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  • 2024
  • First Mysterious Press edition.

Christmas crimes at the Mysterious Bookshop

Ace Atkins, Jeffery Deaver, Martin Edwards, (1955-), Loren D. Estleman, Lyndsay Faye, David Gordon, (1967-), Rob Hart, Laura Lippman, (1959-), Tom Mead, Otto Penzler, Thomas Perry, (1947-), Ragnar Jónasson, (1976-), Jason Starr, (1966-)

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"The oldest mystery bookstore in the world, The Mysterious Bookshop, has for most of its forty-five-year history commissioned an original short story as a holiday gift for its customers, written exclusively for the store and never published elsewhere--before now. The prompt for the story requires three elements: that it be set at Christmastime, that it involve a crime of some kind, or the suspicion of one, and that it be set at least partially in the bookstore. And from these loose structural guidelines, diverse tales took flight. The dozen tales included in this volume-- by celebrated crime fiction authors such as Laura Lippman, Lyndsay Faye, Ragnar Jónasson, and Jeffery Deaver-- are among the finest to be produced in this annual tradition, sure to charm any reader looking for a holdiay-themed escape."--

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Title Statement Christmas crimes at the Mysterious Bookshop / edited by Otto Penzler.
Additional Contributors Atkins, Ace
Deaver, Jeffery
Edwards, Martin,1955-
Estleman, Loren D
Faye, Lyndsay
Gordon, David,1967-
Hart, Rob
Lippman, Laura,1959-
Mead, Tom
Penzler, Otto
Perry, Thomas,1947-
Ragnar Jónasson,1976-
Starr, Jason,1966-
Publication New York: The Mysterious Press,[2024]©2024
Edition First Mysterious Press edition.
Extent of Item xi, 320 pages ;
ISBN 9781613165720 (hardcover)
Other Number pr07708323
General Notes "Twelve tales of seasonal suspense set in the world's oldest mystery bookstore"--Cover.
Contents Introduction /by Otto Penzler --tBlack christmas /by Jason Starr --A midnight clear /by Lyndsay Faye --Wolfe trap /by Loren D. Estleman --Secret santa /by Ace Atkins --The gift of the wiseguy /by Rob Hart --Snowflake time /by Laura Lippman --The Christmas party /by Jeffery Deaver --Here we come a-wassailing /by Thomas Perry --A Christmas puzzle /by Ragnar Jónasson --Hester's gift /by Tom Mead --Sergeant Santa /by David Gordon --End game /by Martin Edwards.
Summary "The oldest mystery bookstore in the world, The Mysterious Bookshop, has for most of its forty-five-year history commissioned an original short story as a holiday gift for its customers, written exclusively for the store and never published elsewhere--before now. The prompt for the story requires three elements: that it be set at Christmastime, that it involve a crime of some kind, or the suspicion of one, and that it be set at least partially in the bookstore. And from these loose structural guidelines, diverse tales took flight. The dozen tales included in this volume-- by celebrated crime fiction authors such as Laura Lippman, Lyndsay Faye, Ragnar Jónasson, and Jeffery Deaver-- are among the finest to be produced in this annual tradition, sure to charm any reader looking for a holdiay-themed escape."--
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By Topic Christmas stories--Fiction
Bookstores--Fiction
By Location New York (N.Y.)--Fiction
By Genre Christmas fiction
Detective
and
mystery
fiction
Short stories
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