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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 would be amazing!! I wasn't wrong! From start to finish, this was a well-written book with great descriptions of the characters and locations. It is set in 1950's in the middle of winter near Christmas. Inspector Grasby is sent to Elderby on a temporary basis and is thrown into the deep end of various mysteries behind thefts and murder!! It's full of twist and turns with a surprising ending. I will be recommending to my fellow book readers.

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What a great little cosy crime book. I loved the witty observations of the 1st person narrative and the collection of suspects in a small town was worthy of a Christie whodunit. Very entertaining.

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A fun, cosy fifties mystery. I thought this was such a great, easy reading book. There's a great cast of quirky characters with an incredibly intriguing mystery with fun and funny mishaps that happen along the way. Murder at Holly House is a perfect book to curl up and read - especially at Christmas especially if you love mysteries and murder.

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Rather Delicious..
Unexpected and rather delicious storytelling in this wonderful mystery steeped in snow and blizzards and set amidst the depths of the Yorkshire Moors. The reader is treated to the inner monologue of one Inspector Frank Grasby as he is dispatched from York on, perhaps, a mission impossible. There is more than a whiff of Wodehouse and of Bertie Wooster about the poor Inspector Frank Grasby as he navigates his way through life and through the trials and tribulations of his time at Elderby and the post war shenanigans in which he unwittingly becomes involved. The author creates his world supremely well and populates it with an eccentric and eclectic cast which is a real joy to behold.

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