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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Murder most royal
Bennett, S. J.
Paper Book
"One imagines Christmas at the royal family's country house at Sandringham Estate bustling with drama, but Bennett's version raises the stakes... Bennett charmingly portrays relationships between royal family members." -- Washington Post Evidence that an aristocrat has gone missing-...
Christmas scarf murder
O'Connor, Carlene
Paper Book
A dark and snowy night
Goldenbaum, Sally
Paper Book
It's holiday season in the picturesque, coastal town of Sea Harbor, Massachusetts! But in USA Today bestselling author Sally Goldenbaum's latest Seaside Knitters Society mystery, the knitting club sleuths will have to take a break from crafting cozy Christmas gifts to investigate a...
Christmas cupcake murder
Fluke, Joanne
Paper Book
As December turns Lake Eden into the North Pole, the heat is on in Hannah Swensen's kitchen to honor two Christmas promises: baking irresistible holiday cupcakes and preventing a person who attempted murder from succeeding the second time around While Hannah speeds through a...
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...
Deck the donuts
Bolton, Ginger
Paper Book
In the sixth criminally delicious Deputy Donut Mystery series by Ginger Bolton, 'tis the season for the delectable desserts Emily Westhill and her cuddly cat serve up at their donut shop-but someone naughty on Santa's list has come to town... It's Christmastime again in...
Murder at an Irish Christmas
O'Connor, Carlene
Paper Book
The O'Sullivan clan of County Cork, Ireland, are back to investigate another case of murder--this time at Christmas! Garda Siobhán O'Sullivan's holiday plans hit a sour note when murder rearranges the Yuletide carols into unexpected eulogies... This December in...
The Twelve Jays of Christmas
Andrews, Donna
Paper Book
The cast of Donna Andrews' New York Times bestselling Meg Langslow mystery series is back for an unforgettable holiday story in The Twelve Jays of Christmas. Meg and Michael's annual holiday celebration is well underway, with a throng of out-of-town relatives...
When Christmas comes : a Yuletide mystery
Klavan, Andrew
Paper Book
A Wall Street Journal holiday gift book selection A sleuthing English teacher will need a Christmas miracle to prove a condemned man innocent in this "terrific holiday-themed novel" (Publishers Weekly Starred Review) from Edgar Award-winner Andrew Klavan. ...
Candy slain murder
Day, Maddie
Paper Book
An entertaining series perfect for fans for Joanne Fluke that highlights delicious new recipes for you to try this holiday season!  A merry Christmas mystery is the festive read you need this time of year...   "The lavish food descriptions and appended recipes are...
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...
Lark! the herald angels sing
Andrews, Donna
Paper Book
New York Times Bestselling AuthorA Meg Lanslow MysteryIt's Christmastime in Caerphilly and Meg Langslow, full of holiday spirit, is helping out with the town's nativity pageant when she finds a surprise in the manger: a live baby. A note says that it's time for her father to take care of her ―...
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-...
How the finch stole Christmas! : A Meg Langslow mystery
Andrews, Donna
Paper Book
New York Times Bestselling AuthorA Meg Langslow MysterySMLMeg Langslow's husband is escalating his one-man show of Dickens' A Christmas Carol into a full-scale production with their sons Jamie and Josh as Tiny Tim and young Scrooge, and Meg as stage manager. But the actor who's come to town to play...
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
A National Bestselling AuthorAn Andy Carpenter MysteryDefense lawyer Andy Carpenter tries to avoid new cases at all costs. But this one, he's eager to take on. Andy's friend Martha "Pups" Boyer takes stray puppies that the local dog rescue can't handle, raises them, and finds them good homes. Now,...
Rest ye murdered gentlemen
Delany, Vicki
Paper Book
In Rudolph, New York, it's Christmastime all year long. But this December, while the snow-lined streets seem merry and bright, a murder is about to ruin everyone's holiday cheer in the first Year-Round Christmas mystery. As the owner of Mrs. Claus's Treasures, Merry Wilkinson...
Murder for Christmas
Godfrey, Thomas
Paper Book
This offbeat Christmas collection of 26 tales of seasonal mayhem by 26 best-selling authors, including Agatha Christie, Ellery Queen, Dorothy L. Sayers, Charles Dickens, and others, is sure to make the holidays frightful fun!
Mistletoe mysteries
MacLeod, Charlotte.
Paper Book
Every one of the great detectives of literature, from Sherlock Holmes to Hercule Poirot to Nero Wolfe, has endured a holiday marred by murder. Now, modern mystery writers including Mary Higgins Clark, Marcia Muller, Aaron Elkins, and others place their detectives in a Yuletide setting for a special...

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