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Sto caricando le informazioni... Mistletoe Mysteries (1989)di Charlotte MacLeod (A cura di)
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. This is another collection of Christmas themed mysteries, edited by Charlotte MacLeod. The collection contains several great stories by authors I know well and love. However, though most of the stories are great reads, some are not so great. I guess that happens when you have a collection of stories by different authors. I had never heard of many of the authors before this book, so I cannot compare these stories to their other works. In the case of those I did know, I found the stories in this volume as well done and as interesting as other works by them that I have read. One thing I did notice as I read, however, in some cases, there was not much of a mystery in the story. Many of these resembled feel-good, holiday stories we find everywhere. One good thing is the fact that the stories are short, so, if you do not particularly enjoy it, you are finished with the story quick enough. The book provides a great way to read about and get into the holiday. I particularly enjoyed Asimov’s “Ho, Ho, Ho” which involved department-store Santa training with a twist, Mary Higgins Clark’s “That’s the Ticket, the story of a couple who finally hit it big in the lottery, and Marcia Muller’s “Silent Night”, where a tough PI spends Christmas looking for his run-away nephew. As with her other collection of Yuletide stories, Charlotte MacLeod inserted an intro before each story, which I personally could have done without. Some may have found this interesting, but I did not. These stories were originally published years ago, with this a re-release, which is interesting to note. This does help me understand the stories better, as many did seem a bit outdated and strange for today. The stories will be interesting for those who recognize and/or enjoy the authors or for a reader looking for something written by well-known authors. I received this from NetGalley to read and review. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
Have yourself a mysterious little Christmas with fifteen whodunits from New York Times-bestselling authors Sharyn McCrumb, Mary Higgins Clark, and more! Peace on Earth isn't everyone's cup of tea in Charlotte MacLeod's 'A Cozy for Christmas.' Peter Lovesey's 'The Haunted Crescent' delivers a holiday ghost story with a twist. A training session for department-store Santas turns up Saint Nicks who are anything but angels in Isaac Asimov's 'Ho, Ho, Ho.' Marcia Muller's 'Silent Night' finds a tough private investigator searching San Francisco's Tenderloin district-and discovering something unexpected. A long-married couple's ship finally comes in-only to spring a mysterious leak-in Mary Higgins Clark's 'That's the Ticket.' Scottish superstition catches up with a cat burglar in Sharyn McCrumb's 'A Wee Doch and Doris.' These and many more stories will keep you turning pages and gathering evidence of yuletide mayhem. So when holiday shopping brings out your inner Grinch, hunker down with a hot toddy-and leave the murder to the experts. This festive collection includes stories by Charlotte MacLeod, Peter Lovesey, Dorothy Salisbury Davis, Eric Wright, John Lutz, Howard Engel, Mary Higgins Clark, Bill Pronzini, Sharyn McCrumb, Henry Slesar, Edward D. Hoch, Aaron Elkins, Susan Dunlap, Isaac Asimov, and Marcia Muller. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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FROM AMAZON: Every one of the great detectives of literature, from Sherlock Holmes to Hercule Poirot to Nero Wolfe, has endured a holiday marred by murder. Now, modern mystery writers including Mary Higgins Clark, Marcia Muller, Aaron Elkins, and others place their detectives in a Yuletide setting for a special mix of murder and mistletoe. ( )