Christmas Eve. While the world sleeps, snow falls gently from the sky, presents await under the tree ... and murder is afoot. In this collection of ten classic murder mysteries from the best crime writers in history, death and mayhem take many festive forms, from the inventive to the unexpected.
From a Santa Claus with a grudge to a cat who knows who killed its owner on Christmas Eve, these are stories to enjoy - and be mystified by - in front of a roaring fire, mince pie to hand.
The trinity cat / Ellis Peters --
The Santa Claus Club / Julian Symons --
The four seasons / Michael Innes --
No sanity clause / Ian Rankin --
The footprint in the sky / John Dickson Carr --
A wife in a million / Val McDermid --
The dagger with wings / G.K. Chesterton --
Cambric tea / Marjorie Bowen --
As dark as Christmas gets / Lawrence Block --
On Christmas day in the morning / Margery Allingham
Language
English
Pages
234
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Profile Books
Release
November 02, 2017
ISBN
1781259186
ISBN 13
9781781259184
Murder on Christmas Eve: Classic Mysteries for the Festive Season
Christmas Eve. While the world sleeps, snow falls gently from the sky, presents await under the tree ... and murder is afoot. In this collection of ten classic murder mysteries from the best crime writers in history, death and mayhem take many festive forms, from the inventive to the unexpected.
From a Santa Claus with a grudge to a cat who knows who killed its owner on Christmas Eve, these are stories to enjoy - and be mystified by - in front of a roaring fire, mince pie to hand.
The trinity cat / Ellis Peters --
The Santa Claus Club / Julian Symons --
The four seasons / Michael Innes --
No sanity clause / Ian Rankin --
The footprint in the sky / John Dickson Carr --
A wife in a million / Val McDermid --
The dagger with wings / G.K. Chesterton --
Cambric tea / Marjorie Bowen --
As dark as Christmas gets / Lawrence Block --
On Christmas day in the morning / Margery Allingham