Overview

The biggest Big Book since The Big Book of Pulps- Otto Penzler's The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries, an unparalleled gathering of the biggest names from the past one hundred years of crime fiction. The most complete collection of holiday whodunits ever assembled, from Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle to Mary Higgins Clark and Sara Paretsky. Deck the halls with cops and crooks! Just in time for the holiday season, master of mystery Otto Penzler delivers his latest anthology, The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries. Featuring sixty holiday tales by the likes of Isaac Asimov, Marjorie Bowen, Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, Stanley Ellin, Edward D. Hoch, Andrew Klavan, Ed McBain, Ellis Peters, Ellery Queen, Damon Runyon, Jonathan Santlofer, Julian Symons, and Donald E. Westlake. The stories cover virtually all categories and sub-genres, including suspense, pure detection, humor, cozy, private eye, and police procedural.

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Author:   Otto Penzler ,  Otto Penzler
Publisher:   Random House USA Inc
Imprint:   Random House Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.50cm , Length: 23.20cm
Weight:   0.924kg
ISBN:  

9780345802989

ISBN 10:   0345802985
Pages:   672
Publication Date:   22 October 2013
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION Otto Penzler A Traditional Little Christmas THE ADVENTURE OF THE CHRISTMAS PUDDING Agatha Christie GOLD, FRANKINCENSE AND MURDER Catherine Aird BOXING UNCLEVER Robert Barnard THE PROOF OF THE PUDDING Peter Lovesey THE ADVENTURE OF THE DAUPHIN'S DOLL Ellery Queen MORSE'S GREATEST MYSTERY Colin Dexter MORE THAN FLESH AND BLOOD Susan Moody THE BUTLER'S CHRISTMAS EVE Mary Roberts Rinehart THE TRINITY CAT Ellis Peters 91 A Funny Little Christmas THE BURGLAR AND THE WHATSIT Donald E. Westlake DANCING DAN'S CHRISTMAS Damon Runyon A VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS Ron Goulart THE THIEVES WHO COULDN'T HELP SNEEZING Thomas Hardy RUMPOLE AND THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS John Mortimer A REVERSIBLE SANTA CLAUS Meredith Nicholson A Sherlockian Little Christmas A SCANDAL IN WINTER Gillian Linscott THE CHRISTMAS CLIENT Edward D. Hoch THE SECRET IN THE PUDDING BAG & HERLOCK SHOLMES'S CHRISTMAS CASE Peter Todd CHRISTMAS EVE S. C. Roberts THE ADVENTURE OF THE BLUE CARBUNCLE Arthur Conan Doyle A Pulpy Little Christmas DEAD ON CHRISTMAS STREET John D. MacDonald CRIME'S CHRISTMAS CAROL Norvell Page SERENADE TO A KILLER Joseph Commings An Uncanny Little Christmas THE HAUNTED CRESCENT Peter Lovesey A CHRISTMAS IN CAMP Edmund Cox THE CHRISTMAS BOGEY Pat Frank THE KILLER CHRISTIAN Andrew Klavan THE GHOST'S TOUCH Fergus Hume A WREATH FOR MARLEY Max Allan Collins A Scary Little Christmas THE CAROL SINGERS Josephine Bell WAXWORKS Ethel Lina White CAMBRIC TEA Marjorie Bowen THE 74TH TALE Jonathan Santlofer THE UNINNOCENT Bradford Morrow BLUE CHRISTMAS Peter Robinson A Surprising Little Christmas NOEL, NOEL Barry Perowne DEATH ON CHRISTMAS EVE Stanley Ellin THE CHINESE APPLE Joseph Shearing A Modern Little Christmas AND ALL THROUGH THE HOUSE Ed McBain AN EARLY CHRISTMAS Doug Allyn THE LIVE TREE John Lutz THREE-DOT PO Sara Paretsky MAD DOG Dick Lochte A Puzzling Little Christmas SISTER BESSIE Cyril Hare THAT'S THE TICKET Mary Higgins Clark DEATH ON THE AIR Ngaio Marsh THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS Isaac Asimov THE CHRISTMAS KITTEN Ed Gorman THE SANTA CLAUS CLUB Julian Symons A Classic Little Christmas THE FLYING STARS G. K. Chesterton CHRISTMAS PARTY Rex Stout THE RAFFLES RELICS E. W. Hornung THE PRICE OF LIGHT Ellis Peters A PRESENT FOR SANTA SAHIB H. R. F. Keating THE CHRISTMAS TRAIN Will Scott MARKHEIM Robert Louis Stevenson A CHAPARRAL CHRISTMAS GIFT O. Henry THE CHOPHAM AFFAIR Edgar Wallace A CHRISTMAS TRAGEDY Agatha Christie

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Anyone who cares about the best mystery writing of the past century and beyond would be lucky to receive this thick volume during the holidays. . . . One of the joys of the collection is how many are delightfully funny. . . . Note that many of these stories turn on simple theft, of diamonds or candlesticks or a lottery ticket; they hark back to simpler days before the modern thriller began to provide endless serial killers and ax murderers for our edification. To read today's talented crime writers can be a pleasure, but it's good to be reminded that they build on the work of others whose talents remain undimmed. -- The Washington Post [A] magnificent collection of any kind of Christmas murder that mystery fans could ever desire. -- The Plain Dealer, Grade: A+ Pure malicious deliciousness. -- The Christian Science Monitor My favorite mystery peddler has put together his best collection ever. . . . If you love mysteries, and enjoy the holidays (or even if you don't), you'll love The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries. --Nina Sankovitch, Huffington Post Less noisy but just as entertaining as 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'. . . . Includes many of the best Yuletide whodunits of the past 100 years. -- Richmond Times-Dispatch [Penzler] knows this turf. -- Fort Worth Star-Telegram A feast of 59 (loosely) Christmas-themed stories for mystery and crime-fiction lovers. -- The Seattle Times None of these arresting holiday tales turns out at all the way you might expect. . . . [The book] could last a diligent reader all the way to Easter. -- The Virginian-Pilot A future classic. . . . Penzler, the prime minister of crime fiction, delivers the goods once again with . . . a collection of holiday whodunits that'll have you eyeing the department-store Santa with suspicion. -- Book Page More femmes fatales, double crossing and deceit than you can sh

Author Information

OTTO PENZLER is the editor of eleven other Vintage Crime/Black Lizard anthologies, including The Big Book of Pulps, The Big Book of Black Mask Stories, and, most recently, The Big Book of Ghost Stories. He lives in New York City.

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