The Christmas Stocking Murders

It is 1976 and once again Inspector Frank Grasby recounts events recorded in his diaries. Three days before Christmas in 1953 he is summoned to the office of Superintendent Juggers and informed that they are to travel to the fishing village of Uthley's Bay to investigate a murder. The body of a man with a stocking wound around his head had been found on the beach. Shortly after their arrival another body is found and in the evening quantities of packets of ladies' stockings cover the beach. Grasby soon realises that they are in Uthley's Bay to investigate a murder.

What follows is the often bungling attempt of the two police officers as they attempt to solve the crimes. Snow has arrived in the area and the White Christmas is not helping the investigation. The villagers are closing ranks and it is difficult for the police to know who to trust. Superintendent Juggers also has a tendency to make rash decisions leaving Grasby with the task of finding a solution. Grasby is well aware that Superintendent Juggers will claim the credit for any success made in the investigation.

The Christmas Stocking Murders by Denzil Meyrick a sequel to Murder at Holly House.  There is plenty of action, an array of eccentric characters and lots of humour as the two policeman attempt to solve the crime against the odds.