Silent nights : Christmas mysteries
2015
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New in the popular British Library Crime Classics series, this introduces readers to some of the finest Christmas detective short stories of the past. Martin Edwards's selection blends festive pieces from much-loved authors with one or two stories which are likely to be unfamiliar even to diehard mystery fans. Christmas is a mysterious, as well as magical, time of year. Strange things can happen, and this helps to explain the hallowed tradition of telling ghost stories around the fireside as the year draws to a close. Christmas tales of crime and detection have a similar appeal. This book introduces readers to some of the finest Christmas detective stories of the past.
Main title:
Silent nights : Christmas mysteries / edited and introduced by Martin Edwards.
Author:
Edwards, Martin, 1955-, editor
Imprint:
London : The British Library, 2015.
Collation:
287 pages ; 19 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Formerly CIP. Uk
ISBN:
9780712356107 (pbk)
Language:
English
BRN:
1106391
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