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Death Comes at Christmas
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Death Comes at Christmas presents 18 festive stories of murder and mystery in the grand tradition of Christmas crime fiction, from the masters of the genre. Including contributions from New York Times bestselling author JT Ellison, USA Today bestseller Sam Carrington, Sunday Times bestseller C.L. Taylor,...
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18 festive stories of murder and mystery in the grand tradition of Christmas crime fiction, from the masters of the genre.
Including the New York Times bestselling JT Ellison, USA Today bestseller Sam Carrington, Sunday Times bestseller C.L. Taylor, and many more....
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Death Comes at Christmas presents 18 festive stories of murder and mystery in the grand tradition of Christmas crime fiction, from the masters of the genre. Including contributions from New York Times bestselling author JT Ellison, USA Today bestseller Sam Carrington, Sunday Times bestseller C.L. Taylor, and many others.
The award-winning Marie O’Regan and Paul Kane invite you to a festive gathering of bestselling, critically acclaimed, and award-winning writers in tribute to classic British period crime stories. From locked-room mysteries on Christmas Eve to devilish whodunits and tales of simmering rivalries unfolding at the dinner table, these eighteen original seasonal tales will delight and shock at every twist and turn.
So, unwrap the presents, pour a mug of mulled wine, and follow the bloodstained footprints through the freshly fallen snow as winter descends and darkness lurks in the shadows.
Featuring stories by:
- Fiona Cummins
- Angela Clarke
- A. K. Benedict
- Susi Holliday
- J. T. Ellison
- David Bell
- Sarah Hilary
- Claire McGowan
- Tina Baker
- Sam Carrington
- Liz Mistry
- C. L. Taylor
- Helen Fields
- Russ Thomas
- Tom Mead
- Vaseem Khan
- Samantha Hayes
- Belinda Bauer
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781803369426
Publisher: Titan Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 21 October 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Titan Books Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 55.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 255g
Pages: 368
About the Author
Marie O’Regan is a British Fantasy Award-nominated writer and editor of horror and dark fantasy fiction. She is the author of four collections, Mirror Mere, Bury Them Deep, In Times of Want and Other Stories and The Last Ghost and Other Stories, and her anthologies include Hellbound Hearts, The Mammoth Book of Body Horror, Carnivale: Dark Tales From the Fairground, The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories by Women, Phantoms, Exit Wounds and Wonderland. She is Co-Chair of the UK chapter of the Horror Writers’ Association and lives in Derbyshire, UK. She tweets @Marie_O_Regan Paul Kane is the award-winning and bestselling author/editor of over 90 books, including the Arrowhead trilogy (gathered together in the sellout Hooded Man omnibus, revolving around a post-apocalyptic version of Robin Hood), The Butterfly Man and Other Stories, Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell, Before, Arcana and Pain Cages (an Amazon #1 bestseller). He is a respected anthologist, editing books such as Beyond Rue Morgue, The Mammoth Book of Body Horror, Hellbound Hearts and Exit Wounds. His website can be found at www.shadow-writer.co.uk and he tweets @PaulKaneShadow
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