Overview

Christmas has served as a fertile background for mystery fiction for a long time, perhaps because it has the appearance of a time of peace and love while being so deeply at odds with violence, crime and even murder. Many of the stories in this anthology have been written by some of the greatest Golden Age authors, undoubtedly inspired by the juxtaposition of the disparate elements of love and hate. The range of subjects and styles may be surprising, ranging from truly chilling to heart-warming to hilarious to puzzling. This is no accident, since genuinely talented authors have their own voices and, like snowflakes, no two are alike. Golden Age Christmas Mysteries is the perfect gift for the season, to be read on a cold, snowy night, in a comfortable chair near a blazing fire.

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Author:   Otto Penzler
Publisher:   Penzler Publishers
Imprint:   Penzler Publishers
Dimensions:   Width: 13.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 20.30cm
Weight:   0.370kg
ISBN:  

9781613167021

ISBN 10:   1613167024
Pages:   360
Publication Date:   14 October 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

CONTENTS Anthony Boucher..……………………………………………………….Mystery for Christmas Lillian de la Torre……………………………………………………..The Stolen Christmas Box Carter Dickson………………………………………….…………..Person or Things Unknown Stanley Ellin…………………………………………………………….Death on Christmas Eve Steve Fisher……………………………………………………………..…..If Christmas Comes Pat Frank…………………………………………………………………..The Christmas Bogey Baynard Kendrick……………………………………………………………….….Silent Night John D. MacDonald………………………………………………….Dead on Christmas Street Meredith Nicholson………………………………………………….A Reversible Santa Claus Norvell Page………………………………………………………….Crime’s Christmas Carol Ellery Queen………………………………………………………………The Dauphin’s Doll Mary Roberts Rinehart…………………………………………….The Butler’s Christmas Eve Damon Runyon……………………………………………………...Dancing Dan’s Christmas

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Otto Penzler, the creator of American Mystery Classics, is also the founder of The Mysterious Press (1975); MysteriousPress.com (2011), an electronic-book publishing company; and New York City’s Mysterious Bookshop (1979). He has won a Raven, the Ellery Queen Award, two Edgars (for the Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection, 1977, and The Lineup, 2010), and lifetime achievement awards from NoirCon and The Strand Magazine. He has edited more than 70 anthologies and written extensively about mystery fiction.

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