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Holiday Mysteries and Mayhem! December 2024 |
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Midwinter murder
by Christie, Agatha
This winter-themed collection from the legendary mystery writer features beloved detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, and is the perfect holiday gifts for lovers of the genre.
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The twelve days of murder
by Cordani, Andreina
Summoned to Scotland for a Christmas-themed masquerade party, former members of an exclusive mystery-solving group at university soon discover that in this game, murder is all too real, and to survive until Christmas morning, they must face the truth of what really happened one fateful night 12 years earlier.
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Eight very bad nights
by Goldberg, Tod
"Curated by New York Times bestselling author Tod Goldberg, this collection of twelve delightful and twisted Hanukkah capers will entertain you through all eight nights of the Festival of Lights. This captivating collection, which features bestselling and award-winning authors, contains laughs aplenty, the most hardboiled of Hanukkah noir, and poignant reminders of the meaning of the Festival of Lights. Includes stories by David L. Ulin, Ivy Pochoda, James D.F. Hannah, Lee Goldberg, Nikki Dolson, J.R. Angelella, Liska Jacobs, Gabino Iglesias, Stefanie Leder, and Jim Ruland, plus a foreword and story by Tod Goldberg."
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Hark! the herald angels scream
by Golden, Christopher
Featuring contributions from such acclaimed horror authors as Scott Smith, Seanan McGuire, Sarah Pinborough and Michael Koryta, this collection of all-new short fiction explores the dark and terrifying side of the Yuletide season.
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When Christmas comes
by Klavan, Andrew
"Colorful Christmas lights dapple the family homes in the idyllic lakeside town of Sweet Haven when Jennifer Dean, a young librarian at the local elementary school, is brutally murdered. There are witnesses and her boyfriend Travis Blake confesses to the crime ... but something doesn't quite add up. Blake is a third generation Army Ranger, awarded the Silver Star for his heroism in Afghanistan--how could a beloved son of this tight-knit burgh commit such a grisly deed? As a community of military families a few miles down the road from an Army base, no one in Sweet Haven wants to investigate a war hero like Blake, not even the top brass at the police department. In steps Cameron Winter, a rugged and lonesome English professor haunted by the ghosts of his own Christmas past, whose former lover asks him to prove Blake innocent."
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Yule log murder
by Meier, Leslie
Collects three new murder mysteries set in coastal Maine during the holidays, including "Yule Log Murder" by New York Times best-selling author Leslie Meier, "Death by Yule Log" by Lee Hollis and "Logged on" by Barbara Ross.
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The mistletoe mystery
by Prose, Nita
"Molly the Maid has a whole new mystery to solve in this heartwarming novella from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maid and The Mystery Guest."
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Everyone this Christmas has a secret
by Stevenson, Benjamin
A fan of mystery novels investigates a real-life murder when the benefactor of a world-famous magician turns up dead in the days leading up to Christmas and all the suspects are masters of illusion and misdirection.
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The Christmas guest
by Swanson, Peter
When a last-minute invitation from fellow student Emma Chapman brings her to Starvewood Hall for the holidays, Ashley Smith, an American art student in London, discovers this seemingly charming English village's grim history when a local girl is brutally murdered and Emma's brother is linked to the crime.
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The usual Santas
by Tursten, Helene
Collects eighteen holiday crime short stories set in locations around the globe.
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