Murderous Christmas Stories Series by Cecily Gayford, Ellis Peters, Julian Symons, Michael Innes, Ian Rankin, John Dickson Carr, Val McDermid, G.K. Chesterton, Marjorie Bowen, Lawrence Block, Margery Allingham

Christmas Eve. While the world sleeps, snow falls gently from the sky, presents await under the tree ... and murder is afoot. In this collection of ten classic murder mysteries from the best crime writers in history, death and mayhem take many festive forms, from the inventive to the unexpected.From a Santa Claus with a grudge to a cat who knows who killed its owner on Christmas Eve, these are stories to enjoy - and be mystified by - in front of a roaring fire, mince pie to hand... moreChristmas Eve. While the world sleeps, snow falls gently from the sky, presents await under the tree ... and murder is afoot. In this collection of ten classic murder mysteries from the best crime writers in history, death and mayhem take many festive forms, from the inventive to the unexpected.From a Santa Claus with a grudge to a cat who knows who killed its owner on Christmas Eve, these are stories to enjoy - and be mystified by - in front of a roaring fire, mince pie to hand.The trinity cat / Ellis Peters --The Santa Claus Club / Julian Symons --The four seasons / Michael Innes --No sanity clause / Ian Rankin --The footprint in the sky / John Dickson Carr --A wife in a million / Val McDermid --The dagger with wings / G.K. Chesterton --Cambric tea / Marjorie Bowen --As dark as Christmas gets / Lawrence Block --On Christmas day in the morning / Margery Allingham less

In the bleak midwinter ... murder awaits.The halls might be decked, and the mistletoe hung, but in these ten classic crime stories you're more likely to come across a corpse under the Christmas tree than a present. From a Santa Claus with a secret to a violent theft that snowballs into something quite unexpected, pull up a chair, throw another log on the fire ... and let history's greatest crime writers surprise, delight and chill you to the bone.Featuring stories by Dorothy L... moreIn the bleak midwinter ... murder awaits.The halls might be decked, and the mistletoe hung, but in these ten classic crime stories you're more likely to come across a corpse under the Christmas tree than a present. From a Santa Claus with a secret to a violent theft that snowballs into something quite unexpected, pull up a chair, throw another log on the fire ... and let history's greatest crime writers surprise, delight and chill you to the bone.Featuring stories by Dorothy L. Sayers, Arthur Conan Doyle, Cyril Hare, Margery Allingham, Mark Billingham and more...Table of contents:A Surprise for Christmas, Cyril HareThe Snowball Burglary, H. C. BaileyTall Story, Margery AllinghamA Present from Santa Claus, Julian SymonsThe Undignified Melodrama of the Bone of Contention, Dorothy L. SayersThe Motive, G. D. H. and M. ColeUnderneath the Mistletoe Last Night, Mark BillinghamThe New Catacomb, Arthur Conan DoyleThe Motive, Ronald KnoxDog in the Night-Time, Edmund Crispin less