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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 fifty 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.

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Otto Penzler is the proprietor of the Mysterious Bookshop in New York City and the editor of many mystery anthologies, including The Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection, for which he won an Edgar Award. He also writes a weekly column, The Crime Scene, for the New York Sun. For seventeen years Penzler served as publisher of the Armchair Detective, the Edgar Award-winning quarterly journal devoted to the study of mystery and suspense fiction. He has also created several publishing firms, such as the Mysterious Press, Otto Penzler Books, and the Armchair Detective Library. He lives in New York. Otto Penzler is the proprietor of the Mysterious Bookshop in New York City and the editor of many mystery anthologies, including The Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection, for which he won an Edgar Award. He also writes a weekly column, The Crime Scene, for the New York Sun. For seventeen years Penzler served as publisher of the Armchair Detective, the Edgar Award-winning quarterly journal devoted to the study of mystery and suspense fiction. He has also created several publishing firms, such as the Mysterious Press, Otto Penzler Books, and the Armchair Detective Library. He lives in New York. Otto Penzler is the proprietor of the Mysterious Bookshop in New York City and the editor of many mystery anthologies, including The Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection, for which he won an Edgar Award. He also writes a weekly column, The Crime Scene, for the New York Sun. For seventeen years Penzler served as publisher of the Armchair Detective, the Edgar Award-winning quarterly journal devoted to the study of mystery and suspense fiction. He has also created several publishing firms, such as the Mysterious Press, Otto Penzler Books, and the Armchair Detective Library. He lives in New York. Cat Gould grew up in Sydney, Australia, and after extensive travel moved to the United States in 1990. A classically trained actress with a BFA from Southern Oregon University, she has performed in many regional productions. Matthew Lloyd Davies is a veteran actor, director, and Audie Award-winning audiobook narrator. Highlights of his acting career include regular appearances with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal National Theatre in the West End, on international tours, and in award-winning television shows and films. He has experience in radio, a master's degree in directing, and extensive experience in presenting at corporate events.

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