Murder for Christmas (1982) Anthology by Thomas Godfrey (ed. Jerry eBooks 2021)
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Overview: Here is a perfect Christmas gift for the person who has everything—and plans to leave it to you. Murder for Christmas contains twenty-six tales of seasonal malice to keep you in the Christmas spirit all year round.
It has been said that Christmas brings out the best in everyone, and this has been especially true of mystery writers who seem to have been inspired to their best work by the holiday season.
Genre: Fiction > Mystery/Thriller
CONTENTS:
Thomas F. Godfrey . . . . . . . . Introduction
John Collier . . . . . . . . Back for Christmas
Woody Allen . . . . . . . . Mr. Big
Arthur Conan Doyle . . . . . . . . The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
Agatha Christie . . . . . . . . The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
Damon Runyon . . . . . . . . Dancing Dan’s Christmas
Marjorie Bowen . . . . . . . . Cambric Tea
Stanley Ellin . . . . . . . . Death on Christmas Eve
Baroness Orczy . . . . . . . . A Christmas Tragedy
Baynard Kendrick . . . . . . . . Silent Night
Lillian de la Torre . . . . . . . . The Stolen Christmas Box
O. Henry . . . . . . . . A Chaparral Christmas Gift
Ngaio Marsh . . . . . . . . Death on the Air
H.R.F. Keating . . . . . . . . Inspector Ghote and the Miracle Baby
Georges Simenon . . . . . . . . Maigret’s Christmas
Charles Dickens . . . . . . . . To Be Taken with a Grain of Salt
Ellery Queen . . . . . . . . The Adventure of the Dauphin’s Doll
Robert Louis Stevenson . . . . . . . . Markheim
Dorothy L. Sayers . . . . . . . . The Necklace of Pearls
Carter Dickson . . . . . . . . Blind Man’s Hood
Edward D. Hoch . . . . . . . . Christmas is for Cops
Thomas Hardy . . . . . . . . The Thieves Who Couldn’t Help Sneezing
Margery Allingham . . . . . . . . The Case is Altered
Rex Stout . . . . . . . . Christmas Party
G.K. Chesterton . . . . . . . . The Flying Stars
James Mines . . . . . . . . Mother’s Milk
Boxing Day Bonus
D.B. Wyndham Lewis . . . . . . . . Ring Out, Wild Bells
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