The Penguin Book of Christmas Stories
From Hans Christian Andersen to Angela Carter, edited by Jessica Harrison As an antidote to the holiday murder mysteries I’ve …
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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
By no means the first time I’ve read this little book, and here’s a supplication to the Ghost of Christmas …
The Darkest Evening by Ann Cleeves
I look forward to reading each new Vera Stanhope mystery. Vera is a fascinating character: a veteran detective with a …
Snow by John Banville
It’s not unusual for fictional detectives to have an eccentricity (or two), whether moustaches, monocle, melancholy, drugs, drink, or opera. …
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