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A Very Murderous Christmas: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season - Vintage Murders (Paperback)
Cecily Gayford (editor), Margery Allingham (author of contributions), Adrian Conan Doyle (author of contributions), John Dickson Carr (author of contributions), Anthony Horowitz (author of contributions), G K Chesterton (author of contributions), Nicholas Blake (author of contributions), Ruth Rendell (author of contributions), Colin Dexter (author of contributions), Gladys Mitchell (author of contributions), Sir John Mortimer (author of contributions), Edward Hoch (author of contributions)Published: 01/11/2018
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The Christmas season is one of comfort and joy, sparkling lights and steam rising from cups of mulled wine at frosty carol services. A season of goodwill to all men, as families and friends come together to forget their differences and celebrate the year together.
Unless, of course, you happen to be harbouring a grudge. Or hiding a guilty secret. Or you want something so much you just have to have it - whatever the cost.
In A Very Murderous Christmas, ten of the best classic crime writers come together to unleash festive havoc, with murder, mayhem and twists aplenty.
Following Murder on Christmas Eve and Murder under the Christmas Tree, this is the perfect accompaniment to a mince pie and a roaring fire. Just make sure you're really, truly alone ...
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781788161015
Number of pages: 240
Weight: 200 g
Dimensions: 194 x 126 x 18 mm
Edition: Main
MEDIA REVIEWS
Praise for Murder Under the Christmas Tree: 'Offers excellent value as the roll call of authors included is really very impressive indeed.' - Shotsmag
Praise for Murder Under the Christmas Tree: 'This killer selection is the icing on the (Christmas) cake ... this is all your Christmases come at once for fans of the genre.' The Lady - The Lady
With Cecily Gayford in charge, we are on safe ground. Each of her top-notch writers, ranging from Ian Rankin in a playful mood to the darkly reflective Val McDermid, brings a distinctive and imaginative edge to Christmas crime - Daily Mail
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