Christmas Mysteries

Peace on earth, goodwill towards men - NOT! The halls are decked with murder and mayhem in this collection of yuletide mysteries.

Updated December 5, 2023
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Hiss & tell
Brown, Rita Mae
Paper Book
When a series of mysterious deaths spoil the Christmas season in Crozet, Virginia, Mary Minor "Harry" Harristeen and her beloved cats and dogs lend the police a helping paw in this exciting holiday mystery from Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown. "As feline...
Sugar plum poisoned
McKinlay, Jenn
Paper Book
Christmas scarf murder
O'Connor, Carlene
Paper Book
They're coziest of wintertime accessories...unless, of course, they become accessories to murder! USA Today bestselling author Carlene O'Connor teams up with Maddie Day and Peggy Ehrhart for a holly jolly Christmas collection of seasonal stories, as their beloved series sleuths each...
A Christmas deliverance : a novel
Perry, Anne
Paper Book
A courageous doctor and his apprentice fight to save London's poor--and discover that the hearts of men can be colder than a winter chill--in this gripping holiday mystery from New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry. "Perry's Victorian-era holiday mysteries [are]...
Christmas cupcake murder
Fluke, Joanne
Paper Book
Featuring over a dozen cookie and dessert recipes from The Cookie Jar-Hannah Swensen's famous bakery, this festive new Christmas mystery from the Queen of Culinary Cozies is just the holiday treat you need this season! "Don't miss this charming mystery, which will also...
A Christmas Carol Murder
Redmond, Heather
Paper Book
The latest novel from Heather Redmond's acclaimed mystery series finds young Charles Dickens suspecting a miser of pushing his partner out a window, but his fiancee Kate Hogarth takes a more charitable view of the old man's innocence . . . London, December 1835- Charles...
Twisted tea Christmas
Childs, Laura
Paper Book
Theodosia Browning and her tea sommelier, Drayton Conneley, are catering a Victorian Christmas party for Drucilla Heyward, one of the wealthiest women in town. Drucilla is so pleased with the party that she reveals her secret plan to Theodosia - she has brought the cream of Charleston society...
God rest ye, royal gentlemen
Bowen, Rhys
Paper Book
Georgie is excited for her first Christmas as a married woman in her lovely new home. She suggests to her dashing husband, Darcy, that they have a little house party, but when Darcy receives a letter from his aunt Ermintrude, there is an abrupt change in plans and they find themselves invited to...
Best in snow
Rosenfelt, David
Paper Book
In this Christmas mystery, lawyer Andy Carpenter and his golden retriever, Tara, are on the beat after a body turns up in the snow and a journalist is the prime suspect. Christmas has come early to the town of Paterson, New Jersey, in the form of a snowstorm that dumps two...
A Christmas legacy : a novel
Perry, Anne
Paper Book
Thomas and Charlotte Pitt's former maid takes a new job as Christmas approaches--but not everyone in the household may survive the holidays in this tension-filled novel from bestselling author Anne Perry. "Perry's Victorian-era holiday mysteries [are] an annual treat."--The...
The Twelve Jays of Christmas
Andrews, Donna
Paper Book
A garland of bones
Haines, Carolyn
Paper Book
Spunky southern private investigator Sarah Booth Delaney tackles a string of strange accidents while celebrating the holiday season in Carolyn Haines's cozy A Garland of Bones Sarah Booth has traded in hosting this Christmas season for a road trip with her besties. Each...
A Christmas resolution : a novel
Perry, Anne
Paper Book
A smitten woman is about to marry a dangerous man--unless Detective Hooper and his new wife, Celia, can prevent it--in this wickedly tangled holiday mystery from bestselling author Anne Perry. Detective John Hooper, William Monk's right-hand man at the Thames River Police, is...
The 19th Christmas
Patterson, James
Paper Book
In this #1 New York Times bestseller, the Women's Murder Club gets ready for a quiet Christmas--until a mysterious killer decides to terrorize the city.   As the holidays approach, Detective Lindsay Boxer and her friends in the Women's Murder Club have much...
Death of a neighborhood Scrooge
Levine, Laura
Paper Book
"I'm crazy about Laura Levine's mystery series. Her books are so outrageously funny." --Joanne Fluke   Freelance writer Jaine Austen is feeling festive about spending Christmas house-sitting at a posh Bel Air mansion, accompanied by her friend Lance and...
Yule log murder
Meier, Leslie
Paper Book
Fresh-baked cookies, pies, and cakes can warm even the frostiest Christmases in coastal Maine. But there's little room for holiday cheer when murder is the new seasonal tradition . . .     YULE LOG MURDER by LESLIE MEIER Lucy Stone is thrilled to...
Murder for Christmas
Duncan, Francis
Paper Book
The first book in a classic Golden Age mystery series perfect for fans of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot When Mordecai Tremaine arrives at the country retreat of one Benedict Grame on Christmas Eve, he discovers that the revelries are in full swing in the sleepy village of Sherbroome-...
The mistletoe murder : and other stories
James, P. D.
Paper Book
Four previously uncollected stories from one of the great mystery writers of our time--swift, cunning murder mysteries (two of which feature the young Adam Dalgliesh) that together, to borrow the author's own word, add up to a delightful "entertainment." The newly appointed Sgt....
The Twelve dogs of Christmas
Rosenfelt, David
Paper Book
Defense lawyer Andy Carpenter usually tries to avoid taking on new cases at all costs. But this time, he's happy--eager, even--to take the case that's just come his way. Andy's long-time friend Martha "Pups" Boyer takes in stray puppies that the local dog rescue center can't handle, raises them...
The Christmas mystery : a Detective Luc Moncrief story
Patterson, James
Paper Book
Detective Luc Moncrief races through New York and Paris to track down a killer . . . and find out who is stealing the world's greatest art. In the heart of the holiday season, priceless paintings have vanished from a Park Avenue murder scene. Now, dashing French...
Fields where they lay : a Junior Bender mystery
Hallinan, Timothy
Paper Book
It's December 20th, and the Edgerton Mall isn't exactly full of holiday cheer, despite its two Santas. The mall is a fossil of an industry in decline; many of its stores are closed, and to make matters worse, there is a rampant shoplifting problem. Enter burglar Junior Bender, the unwilling fixer...
Christmas is murder : a Rex Graves mystery
Challinor, C. S.
Paper Book
Christmas ismurder...when you're stranded with a killer Not even a blizzard can keep Rex Graves away from Swanmere Manor, a secluded Victorian hotel in the English countryside owned by the eccentric Dahlia Smithings. But instead of Christmas cheer, the Scottish barrister finds a dead guest...

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