Death Comes at Christmas

Eighteen festive stories of murder and mystery in the grand tradition of Christmas crime fiction, from the masters of the genre. Including the New York Times bestselling J.T. Ellison, USA Today bestseller Sam Carrington, Sunday Times bestseller C.L. Taylor, and many more...

The award-winning Marie O’Regan and Paul Kane invite you to a festive gathering of bestselling, critically acclaimed and award-winning writers in tribute to classic, British period crime stories. From locked room mysteries on Christmas eve to devilish whodunits and tales of simmering rivalries unfolding at the dinner table, these thirteen original seasonal tales will delight and shock at every twist and turn. So, unwrap the presents, pour a mug of mulled wine and follow the bloodstained footprints through the freshly fallen snow as winter descends and darkness lurks in the shadows.

Introduction | Marie O’Regan and Paul Kane
How to Commit Murder in a Bookshop | C. L. Taylor
Christmas Yet To Come | Helen Fields
What She Left Me | Tina Baker
The Red Angel | Russ Thomas
O Murder Night | J. T. Ellison
Christmas Lights | David Bell
The Midnight Mass Murderer | Alexandra Benedict
The Wrong Party | Claire McGowan
Upon a Midnight Clear | Tom Mead
Last Christmas | Fiona Cummins
The Naughty List | Sam Carrington
Indian Winter | Vaseem Khan
Postmarked Murder | Susi Holliday
Frostbite | Samantha Hayes
A Deadly Gift | Angela Clarke
Secret Santa | Liz Mistry
Marley’s Ghost | Sarah Hilary
Icarus | Belinda Bauer