion style to the writing. Our MC was not the best detective, but he certainly was amusing. The village of Elderby was a quiet and quaint setting, but the strange occurrences gave it a foreboding atmosphere. You never knew what was going to happen next.

This was not your typical who-dun-it, where one killer is found. There was much more going on in this sleepy little town, which made for an interesting story.

I would highly recommend if you like mysteries that are a little different. I will definitely be reading the next book in this series when it comes out.