A great holiday gift for mystery fans, this new short story collection of over thirty Christmas tales of crime contains contributions from some of the best writers of the genre: Patricia Moyes, John D. MacDonald, Rex Stout, Julian Symons, Georges Simenon, Margery Allingham, Lawrence Block, John Mortimer and many others. These holiday tales with a murderous twist include suspicious Santa's helpers; a Christmas pageant player who assumes the role of a killer; and evil elves with malicious intentions. Beware of hanging mistletoe and stuffed stockings this season, as you celebrate a creepy Christmas with Murder Most Merry.
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A great holiday gift for mystery fans, this new short story collection of over thirty Christmas tales of crime contains contributions from some of the best writers of the genre: Patricia Moyes, John D. MacDonald, Rex Stout, Julian Symons, Georges Simenon, Margery Allingham, Lawrence Block, John Mortimer and many others. These holiday tales with a murderous twist include suspicious Santa's helpers; a Christmas pageant player who assumes the role of a killer; and evil elves with malicious intentions. Beware of hanging mistletoe and stuffed stockings this season, as you celebrate a creepy Christmas with Murder Most Merry.
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In the hills there had been snow for five days, the first real snow of the winter. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
telephone pillars, moon bear, old darling, shy young man Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Santa Claus, Christmas Eve, Miss Crindle, Father Christmas, New York, Sir Leo, Grand Drive, Inspector Tierce, Madame Fayet, Screwy Santa, Beverly Benson, Mitzi Field, Noel Sarum, Snow White, Tom Smith, Superintendent Haggard, Sherlock Holmes, Andre Lecceur, Chris Stover, Dan Beaufeld, Fifth Avenue, Florence Beaufeld, Henry Baker, Jill Tierce, Lady Larradine New!
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In the hills there had been snow for five days, the first real snow of the winter. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
telephone pillars, moon bear, old darling, shy young man Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Santa Claus, Christmas Eve, Miss Crindle, Father Christmas, New York, Sir Leo, Grand Drive, Inspector Tierce, Madame Fayet, Screwy Santa, Beverly Benson, Mitzi Field, Noel Sarum, Snow White, Tom Smith, Superintendent Haggard, Sherlock Holmes, Andre Lecceur, Chris Stover, Dan Beaufeld, Fifth Avenue, Florence Beaufeld, Henry Baker, Jill Tierce, Lady Larradine New!
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- The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle by Arthur Conan Doyle in Front Matter, and page 248
- Into the Night by Cornell Woolrich on page 23, and page 35
- We Three (Reading for Independence) by A. S. Artley on page 62
- Snow White by Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm on page 85
- A Christmas Carol (Bantam Classic) by Charles Dickens on page 102
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