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The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries

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The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries

By: Otto Penzler
Narrated by: Cat Gould, Matthew Lloyd Davies
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Have yourself a crooked little Christmas with The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries. 

Edgar Award-winning editor Otto Penzler collects more than 50 of his all-time favorite holiday crime stories - many 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 and Isaac Asimov; uncanny tales in the tradition of A Christmas Carol by Peter Lovesey and Max Allan Collins; O. Henry-like stories by Stanley Ellin and Joseph Shearing; comic gems from Donald E. Westlake and John Mortimer; and many, many more. Almost any kind of mystery you're in the mood for-suspense, pure detection, humor, cozy, private eye, or police procedural - can be found in this book.

©2013 Otto Penzler (introduction and compilation) (P)2020 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books Anthologies & Short Stories Detective Fiction Genre Fiction Holidays Literary Fiction Mystery Short Stories Traditional Detectives Winter Christmas Exciting Witty Tear-jerking Holiday Mystery
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Such a shame Cat Gould’s narration was awful & Matthew Lloyd Davies only marginally better. Some of the stories were really good others I drifted off too!!

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Loved the wide variety of types of story - some were not my cup of tea, but others I loved! Great festive listen - has lasted me a few years of present wrapping duties, so def good value for money!

Good mixture!

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Overall I liked it but some narration made it hard to listen to as very monotone in delivery

Some great stories but not all

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The odd good story. Male narrator was good. Female narrator was so annoying I had to skip everything she read. Overall very disappointing:(

Dull

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A very varied compilation of stories with very varied performances. Some are ok but some just sent me to sleep!

Varied

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