Merry Murder

Sinopse

The stories in this book were selected from the anthologies Mystery for Christmas, Murder for Christmas, and Murder Under the Mistletoe, which were originally published by Signet, an imprint of Dutton/Signet. Rumpole and the spirit of Christmas / John Mortimer Supper with Miss Shivers / Peter Lovesey Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle A matter of life and death / Georges Simenon I saw Mommy killing Santa Claus / George Baxt Dead on Christmas Street / John D. MacDonald The Christmas bear / Herbert Resnicow Mystery for Christmas / Anthony Boucher On Christmas Day in the morning / Margery Allingham Santa Claus beat / Rex Stout Who killed Father Christmas / Patricia Moyes 'Twixt the cup and the lip / Julian Symons Auggie Wren's Christmas story / Paul Auster Murder at Christmas / C.M. Chan Father Crumlish celebrates Christmas / Alice Scanlan Reach The plot against Santa Claus / James Powell Christmas cop / Thomas Larry Adcock But once a year ... thank God! / Joyce Porter Christmas party / Martin Werber Kelso's Christmas / Malcolm McClintick The spy and the Christmas cipher / Edward D. Hoch The carol singers / Josephine Bell.