Classic Christmas Crime Stories

Christmas is not always the season of goodwill. This collection of classic Christmas crime stories features festive whodunnits by Margery Allingham and Ngaio Marsh, as well as unexplained deaths by famous writers such as Arthur Conan Doyle and Marjorie Bowen. The stories are brilliantly plotted and bound to entertain.

Format: Hardback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 14 September 2023
Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Christmas, a time of joy and merriment, is not always synonymous with goodwill. As this captivating collection demonstrates, it can also be a season of enigmatic deaths, concealed poison bottles, and blunt instruments.

Part of the Macmillan Collectors Library, a series of exquisite, cloth-bound, pocket-sized classics adorned with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These magnificent books are the perfect gift for any book enthusiast or a treat for oneself. The stories in Classic Christmas Crime Stories have been carefully curated and introduced by writer David Stuart Davies.

This collection of eleven tales from the Golden Age of British crime writing showcases festive whodunnits by Margery Allingham and Ngaio Marsh. It features unexplained deaths by various suspect means from renowned authors like Arthur Conan Doyle and Marjorie Bowen, as well as dastardly Christmas crimes that require the expertise of esteemed crime writers such as Robert Barnard, Nicholas Olde, and H. R. F. Keating. Each story is meticulously plotted, with some offering thrilling suspense and others infused with delightful humor.

Prepare to be thoroughly entertained as you delve into these captivating tales, each bound to leave you eagerly anticipating the next.

Weight: 188g
Dimension: 157 x 100 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529097566