Death Comes at Christmas

Eighteen festive stories of murder and mystery in the grand tradition of Christmas crime fiction, from the masters of the genre. Including the New York Times bestselling J.T. Ellison, USA Today bestseller Sam Carrington, Sunday Times bestseller C.L. Taylor, and many more...The award-winning Marie O’Regan and Paul Kane invite you to a festive gathering of bestselling, critically acclaimed and award-winning writers in tribute to classic, British period crime stories. From locked room mysteries on Christmas eve to devilish whodunits and tales of simmering rivalries unfolding at the dinner table, these thirteen original seasonal tales will delight and shock at every twist and turn. So, unwrap the presents, pour a mug of mulled wine and follow the bloodstained footprints through the freshly fallen snow as winter descends and darkness lurks in the shadows. Introduction | Marie O’Regan and Paul Kane How to Commit Murder in a Bookshop | C. L. Taylor Christmas Yet To Come | Helen Fields What She Left Me | Tina Baker The Red Angel | Russ Thomas O Murder Night | J. T. Ellison Christmas Lights | David Bell The Midnight Mass Murderer | Alexandra Benedict The Wrong Party | Claire McGowan Upon a Midnight Clear | Tom Mead Last Christmas | Fiona Cummins The Naughty List | Sam Carrington Indian Winter | Vaseem Khan Postmarked Murder | Susi Holliday Frostbite | Samantha Hayes A Deadly Gift | Angela Clarke Secret Santa | Liz Mistry Marley’s Ghost | Sarah Hilary Icarus | Belinda Bauer