A Surprise for Christmas: and Other Seasonal Mysteries (British Library Crime Classics Book 85)
✍ Scribed by Martin Edwards; Margery Allingham; Julian Symons; John Dickson Carr; Cyril Hare; Ernest Dudley; G. K. Chesterton; Ngaio Marsh; Victor Canning; Anthony Gilbert
- Book ID
- 100451605
- Publisher
- British Library Publishing
- Year
- 2020
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 332 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780712353373
- ASIN
- B08MFJVPX5
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
✦ Synopsis
''After all,' said our host, 'it's Christmas. Why not let the cat out of the bag?''
A Postman murdered while delivering cards on Christmas morning. A Christmas pine growing over a forgotten homicide. A Yuletide heist gone horribly wrong. When there's as much murder as magic in the air and the facts seem to point to the impossible, it's up to the detective’s trained eye to unwrap the clues and neatly tie together an explanation (preferably with a bow on top).
Martin Edwards has once again gathered the best of these seasonal stories into a stellar anthology brimming with rare tales, fresh as fallen snow, and classics from the likes of Julian Symons, Margery Allingham, Anthony Gilbert and Cyril Hare. A most welcome surprise indeed, and perfect to be shared between super-sleuths by the fire on a cold winter's night.