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Can I read Crime for Christmas on EtoBox?
Crime for Christmas by Richard Dalby is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Crime for Christmas about?
Though Christmas is a time of peace and joy, there can be a dark side to holiday cheer -- murder and mayhem may lurk within the merriment. This tempting collection serves up Christmas crime stories from some of the best mystery writers of the past 150 years: Agatha Christie, Ellis Peters, Arthur Conan Doyle, H.C. Bailey, and Thomas Hardy. The trinity cat / Ellis Peters A happy solution / Raymund Allen [Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle ](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1518317W) / Arthur Conan Doyle An upright woman / H.R.F. Keating A book for Christmas / Christopher Hallam A pair of muddy shoes / Lennox Robinson The unknown murder / H.C. Bailey The buoy that did not light / Edgar Wallace A Christmas tragedy / Agatha Christie The ghost's touch / Fergus Hume The grotto / Pamela Sewell The show must not go on / David G. Rowlands Red lily / Dick Donovan The black bag left on a doorstep / C.L. Pirkis The grave by the handpost / Thomas Hardy Mr Wray's cash box / Wilkie Collins Solution of the endgame in 'A happy solution.'
Who reads Crime for Christmas?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Richard Dalby
- Publisher
- Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
- Published
- 1991
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781854790347
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Short Stories, Mystery
- Rating
- 3.65 / 5 (32 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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