Silent Nights: Christmas Mysteries (British Library Crime Classics)

by Martin Edwards | Mystery & Thrillers | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 071235610X Global Overview for this book
Registered by Anne-Elliott of Southampton, Hampshire United Kingdom on 11/21/2015
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Journal Entry 1 by Anne-Elliott from Southampton, Hampshire United Kingdom on Saturday, November 21, 2015
Amazon Synopsis:

Christmas is a mysterious, as well as magical, time of year. Strange things can happen, and this helps to explain the hallowed tradition of telling ghost stories around the fireside as the year draws to a close. Christmas tales of crime and detection have a similar appeal. When television becomes tiresome, and party games pall, the prospect of curling up in the warm with a good mystery is enticing - and much better for the digestion than yet another helping of plum pudding. Crime writers are just as susceptible as readers to the countless attractions of Christmas. Over the years, many distinguished practitioners of the genre have given one or more of their stories a Yuletide setting. The most memorable Christmas mysteries blend a lively storyline with an atmospheric evocation of the season. Getting the mixture right is much harder than it looks.This book introduces readers to some of the finest Christmas detective stories of the past. Martin Edwards' selection blends festive pieces from much-loved authors with one or two stories which are likely to be unfamiliar even to diehard mystery fans. The result is a collection of crime fiction to savour, whatever the season.

Journal Entry 2 by Anne-Elliott at Southampton, Hampshire United Kingdom on Saturday, November 21, 2015

Released 8 yrs ago (11/23/2015 UTC) at Southampton, Hampshire United Kingdom

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

Christmas RABCK release to a special BCer! Enjoy!

Journal Entry 3 by wingPlum-crazywing at Brighouse, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Sunday, November 29, 2015
WOW!!! Thank you so much for this lovely surprise Christmas package..... I love everything :o)
Sadly my photo doesn't do it justice as it won't go the right way round....AND I missed the hot choc out!!! : o)

Journal Entry 4 by wingPlum-crazywing at Brighouse, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, June 7, 2016
This book is going travelling!

I'm planning to take this book to the USA soon with the intention of reading & then releasing it somewhere in Boston, Massachusetts as part of the CHRISTMAS IN JULY CHALLENGE. Will update this JE with a review & release details on my return..

In the meantime.....if its currently safe with you, please let us know where you found it!
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Review:
A book full of good ol' traditional mysteries. "Parlour Tricks" was a particular favourite of mine as was "Stuffing" whose ending made me smile. "Waxworks" was another favourite although I would have liked to know how Sonia explained the situation! I even enjoyed the Sherlock Holmes mystery (I was put off Sherlock in print at school!) In fact there were only two I didn't like. The Father Brown tale I found muddling & "A Problem in Winter" was a problem indeed! I didn't understand what was going on there - my concentration must have been really slipping! That said, I thought it was a nice touch that at the end of the tale, we're told there are 8 clues to the killers ID. I wasn't inclined to re-read it but instead headed to the end of the book where the who, the how & the why were neatly explained.

Journal Entry 5 by wingPlum-crazywing at Prudential Center in Boston, Massachusetts USA on Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Released 7 yrs ago (7/2/2016 UTC) at Prudential Center in Boston, Massachusetts USA

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Left on a bench opposite Barnes & Noble & by a window to the gardens

Released as part of the CHRISTMAS IN JULY Challenge (#2)


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