Murder under the Christmas Tree
Classic Mysteries for the Festive Season
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Publication
2016 - Profile Books Limited
Language
English
Word Count
69,500 words, Guess
Page Count
278 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL28612906M
- ISBN-139781781257913
- ISBN-101781257914
- OCLC Control Numbermurderunderchris0000unse
- Goodreads59702895
Classifications
- LCCPR1309.D4
Description
The necklace of pearls / Dorothy L. Sayers The name on the window / Edmund Crispin A traditional Christmas / Val McDermid [Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1518317W) / Arthur Conan Doyle The invisible man / G.K. Chesterton Cinders / Ian Rankin Death on the air / Ngaio Marsh Persons or things unknown / Carter Dickson The case is altered / Margery Allingham The price of light / Ellis Peters
Description
Murder most festive...A locked room mystery solved with a flourish on Boxing Day. Blackmail on Christmas Eve.A missing jewel discovered in a very festive hiding place.A body slumped in a chair on Christmas morning, still listening to carols.The midnight theft of a gift intended for a saint. Crime doesn't take a holiday, so these - and many more - are the puzzles that make up Murder under the Christmas Tree, a collection of festive mysteries featuring fictional sleuths from Lord Peter Wimsey to Sherlock Holmes, Cadfael to Father Brown. This is the very best of Christmas murder and mayhem - so settle into your armchair, put another log on the fire and take a bite of your mince pie. Just make sure it's not poisoned..
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