 | Murder for Christmas ed. Thomas Godfrey Date: 01 December, 1999 — used only — Book Rating: |
Fiction, Mystery
Despite the title, most of these stories have little to do with murder. Most of them are, in fact, mysteries of the classic type: Maigret has to uncover the identity of a "Santa Claus" in a young child's bedroom; Father Brown effects the redemption of the thief Flambeau; Dickens chimes in with a ghost story; Poirot spends a classical English Christmas tracking down a stolen ruby. All in all, these stories are quite enjoyable, even if they don't live up to the title, and definitely fall on the mild (read "non-violent") side of the mystery spectrum.
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