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Midwinter Mysteries: A Christmas Crime Anthology by Linda Stratmann, Gaynor Torrance, Sean Gibbons, David Field, Graham Brack, M.J. Logue, Marilyn Todd, Kim Fleet, J.C. Briggs, Keith Moray
4.0
‘One more night, sir,’ Navrátil said.
‘Is your life expectancy that short? It’s all those cinnamon cookies you’ve been eating.’
‘One more night until Christmas,’ Navrátil explained.
‘Ten out of ten for observation. Unfortunately, peace on earth and goodwill to all men is not the motto of the Prague criminal community, …’ (‘Away in a Manger’ by Graham Brack)
Eleven delightful short stories, crime short stories with a Christmas theme. I have favourites (of course I do), I can’t go past ‘Away in a Manger’ by Graham Brack, ‘The Stolen Santa Sack’ by Seán Gibbons, or ‘Lost and Found’ by Keith Moray. Although, I’m tempted into Charles Dickens territory (‘Footprints in the Snow’ by J C Briggs).
In this short story anthology, Sapere Books have brought together eleven of their authors. Each story features a mystery in the lead-up to Christmas. From Prague to Galway via London, Wales and West Uist in Scotland, all places where Christmas is in midwinter. Here in Australia, Christmas is midsummer.
A quick and enjoyable read. Who are the authors, you ask?
Graham Brack - Away in a Manger
J C Briggs - Footprints in the Snow
Keith Moray - Lost and Found
Cora Harrison - The Spirit of Christmas
Seán Gibbons - The Stolen Santa Sack
Marilyn Todd - Will Power
Gaynor Torrance - Christmas Spirits
David Field - The Essex Nativity
Kim Fleet - Secret Santa
MJ Logue - Stir Up Sunday
Linda Stratman - The Christmas Ghost
I’ve read novels by Graham Brack, J C Briggs, Keith Moray, Cora Harrison and Marilyn Todd. I’ll now be looking to read novels by the other six authors.
Note: My thanks to NetGalley and Sapere Books for providing me with a free electronic copy of this book for review purposes.
Jennifer Cameron-Smith
‘Is your life expectancy that short? It’s all those cinnamon cookies you’ve been eating.’
‘One more night until Christmas,’ Navrátil explained.
‘Ten out of ten for observation. Unfortunately, peace on earth and goodwill to all men is not the motto of the Prague criminal community, …’ (‘Away in a Manger’ by Graham Brack)
Eleven delightful short stories, crime short stories with a Christmas theme. I have favourites (of course I do), I can’t go past ‘Away in a Manger’ by Graham Brack, ‘The Stolen Santa Sack’ by Seán Gibbons, or ‘Lost and Found’ by Keith Moray. Although, I’m tempted into Charles Dickens territory (‘Footprints in the Snow’ by J C Briggs).
In this short story anthology, Sapere Books have brought together eleven of their authors. Each story features a mystery in the lead-up to Christmas. From Prague to Galway via London, Wales and West Uist in Scotland, all places where Christmas is in midwinter. Here in Australia, Christmas is midsummer.
A quick and enjoyable read. Who are the authors, you ask?
Graham Brack - Away in a Manger
J C Briggs - Footprints in the Snow
Keith Moray - Lost and Found
Cora Harrison - The Spirit of Christmas
Seán Gibbons - The Stolen Santa Sack
Marilyn Todd - Will Power
Gaynor Torrance - Christmas Spirits
David Field - The Essex Nativity
Kim Fleet - Secret Santa
MJ Logue - Stir Up Sunday
Linda Stratman - The Christmas Ghost
I’ve read novels by Graham Brack, J C Briggs, Keith Moray, Cora Harrison and Marilyn Todd. I’ll now be looking to read novels by the other six authors.
Note: My thanks to NetGalley and Sapere Books for providing me with a free electronic copy of this book for review purposes.
Jennifer Cameron-Smith