{"product_id":"9781804995075-the-christmas-stocking-murders","title":"The Christmas Stocking Murders","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon't miss the Waterstones Scottish Book of the Month that everyone is talking about this Christmas - the fun and festive murder mystery from the No.1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Twists galore' \u003cb\u003eStuart MacBride\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Had me laughing out loud' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eYorkshire Life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'First-class' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA case shrouded in secrets.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s just before Christmas, 1953. Grasby and Juggers are investigating a puzzling murder in the remote village of Uthley’s Bay. A fisherman has been found dead on the beach, with a stocking wound tight round his throat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA festive mystery for one and all.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHundreds of pairs of stockings, in neat cellophane bags, soon wash up on the shore. A blizzard cuts off Grasby and Juggers from help, and the local innkeeper is murdered. Any remaining Christmas cheer goes up in smoke as the villagers refuse to talk, leaving the two detectives chasing false leads in the snow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA winter wonderland with no escape.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo make matters worse, Grasby can’t stop thinking about stockings. Why does everyone seem to be enjoying strangely high standards of hosiery, even beneath their oilskins? Who is the sinister bespectacled man snooping around their hotel? And how can they solve the murder when everyone in the village is a suspect?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders love \u003ci\u003eThe Christmas Stocking Murders\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Atmospheric, amusing, a book to read by a fireside.’ \u003cb\u003eFIVE-STAR READER REVIEW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘This book is a delight.’ \u003cb\u003eFIVE-STAR READER REVIEW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘I found myself chuckling along.’ \u003cb\u003eFIVE-STAR READER REVIEW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A wonderful page-turner.’ \u003cb\u003eFIVE-STAR READER REVIEW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘These books are a tonic.’ \u003cb\u003eFIVE-STAR READER REVIEW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A Christmas joy. \u003cb\u003eFIVE-STAR READER REVIEW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDenzil Meyrick, Audible bestseller, November 2024\u003cbr\u003eDenzil Meyrick, No.1 New York Times bestseller, November 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55249180164470,"sku":"9781804995075","price":8.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_34961157_ba14f858-7111-41f8-9525-e514499bf041.jpg?v=1750931002","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781804995075-the-christmas-stocking-murders","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}