The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries

The biggest Big Book since The Big Book of Pulps- Otto Penzler’s The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries, an unparalleled gathering of the biggest names from the past one hundred years of crime fiction. The most complete collection of holiday whodunits ever assembled, from Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle to Mary Higgins Clark and Sara Paretsky.

Deck the halls with cops and crooks! Just in time for the holiday season, master of mystery Otto Penzler delivers his latest anthology, The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries. Featuring sixty holiday tales by the likes of Isaac Asimov, Marjorie Bowen, Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, Stanley Ellin, Edward D. Hoch, Andrew Klavan, Ed McBain, Ellis Peters, Ellery Queen, Damon Runyon, Jonathan Santlofer, Julian Symons, and Donald E. Westlake. The stories cover virtually all categories and sub-genres, including suspense, pure detection, humor, cozy, private eye, and police procedural.