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Golden Age Christmas Mysteries
  • Published: 27 October 2026
  • ISBN: 9781804999424
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $28.00

Golden Age Christmas Mysteries

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A collection of fourteen Golden Age Christmas-themed mysteries, from the masters of the genre, for fans of classic, cosy, and seasonal crime and the British Library Crime Classics series.

Curl up by the fire this Christmas with the masters of cosy and seasonal crime fiction – the perfect stocking-filler for fans of Agatha Christie and the British Library Crime Classics!

A collection of Christmas-themed mysteries, written by some of the greatest Golden Age authors, including Ellery Queen, Mary Roberts Rinehart, John D. MacDonald, and John Dickson Carr, as well as such undiscovered writers as Norvell Page, Meredith Nicholson, and Pat Frank.

The range of subjects and styles may be surprising, ranging from truly chilling to heart-warming to hilarious to puzzling. This is no accident, of course, since genuinely talented authors have their own voices and, like snowflakes, no two are alike. Golden Age Christmas Mysteries is the perfect gift for the season, to be read on a cold, snowy night, in a comfortable chair near a blazing fire.

'For fans of classic detective fiction [...] this anthology offers a mixture of chilling plots, clever puzzles and atmospheric settings' – Crime Fiction Lover
  • Published: 27 October 2026
  • ISBN: 9781804999424
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $28.00
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About the author

Otto Penzler

Otto Penzler owns The Mysterious Bookshop in New York City and founded the Mysterious Press and Otto Penzler Books. He has written and edited several books, including the Edgar Award-winning Encyclopaedia of Mystery and Detection, and is the series editor of the annual Best American Mystery Stories of the Year.
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Also by Otto Penzler

Christmas Crimes at the Mysterious Bookshop
Golden Age Locked Room Mysteries
Golden Age Detective Stories
Golden Age Bibliomysteries
Golden Age Whodunits
The Big Book of Espionage
The Big Book of Reel Murders
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Praise for Golden Age Christmas Mysteries

For fans of classic detective fiction, especially those who enjoy the contrast between holiday cheer and crime, this anthology offers a mixture of chilling plots, clever puzzles and atmospheric settings.

Crime Fiction Lover

A very fine selection with everybody from Carter Dickson to Ellery Queen. Nobody should be without this in their stocking.

The Critic