In the bleak midwinter . . . murder awaits.
The halls might be decked, and the mistletoe hung, but in these ten classic crime stories you're more likely to come across a corpse under the Christmas tree than a present. From a Santa Claus with a secret to a violent theft that snowballs into something quite unexpected, pull up a chair, throw another log on the fire . . . and let history's greatest crime writers surprise, delight and chill you to the bone.
