Murder On Christmas Eve: Classic Mysteries for the Festive Season (Vintage Murders)

Review Each of [the] top-notch writers ... brings a distinctive and imaginative edge to Christmas crime ... a satisfying respite from the forthcoming festivities. -- Barry Turner ― Daily MailAn excellent collection of short stories by ten top-class writers. -- Marcel Berlins ― Times Books of the YearOffers excellent value as the roll call of authors included is really very impressive indeed. ― ShotsMagLooking forward to Christmas? This anthology is a fine way to start it. It's a cracker. -- Amy MyersPraise for Murder under the Christmas Tree: 'This killer selection is the icing on the (Christmas) cake ... this is all your Christmases come at once for fans of the genre. ― The Lady Product Description Christmas Eve. While the world sleeps, snow falls gently from the sky, presents lie under the tree ... and murder is afoot. In this collection of ten classic murder mysteries by the best crime writers from the 1920s to today, death and mayhem take many festive forms, from the inventive to the unexpected.From a Santa Claus with a grudge to a cat who knows who killed its owner on Christmas Eve, these are stories to enjoy - and be mystified by - in front of a roaring fire, mince pie in hand. Book Description The second volume of the bestselling festive crime collection, following on from Murder under the Christmas Tree About the Author Cecily Gayford studied English at the University of Oxford, where she wrote her thesis on the 'golden age' detective stories of the 1930s and 1940s. Now an Editorial Director, she has worked at Profile Books for nine years.Val McDermid has published twenty-eight crime novels, which have sold millions of copies worldwide, been translated into sixteen languages and won multiple awards. Her series featuring criminal profiler Tony Hill was the basis for the TV series The Wire in the Blood for ITV.Forensics will be published in partnership with the Wellcome Collection. Wellcome Collection is a free visitor destination that explores the connections between medicine, life and art. In 2012, its critically acclaimed programme of events and exhibitions welcomed over 490,000 visitors.