FICTION

Silent Nights: Christmas Mysteries

by Martin Edwards
Poisoned Pen. (British Library Crime Classics). Nov. 2015. 298p. ed. by . ISBN 9781464204999. pap. $12.99; ebk. ISBN 9781464205002. M
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Editor Edwards (The Golden Age of Murder) assembles 15 classic Christmas detective stories that include contributions by Arthur Conan Doyle, G.K. Chesterton, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Margery Allingham, and that feature favorite characters Sherlock Holmes, Father Brown, and Lord Peter Wimsey. Interspersed are more obscure but still thoroughly enjoyable golden age mysteries such as Leo Bruce's "Beef for Christmas," starring the inimitable Sergeant Beef, and Ralph Plummer's "Parlour Tricks."
VERDICT Follow Edwards's advice to curl up with these good mysteries, as they're much better for the digestion than another helping of plum pudding. A delectable treat for fans of classic crime fiction.
Reviewed by Melissa DeWild , Oct 15, 2015
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