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DETECTIVE AND MYSTERY · FICTION

Cynthia Manson

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It was a quiet afternoon in Heaven.

— from Thou Shalt Not Kill

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Murder under the mistletoe

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Just when you thought it was safe to gather 'round the eggnog comes this frightfully festive collection of Christmas whodunits by 15 masters of mystery selected from the pages of Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine and Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. In "Rumpole and the Spirit of Christmas," John Mortimer's irascible barrister reaches a new verdict on Christmas spirits and the nature of evil. Death comes gift-wrapped in a mysterious alibi for Margery Allingham's Campion, detective extraordinaire, in "Murder Under the Mistletoe." And Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes is on the trail of a burglar most fowl when he investigates the disappearance of a priceless Christmas goose in "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle." And twelve other tales of holiday mystery that guarantee you'll have yourself a scary little Christmas.

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Mystery cats III

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Thou Shalt Not Kill

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From the best of Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine and Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine comes this divine collection featuring ecclesiastical sleuths. > "Rumpole and the Man of God" by John Mortimer: Can Rumpole, barrister extraordinaire, exonerate an alleged kleptomaniac in cleric's clothing? And what about the mysterious past of a fellow lawyer's lady friend? >"The Price of Light" by Ellis Peters: When the old, nearly blind monk claims that the monastery's new silver candlesticks have been taken by the Blessed Lady herself, it is up to Brother Cadfael to catch a thief of a more corporeal nature. >"The Dutiful Son" by Ralph McInerny: The dying woman's last wish was to have her dead child exhumed and buried in hallowed ground. But Father Dowling goes digging for clues when he unearths a most unholy crime. And seven other tales of suspenseful sacrilege.

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