British Library crime classics

"The red robe concealed the blood until it made my hand sticky. Father Christmas had been stabbed in the back, and he was certainly dead." The murder of Father Christmas at one of London's great toy shops is just one of many yuletide disasters in this new collection of stories from the Golden Age of crime writing and beyond. Masters of the genre such as Patricia Moyes and John Dickson Carr present perfectly packaged short pieces, and Martin Edwards delivers a sackful of rarities from authors such as Ellis Peters, Gwyn Evans and Michael Innes"-- Provided by publisher

On the Irish Mail / Garnett Radcliffe -- The Christmas thief / Frank Howel Evans -- The Christmas spirit / Anthony Gilbert -- Among those present was Santa Claus / Vincent Cornier -- Gold, frankincense, and murder / Catherine Aird -- Secrets in the snow / J. Jefferson Farjeon -- Who killed Father Christmas? / Patricia Moyes -- Death at Christmas / Glyn Daniel -- Scotland Yard's Christmas / John Dickson Carr -- The bird of dawning / Michael Gilbert -- The Christmas train / Will Scott -- The grey monk / Gerald Verner -- Who suspects the postman? / Michael Innes -- Herlock Sholmes' Christmas case / Peter Todd -- A present for Ivo / Ellis Peters