Golden Age Christmas Mysteries

Name: Golden Age Christmas Mysteries
Brand: American Mystery Classics
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By Otto Penzler

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Christmas has served as a fertile background for mystery fiction for a very long time, perhaps because it has the appearance of a time of peace and love while being so deeply at odds with violence, crime, and even murder. Many of the stories in this anthology have been written by some of the greatest Golden Age authors, undoubtedly inspired by the juxtaposition of the disparate elements of love and hate. There is a cliché about anthologies (and clichés become clichés because they are true) that compares them to a good party, where you see old friends and meet new ones—and this collection is a wonderful example. It offers such giants of the genre as Ellery Queen, Mary Roberts Rinehart, John D. MacDonald, and John Dickson Carr while introducing you to such lesser-known writers as Norvell Page, Meredith Nicholson, and Pat Frank. The range of subjects and styles may be surprising, ranging from truly chilling to heart-warming to hilarious to puzzling. This is no accident, of course, since genuinely talented authors have their own voices and, like snowflakes, no two are alike. Golden Age Christmas Mysteries is the perfect gift for the season, to be read on a cold, snowy night, in a comfortable chair near a blazing fire.

Product details

Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 288
Release Date:: 2025-10-14
Publication Date:: 2025-10-14
Publisher:: American Mystery Classics
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1613167024
ISBN13:: 9781613167021
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 380 g
Height:: 137 cm
Width:: 203 cm
Thickness:: 27 cm

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