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Crimson Snow brings together a dozen vintage crime stories set in winter Welcome to a world of Father Christmases behaving oddly, a famous fictional detective in a Yuletide drama, mysterious tracks in the snow, and some very unpleasant carol singers There s no denying that the supposed season of goodwill is a time of year that lends itself to detective fiction On a cold night, it s tempting to curl up by the fireside with a good mystery And than that, claustrophobic house parties, with people cooped up with long estranged relatives, can provide plenty of motives for murder Including forgotten stories by major writers such as Margery Allingham, as well as classic tales by less familiar crime novelists, each story in this selection is introduced by the leading expert on classic crime, Martin Edwards The resulting volume is an entertaining and atmospheric compendium of wintry delights. Free Read [ Crimson Snow ] Author [ Martin Edwards ] – kino-fada.fr I m so glad to have had the opportunity once again to preview one of Martin Edwards story collections drawn from the golden era of British detective fiction He manages to continue finding authors known and new to me who have really interesting contributions to the canon This is the second Christmas collection I ve read, after Silent Night Christmas Mysteries, and I heartily recommend both I definitely liked at least three quarters of the eleven stories very much, and disliked none at all I m so glad to have had the opportunity once again to preview one of Martin Edwards story collections drawn from the golden era of British detective fiction He manages to continue finding authors known and new to me who have really interesting contributions to the canon This is the second Christmas collection I ve read, after Silent Night Christmas Mysteries, and I heartily recommend both I definitely liked at le...Martin Edwards first anthology of Golden Age mystery short stories set at Christmas proved to be a delight Like most anthologies, Silent Night Christmas Mysteries had a few lumps of coal amongst the lovely presents, but Edwards, an English solicitor and a mystery writer in his own right, did a great job selecting the stories Unfortunately, Edwards didn t fare as well with his second anthology of British Yuletide mystery short stories, Crimson Snow Only one author from Silent Nights reappear Martin Edwards first anthology of Golden Age mystery short stories set at Christmas proved to be a delight Like most anthologies, Silent Night Christmas Mysteries had a few lumps of coal amongst the lovely presents, but Edwards, an English solicitor and a mystery writer in his own right, did a great job selecting the stories Unfortunately, Edwards didn t fare as well with his second anthology of British Yuletide mystery short stories, Crimson Snow O...Deep and crisp and evenThe latest addition to the British Library themed anthologies of classic crime, this one includes eleven stories all set around the festive season A great time for people to get together in family gatherings or country house parties, and bump each other off Who amongst us hasn t thought that the one thing that would improve Christmas would be the quick dispatching of one of our nearest and dearest, or that the only way to pay for all those gifts would be to hasten the Deep and crisp and evenThe latest addition to the British Library themed anthologies of classic crime, this one includes eleven stories all set around the festive season A great time for people to get together in family gatherings or country house parties, and bump each other off Who amongst us hasn t thought that the one thing that would improve Christmas would be the quick dispatching of one of our nearest and dearest, or that the only way to pay for all those gifts would be to hasten the inheritance from one of our much loved rich relatives Or is that just me On the basis of the evidence in this book, I m not alone in thinking Christmas is a particularly jolly time for a murderAs with the earlier anthologies, this one is introduced and edited by ... Crimson Snow presents a series of festive cosy crime tales, all of which are, unsurprisingly, set in wintertime The authors included are far outside the box there are no Agatha Christies or Edmund Crispins here, and indeed, Edwards makes much of telling the reader that he has focused upon those stories and authors which have been lost to the annals of time, and rediscovered only recently during his extensive research for this tome There is a Margery Allingham tale, albeit not one of her best, Crimson Snow presents a series of festive cosy crime tales, all of which are, unsurprisingly, set in wintertime The authors included are far outside the box there are no Agatha Christies or Edmund Crispin...Twelve crime stories from masters of the genre are collected together in this book Some authors represented here will be well known to readers of crime fiction, though some authors may be unfamiliar All the stories are set in and around the Christmas season The story which has remained in my mind after I finished the book is The Carol Singers...Crimson Snow is one of this month s read at the Kindle English Mystery Club Rather than a novel, it is a collection of classic short mysteries, all with a Christmas theme My hands down favorite was a Christmas ghost story, The Ghost s Touch I always enjoy a Christmas ghost story and this one had fun twists and characters There is also a selection from Margery Allingham featuring her sleuth Mr Campion, The Man with the Sack, which was also quite good Some of the other selections fell shor Crimson Snow is one of this month s read at the Kindle English Mystery Club Rather than a novel, it is a collection of classic short mysteries, all with a Christmas theme My hand...A good mix of seasonal mysteries.Good for winter bedtime reading, some better than others of course I particularly enjoyed the Victor Gunn novella.https piningforthewest.co.uk 2017 1I received an e ARC of this book through NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press.I love reading short stories and having one centered on a specific theme just makes it that much better for me This collection from Martin Edwards gave meenjoyment than any I ve read in a long time Not only are there Christmas themed stories, but there are also different styles of stories one is written as a play and one doesn t give the solution the reader gets to match wits with the author and truly try to fig I received an e ARC of this book through NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press.I love reading short stories and having one centered...date read 7 12 16date published 3 1 17I would like to thank netgalley and poisoned pen press for the opportunity to read this book This is the second book of crime short stories edited by Martin Edwards I have read He does a a brilliant job in finding all of these stories I love the idea of him searching for the stories that have either been lost or wrongly accredited Each ...

Crimson Snow
  • English
  • 07 August 2017
  • Paperback
  • 318 pages
  • 1464206759
  • Martin Edwards
  • Crimson Snow