Christmas is Murder: A chilling short story collection

Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction, Crime, Thrillers & True Crime, Crime & Thrillers

Val McDermid (author)

Hardback Published on: 05/11/2020

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Synopsis

The Queen of Crime Val McDermid is a master of the dark and sinister story, and these powers are demonstrated in full force in Christmas is Murder, a festive collection of chilling tales.

From an irresponsible baron whose body is discovered beneath a silver birch tree, to an author who is haunted by the spiteful presence of a jealous writing partner, the characters McDermid conjures are enigmatic and dangerous, never above suspicion.

Follow Tony Hill and Carol Jordan as they track a deadly killer who is preparing to strike on Christmas Day, and lose yourself in a festive exclusive - a recently unearthed case for a classic detective duo, set as the lights are going out across Europe.

These evocative, atmospheric tales will shock and delight. This is the perfect book to curl up with as the frosty winter draws in and each night gets darker than the last, written by one of our greatest living crime writers.

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN: 9780751581775
Number of pages: 256
Weight: 360g
Dimensions: 216 x 138 x 28 mm

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Shameless cashing in on Christmas markets

The best thing about this book is the cover. Most of the stories have nothing to do with Christmas. The plots twists can be spotted a mile off and the stor... READ MORE

Adele Nicol

I wish i’d read the previous review...

If you’re looking a Christmas “thriller,” these short stories will disappoint. Though the book’s cover art is beautiful, the actual content of its stories ... READ MORE

Eleanor Hayes

Don’t judge a book by it’s cover!

The cover art is delightful - one of the nicest jackets I’ve seen for a while and I have to admit this was one of the initial attractions and partly why I ... READ MORE

Kate Hamer

Short stories already published in other books

I love Val McDermid but it should be made clear that these are not new unpublished short stories. I'm on the sixth story and three of them I have read befo... READ MORE

Katherine Perry

Disappointing waste of money!

Despite an exquisite cover, the stories themselves lack any depth or atmosphere. I'm truly baffled by the positive media reviews. Is this a case of Emperor... READ MORE

Lesley Randles

Don't judge the book by it's cover!

The cover is in fact very lovely but the content is sadly lacking....simplistic language, boring story lines (and very naive). It took me literally one eve... READ MORE

Joulia Fraser

Christmas is murder, is murder.

I was looking forward to a short story collection over Christmas. What a disappointment. After the first four stories, I checked the intro etc. to make sur... READ MORE

Richard O'Regan

Perfect slices of a crime thriller cake

A short story collection by the current Queen of crime, there are 12 stories in this book. There are gory murders, betrayals, nefarious deeds, unexpect... READ MORE

Sharron Elwell