Canine Christmas [Mass Market Paperback]

Jeffrey Marks (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 7, 1999

Waggish tales of dogs, Christmas, and murder--
by sixteen of today's best-loved crime novelists!

Deborah Adams - Melissa Cleary - Mark Graham - Patricia Guiver - Jane Haddam - Parnell Hall - Jeremiah Healy - Dean James - Virginia Lanier - David Leitz - Jeffrey Marks - Taylor McCafferty - Leslie O'Kane - Anne Perry - H. Robert Perry - Lillian M. Roberts

A temperamental Yorkie provokes Yuletide mayhem at an English country house . . . A puppy forgotten in Santa's bag helps quell a coup at the North Pole . . . During a snow-white Christmas, a Portuguese water dog noses out murder at a Vermont inn . . . and many more!

These thrilling tales of canine derring-do give dog lovers the treat of celebrating Christmas with sleuthhounds of many breeds--as they sniff out crime and render holiday justice.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Two paws up. Canine Christmas provides as much pure pleasure as a good old-fashioned belly rub."
--DAVID HANDLER
   Edgar Award-winning author of
   The Man Who Loved Women to Death

"A witty, deliciously mysterious romp through Christmas in Dogland."
--ELLEN HART
   Lambda Award-winning author of
   Murder in the Air

From the Inside Flap

Waggish tales of dogs, Christmas, and murder--
by sixteen of today's best-loved crime novelists!

Deborah Adams - Melissa Cleary - Mark Graham - Patricia Guiver - Jane Haddam - Parnell Hall - Jeremiah Healy - Dean James - Virginia Lanier - David Leitz - Jeffrey Marks - Taylor McCafferty - Leslie O'Kane - Anne Perry - H. Robert Perry - Lillian M. Roberts

A temperamental Yorkie provokes Yuletide mayhem at an English country house . . . A puppy forgotten in Santa's bag helps quell a coup at the North Pole . . . During a snow-white Christmas, a Portuguese water dog noses out murder at a Vermont inn . . . and many more!

These thrilling tales of canine derring-do give dog lovers the treat of celebrating Christmas with sleuthhounds of many breeds--as they sniff out crime and render holiday justice.

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books (December 7, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345436571
• ISBN-13: 978-0345436573
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,081,200 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good read anytime!, July 11, 2000

By 

Brenda "MYSHELFDOTCOM" (United States) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)   

This review is from: Canine Christmas (Mass Market Paperback)

CANINE CHRISTMAS is a Christmas mystery anthology and each mystery includes one or more canines.

I have always said a presenter or editor could not go wrong with an anthology. But when the anthology takes on a special subject such as this one I feel it makes even more entertaining. CANINE CHRISTMAS has a wonderful variety of authors such as, Parnell Hall, whose story "Clicker Training" leads the way; Virginia Lanier who treats us with another story involving her bloodhounds; H. Robert Perry writes a `tongue in cheek' (at least that's how I took it) mystery called the "Toy Pincher," which I found it quite humorous; Mark Graham's serious story "Fencing Crib" brought some emotions out of me; Jeffrey Marks offers us a hard-to-solve whodunit in "Yellow Snow; Deborah Adams writes a very funny story about a Psycho Santa and his elves and there's more! After reading each one I am quite sure anyone who reads CANINE CHRISTMAS will find a favorite among the many tails... I mean tales.

Note: Holiday mysteries are a treat to read, especially during the Christmas season, but mind you if you stick to enjoying them only one month out of the year, you will miss out on the many, many holiday reads that have been offered in the past and will be offered in the future. For myself, I have found reading holiday books can be just as magically all year around.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this collection, March 25, 2002

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Moe811 (New York USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Canine Christmas (Mass Market Paperback)

This collection of Christmas themed canine tales was filled with favorite and new authors for me. I loved Leslie O'Kane's contribution, as well as those by Patricia Guiver and other well known authors of dog mysteries. There were several unfamiliar authors and their stories were just as good. Each short story is very well crafted. I have to say my favorite story was by Virginia Lanier, her JoBeth Siddons series of Bloodhound mysteries has always been one of my favorites.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic set of Christmas mysteries, December 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Canine Christmas (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a great set of Christmas mysteries. Jeffrey Marks has brought together some of the finest names in the business for this delightful anthology. I especially liked the stories by Marks, Deborah Adams, and Dean James. This is one book that mystery lovers--and dog lovers--will not want to miss. It's a real smooth read.