Have yourself a crooked little Christmas with The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries. Edgar Awardwinning editor Otto Penzler collects sixty of his alltime favorite holiday crime storiesmany of which are difficult or nearly impossible to find anywhere else. From classic Victorian tales by Arthur Conan Doyle Robert Louis Stevenson and Thomas Hardy to contemporary stories by Sara Paretsky and Ed McBain this collection touches on all aspects of the holiday season and all types of mysteries. They are suspenseful funny frightening and poignant. Included are puzzles by Mary Higgins Clark Isaac Asimov and Ngaio Marsh uncanny tales in the tradition of A Christmas Carol by Peter Lovesey and Max Allan Collins O. Henrylike stories by Stanley Ellin and Joseph Shearing stories by pulp icons John D. MacDonald and Damon Runyon comic gems from Donald E. Westlake and John Mortimer and many many more. Almost any kind of mystery youre in the mood forsuspense pure detection humor cozy private eye or police proceduralcan be found in these pages. FEATURING Unscrupulous Santas Crimes of Christmases Past and Present Festive felonies Deadly puddings Misdemeanors under the mistletoe Christmas cases for classic characters including Sherlock Holmes Brother Cadfael Miss Marple Hercule Poirot Ellery Queen Rumpole of the Bailey Inspector Morse Inspector Ghote A.J. Raffles and Nero Wolfe. show more