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Silent Nights: Christmas Mysteries

J. Jefferson Farjeon

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Christmas is a mysterious, as well as magical, time of year. Strange things can happen, and this helps to explain the hallowed tradition of telling ghost stories around the fireside as the year draws to a close. Christmas tales of crime and detection have a similar appeal. When television becomes tiresome, and party games pall, the prospect of curling up in the warm with a good mystery is enticing - and much better for the digestion than yet another helping of plum pudding. Crime writers are just as susceptible as readers to the countless attractions of Christmas.

Over the years, many distinguished practitioners of the genre have given one or more of their stories a Yuletide setting. This book introduces readers to some of the finest Christmas detective stories of the past. Martin Edwards' selection blends festive pieces from much-loved authors with one or two stories which are likely to be unfamiliar even to diehard mystery fans.

Language: English

Pages: 287

Format: Paperback

Publisher: The British Library

Release: October 01, 2015

ISBN: 071235610X

ISBN 13: 9780712356107

Silent Nights: Christmas Mysteries

J. Jefferson Farjeon

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Christmas is a mysterious, as well as magical, time of year. Strange things can happen, and this helps to explain the hallowed tradition of telling ghost stories around the fireside as the year draws to a close. Christmas tales of crime and detection have a similar appeal. When television becomes tiresome, and party games pall, the prospect of curling up in the warm with a good mystery is enticing - and much better for the digestion than yet another helping of plum pudding. Crime writers are just as susceptible as readers to the countless attractions of Christmas.

Over the years, many distinguished practitioners of the genre have given one or more of their stories a Yuletide setting. This book introduces readers to some of the finest Christmas detective stories of the past. Martin Edwards' selection blends festive pieces from much-loved authors with one or two stories which are likely to be unfamiliar even to diehard mystery fans.

Language: English

Pages: 287

Format: Paperback

Publisher: The British Library

Release: October 01, 2015

ISBN: 071235610X

ISBN 13: 9780712356107

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