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The Christmas card crime : and other stories / edited by Martin Edwards.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Naperville, Illinois : Poisoned Pen Press, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Description: 224 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781464210914
  • 1464210918
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
A Christmas tragedy / Baroness Orczy -- By the sword / Selwyn Jepson -- The Christmas card crime / Donald Stuart -- The motive / Ronald Knox -- Blind man's hood / Carter Dickson -- Paul Temple's white Christmas / Francis Durbridge -- Sister Bessie or your old leech / Cyril Hare -- A bit of wire-pulling / E.C.R. Lorac -- Pattern of revenge / John Bude -- Crime at Lark Cottage / John Bingham -- 'Twixt the cup and the lip / Julian Symons.
Summary: "A Christmas party is punctuated by a gunshot under a policeman's watchful eye. A jewel heist is planned amidst the glitz and glamour of Oxford Streets Christmas shopping. Lost in a snowstorm, a man finds a motive for murder. Featuring stories by John Bude and E.C.R. Lorac, as well as tales by little-known writers of crime fiction, this collection of mysteries explores the darker side of the festive season, from unexplained disturbances in the fresh snow to the darkness that lurks beneath the sparkling decorations"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Fiction EDWARDS, MARTIN Available 33111010434625
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder

A Christmas party is punctuated by a gunshot under a policeman's watchful eye. A jewel heist is planned amidst the glitz and glamour of Oxford Street's Christmas shopping. Lost in a snowstorm, a man finds a motive for murder.

This collection of mysteries explores the darker side of the festive season--from unexplained disturbances in the fresh snow, to the darkness that lurks beneath the sparkling decorations.

With neglected stories by John Bude and E.C.R. Lorac, as well as tales by little-known writers of crime fiction, Martin Edwards blends the cosy atmosphere of the fireside story with a chill to match the temperature outside. This is a gripping seasonal collection sure to delight mystery fans

"A Christmas party is punctuated by a gunshot under a policeman's watchful eye. A jewel heist is planned amidst the glitz and glamour of Oxford Streets Christmas shopping. Lost in a snowstorm, a man finds a motive for murder. Featuring stories by John Bude and E.C.R. Lorac, as well as tales by little-known writers of crime fiction, this collection of mysteries explores the darker side of the festive season, from unexplained disturbances in the fresh snow to the darkness that lurks beneath the sparkling decorations"-- Provided by publisher.

A Christmas tragedy / Baroness Orczy -- By the sword / Selwyn Jepson -- The Christmas card crime / Donald Stuart -- The motive / Ronald Knox -- Blind man's hood / Carter Dickson -- Paul Temple's white Christmas / Francis Durbridge -- Sister Bessie or your old leech / Cyril Hare -- A bit of wire-pulling / E.C.R. Lorac -- Pattern of revenge / John Bude -- Crime at Lark Cottage / John Bingham -- 'Twixt the cup and the lip / Julian Symons.

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