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Golden Age Christmas Mysteries

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  • Product Details

    Author:
    Otto Penzler
    Format:
    Paperback
    Pages:
    288
    Publisher:
    American Mystery Classics (October 14, 2025)
    Imprint:
    American Mystery Classics
    Language:
    English
    Audience:
    General/trade
    ISBN-13:
    9781613167021
    ISBN-10:
    1613167024
    Weight:
    13.44oz
    Dimensions:
    5.25" x 8" x 0.9"
    File:
    Eloquence-SimonSchuster_05022026_P10038138_onix30_Complete-20260502.xml
    List Price:
    $17.95
    Pub Discount:
    65
    Series:
    American Mystery Classics
    Case Pack:
    32
    As low as:
    $13.82
    Publisher Identifier:
    P-SS
    Discount Code:
    A
    Folder:
    Eloquence
  • Overview

    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.