7 /10
RATING

Christmas is Murder

by Val McDermid

Snappy Review

Always wonderful to have a collection of short stories up your sleeve coming into the busiest time of year,  because they’re jammed packed with everything a  good story needs and you have the time to put it down and pick it right back up again!

Book Synopsis

A collection of atmospheric short stories written by internationally bestselling, award-winning Queen of Crime Val McDermid. A fabulous festive treat featuring classic tales alongside exclusive, never-before-seen material.

 

The Queen of Crime Val McDermid is a master of the dark and sinister story, and these powers are demonstrated in full force in Christmas is Murder, a festive collection of chilling tales.

From an irresponsible baron whose body is discovered beneath a silver birch tree, to an author who is haunted by the spiteful presence of a jealous writing partner, the characters McDermid conjures are enigmatic and dangerous, never above suspicion.

Follow Tony Hill and Carol Jordan as they track a deadly killer who is preparing to strike on Christmas Day, and lose yourself in a festive exclusive – a recently unearthed case for a classic detective duo, set as the lights are going out across Europe.

These evocative, atmospheric tales will shock and delight. This is the perfect book to curl up with as the frosty winter draws in and each night gets darker than the last, written by one of our greatest living crime writers.