“AN EXCELLENT ANTHOLOGY…FOCUSING ON CRIME, LIGHTHEARTED PUZZLES, HORROR, TERROR AND SPOOKINESS AT CHRISTMAS.”

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“AND AT CHRISTMAS-TIME,

TOO”

Whenever some despicable thing is done during the month of December, the general reaction is a disapproving “and at Christmas-time, too,” as though it would be less despicable if done at any other time.

This, you may be sure, has not escaped the attention of crime writers. Consequently, we bring you a dozen fictional transgressions and misdeeds that are associated with Christmas. If by any chance you feel a bit cloyed at that time of year and need a salutary counterweight to the saccharinity of the season (and which of us does not, now and then) here is the book for you.

So stretch out beside the Christmas tree and read.

—From the Introduction by Isaac Asimov

“IT’S TIME TO TRIM THE TREE, STRETCH OUT BESIDE IT AND WATCH AS A DOZEN MASTERS OF MALEVOLENCE BURY THE BODIES.”

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