Crème de la Crème of crime writers - all the big hitters are here and some unexpected gems Builds on the surprise Christmas success of the Train in the Snow and other classic crime novels A a beautiful, pick-up-able book with a lovely festive cover Christmas is a time of goodwill to all men . or is it? Sales of more than 30,000 copies in the UK for Christmas 2016 As the nights draw in, throw another log on the fire and settle back into your armchair to enjoy this collection of ten classic Christmas mysteries, in which crime's best known sleuths, from Rebus to Holmes and Cadfael to Father Brown, uncover murder and mayhem galore. Whether it's a Christmas goose with a surprising secret cargo, a murdered pantomime dame, or a killer who departs the scene of the crime without leaving a single footprint, these stories will puzzle and delight in equal measure. And along the way, there'll be enough carols and Christmas pudding, mistletoe and mulled wine, to warm the heart of a stone-cold killer . perhaps.