Grimm Up North

A DCI Harry Grimm Crime Novel

By: David J. Gatward

Narrated by: Aubrey Parsons

Edinburgh has Rebus.
The Highlands have Logan.
Now Yorkshire has Grimm ...

Welcome to Wensleydale, where the cheese is famous, the scenery beautiful, and the locals have murder on their minds …

Detective Chief Inspector Harry Grimm is forced to take leave from Bristol’s Major Investigations Team when his boss, tired of Harry chasing the ghost of his murderous father, sends him north on secondment.

Used to city life and high stress, Harry fears his life will now be spent handing out speeding tickets, finding lost sheep, and directing tourists. But when a local teenager runs away, Harry finds himself pulled into an investigation much worse than anyone could have ever expected.

The nicer the place, the darker the secrets. Wensleydale is beautiful, everyone is friendly and welcoming, and people just don’t get murdered ... do they?

A classic fish-out-of-water crime mystery set in the stunning and evocative scenery of Wensleydale in North Yorkshire.

Grimm up North is the terrific debut crime novel from award-winning author David J. Gatward. Perfect for fans of L. J. Ross, J. D. Kirk, Simon McCleave, Alex Smith, J. M. Dalgliesh, J. E. Mayhew, and J. R. Ellis.

©2020 david j gatward (P)2026 david j gatward

Wonderful

The book is funny, sometimes laugh out loud, well written and then serious. It is a real treat.

My First Harry Grimm Series Book

Harry Grimm is an outstanding protagonist! As my first read in the series I was highly entertained. I would strongly recommend this series to all. Can’t wait to start book #2!

I really enjoyed it! On to the next book.

Love the narrator and the story. I like the DCI now
on to the next book.

The Book And Then The Series Is Consistently Great

(Written after book 15). This is a series where the books are very standard police procedural which is predictable for someone who is pretty steeped in the mystery genre, but the telling is sincere and keeps both good procedural and characterization arcs. The one standout reason is David Gatward also chose to consistently ask Aubrey Parsons to be the narrator, and Mr. Parsons brings the characters AND the setting to life with a natural-sounding northern English (and in one specific case, Scottish) intonation. The northern English has several differentiations, each of which sounds and inhabits a different persona. While the books are great, the narration is extraordinarily good, and it is fortunate for us readers that Mr. Parsons has been the only narrator for this series.

Love this series!

This is my second time thru the series…. I don’t think I’ve read a book that has me wishing I could go there someday!