The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries
The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries

Author: Otto Penzler

Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard

Published: 2013-10-22

Total Pages: 674

ISBN-13: 0345802985

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The Edgar Award-winning editor collects sixty of his all-time favorite holiday crime stories—from Arthur Conan Doyle and Thomas Hardy, to Sara Paretsky and Ed McBain. • “Anyone who cares about the best mystery writing of the past century and beyond would be lucky to receive this thick volume during the holidays." —The Washington Post This collection touches on all aspects of the holiday season, and all types of mysteries. They are suspenseful, funny, frightening, and poignant. Included are puzzles by Mary Higgins Clark, Isaac Asimov, and Ngaio Marsh; uncanny tales in the tradition of A Christmas Carol by Peter Lovesey and Max Allan Collins; O. Henry-like stories by Stanley Ellin and Joseph Shearing, stories by pulp icons John D. MacDonald and Damon Runyon; comic gems from Donald E. Westlake and John Mortimer; and many, many more. Almost any kind of mystery you’re in the mood for--suspense, pure detection, humor, cozy, private eye, or police procedural—can be found in these pages. FEATURING: - Unscrupulous Santas - Crimes of Christmases Past and Present - Festive felonies - Deadly puddings - Misdemeanors under the mistletoe - Christmas cases for classic characters including Sherlock Holmes, Brother Cadfael, Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot, Ellery Queen, Rumpole of the Bailey, Inspector Morse, Inspector Ghote, A.J. Raffles, and Nero Wolfe.

One Christmas Mystery
One Christmas Mystery

Author: M. Christina Butler

Publisher: Tiger Tales

Published: 2021-09-07

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1680102591

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It's almost time for the Little Hedgehog's Christmas party--but someone has taken ALL of the berries and pine cones in the woods that the friends were planning to use for decorations! Can Little Hedgehog and his friends figure out who it is? It's almost time for Little Hedgehog's Christmas party, and Little Hedgehog waits patiently for his friends to come over with the decorations. But when they get to his house, they're very upset! Someone has taken ALL of the holly berries and ALL of the pine cones in the woods, and now, there is nothing to decorate Little Hedgehog's house with. So the friends set out to see if they can figure out what's going on. Along the way, they find some very BIG footprints. Who could they belong to? Little Hedgehog and the other woodland animals are the best of friends! Their exciting adventures take them to different places in the forest and center around friendship, teamwork, determination, and gratitude. Each of the books in the Little Hedgehog & Friends series promotes being helpful, building a sense of community among friends and neighbors, and learning how to be a leader with a can-do attitude while working together to solve problems.

The Christmas Mystery
The Christmas Mystery

Author: James Patterson

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2016-12-01

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 1786530538

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James Patterson’s BookShots. Short, fast-paced, high-impact entertainment. Two priceless paintings disappear from a Park Avenue murder scene – French detective Luc Moncrief is in for a not-so-merry Christmas.

Winnie the Pooh
Winnie the Pooh

Author: Betty G. Birney

Publisher: Golden Books

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 9780307127747

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Santa Claus seems to be confused when he delivers presents to the Hundred-Acre Wood.

Cradle of Redeeming Love
Cradle of Redeeming Love

Author: John Saward

Publisher: Ignatius Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 407

ISBN-13: 0898708869

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Following up on his acclaimed Redeemer in the Womb, John Saward returns to the mystery of Christ's Incarnation. He draws upon the rich traditions of the Church, as well as the writings of the great Christian mystics, to create a work that is both new and old, revolutionary and orthodox. This profoundly moving meditation will aid any contemplation on the life of Christ.The subject of this book is the objective and divinely revealed truth of the Nativity of Christ, as proclaimed by His infallible and immaculate Bride. It is the splendor of this truth, of Love's noon in Nature's night, which for two millennia has captivated the Fathers and Schoolmen, and activated the genius of poets, painters, and musicians. Illustrated with eight color paintings.

The White House Christmas Mystery
The White House Christmas Mystery

Author: Carole Marsh

Publisher: Gallopade International

Published: 2010-01-01

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 0635069083

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A surprise Christmas treat of a private tour of the White House soon turns into a harrowing adventure during a blizzard of snow and clues that lead them directly to the Oval Office as four real kids solve a scary, but funny mystery! LOOK what's in this mystery - people, places, history, and more! Purpose and types of Secret Service agents Š Formation of Washington D.C. Š Dolley Madison and the 1814 fire in the White House Š Design and construction of the White House Š Function of the White House today Š President's job description Š Information on the different rooms in the White House Š Glow sticks used by the Marines Š James Madison and James Monroe candlesticks Š White House holiday pageant Š Presidential china Š Situation Room v Dumbwaiter Š Presidential pets Š Code names for the president. Like all of Carole Marsh Mysteries, this mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that will keep kids begging for more! This mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, built-in book club and activities. Below is the Reading Levels Guide for this book: Grade Levels: 3-6 Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 5.5 Accelerated Reader Points: 3 Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 74567 Lexile Measure: 790 Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: Q Developmental Assessment Level: 40

Murder Most Festive
Murder Most Festive

Author: Ada Moncrieff

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2021-10-12

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 1728248922

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The perfect cozy Christmas murder mystery! Imagine being stuck indoors with your family, waiting for something to happen... and then disaster strikes. Christmas 1938. The Westbury family and assorted friends have gathered together for another legendary Christmas at their Sussex mansion. As family tensions simmer on Christmas Eve, the champagne flows, the silver sparkles and upstairs the bedrooms are made up ready for their occupants. But one bed will lie empty that night... Come Christmas morning, guest David Campbell-Scott is found lying dead in the snow, with only a hunting rifle lying beside him and one set of footprints leading to the body. But something doesn't seem right to amateur sleuth Hugh Gaveston. Campbell-Scott had just returned from the East with untold wealth—why would he kill himself? Hugh sets out to investigate... and what he finds is more shocking than he ever could have expected.

Twelve Slays of Christmas
Twelve Slays of Christmas

Author: Jacqueline Frost

Publisher: Crooked Lane Books

Published: 2017-10-10

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1683313186

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When Holly White’s fiancé cancels their Christmas Eve wedding with less than two weeks to go, Holly heads home with a broken heart. Lucky for her, home in historic Mistletoe, Maine is magical during Christmastime—exactly what the doctor prescribed. Except her plan to drown her troubles in peppermints and snickerdoodles is upended when local grouch and president of the Mistletoe Historical Society Margaret Fenwick is bludgeoned and left in the sleigh display at Reindeer Games, Holly’s family tree farm. When the murder weapon is revealed as one of the wooden stakes used to identify trees on the farm, Sheriff Evan Grey turns to Holly’s father, Bud, and the Reindeer Games staff. And it doesn’t help that Bud and the reindeer keeper were each seen arguing with Margaret just before her death. But Holly knows her father, and is determined to exonerate him.The jingle bells are ringing, the clock is ticking, and if Holly doesn't watch out, she'll end up on Santa's naughty list in Twelve Slays of Christmas, Jacqueline Frost’s jolly series debut.

Sticker Dollies
Sticker Dollies

Author: Zanna Davidson

Publisher: Sticker Dollies

Published: 2020-12

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9781474988858

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A Christmas special in the new Sticker Dolly fiction series, inspired by the Sticker Dolly Dressing books. It's Christmas Eve, and the Christmas Dolls get a call from Mission Control - all the presents have been stolen from Santa's workshop, and even worse, one of the elves is missing! Santa is away fetching the reindeer, and the elves don't know what to do. It's now up to the Christmas Dolls, Star, Robin and Clara, to save Christmas. Brand new series fiction for young readers, inspired by the best-selling Sticker Dolly Dressing series. Contains a page of stickers so you can dress the dolls, and illustrations throughout. Exciting adventure story with aspirational, diverse female characters.

Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen
Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen

Author: Vicki Delany

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2015-11-03

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 0698192842

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In Rudolph, New York, it’s Christmastime all year long. But this December, while the snow-lined streets seem merry and bright, a murder is about to ruin everyone’s holiday cheer in the first Year-Round Christmas mystery. As the owner of Mrs. Claus’s Treasures, Merry Wilkinson knows how to decorate homes for the holidays. That’s why she thinks her float in the semi-annual Santa Claus parade is a shoe-in for best in show. But when the tractor pulling Merry’s float is sabotaged, she has to face facts: there’s a Scrooge in Christmas Town. Merry isn’t ready to point fingers, especially with a journalist in town writing a puff piece about Rudolph’s Christmas spirit. But when she stumbles upon the reporter’s body on a late night dog walk—and police suspect he was poisoned by a gingerbread cookie crafted by her best friend, Vicky—Merry will have to put down the jingle bells and figure out who’s really been grinching about town, before Vicky ends up on Santa’s naughty list…