Festive felonies, unscrupulous santas, deadly puddings, and misdemeanors under the mistletoe… From Victorian detective stories to modern mysteries, police procedurals to pulp fiction, comic gems to cozy crime, there’s something for every festive mood in this must-read collection starring sixty of the world’s favourite detectives. Featuring an all-star cast of authors including Isaac Asimov, Mary Higgins Clark, Arthur Conan Doyle, G.K. Chesterton, Colin Dexter, Thomas Hardy, H.R.F. Keating, Ngaio Marsh, John Mortimer, Ellis Peters, Sara Paretsky, Robert Louis Stevenson and – of course – Agatha Christie, this is the biggest and best Christmas crime anthology in print today.

I purchased a copy of this book for my own reading.

Heading into the festive season, this seemed a must-read for me. Containing mysteries from some of the greatest authors of all time in one enormous tome.

I love a Christmas classic. It won’t surprise many who know me, and that know I read A Christmas Carol every year. So when I came across this bumper collection of Christmas thrillers, I was excited to give it a go.

It’s filled with many wonderful short stories from some absolute icons such as Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle and G.K. Chesterton, and featuring legendary crime fighters like Sherlock, Poirot, Marple and Brother Cadfael.

Many of these I’ve never read before. While obviously some of these were better than others, the entire collection was fantastic. Filled with festive spirit, depraved crimes and dastardly deeds, it made a nice change from the usual festive fare. A brilliant seasonal read.

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