num_pages: 245
description: Each year for the past seventeen years Mysterious Bookshop proprietor Otto Penzler has commissioned an original Christmas story by a leading suspense writer. These stories were then produced as pamphlets just 1000 copies and given to customers of the bookstore as a Christmas present. Now all seventeen tales have been collected in one volume showcasing the talents of: Charles Ardai Lisa Atkinson George Baxt Lawrence Block Mary Higgins Clark Thomas H. Cook Ron Goulart Jeremiah Healy Edward D. Hoch Rupert Holmes Andrew Klavan Michael Malone Ed McBain Anne Perry S. J. Rozan Jonathan Santlofer Donald E. WestlakeSome of these stories are humorous others suspenseful and still others are tales of pure detection but all of them together make up a charming collection and a perfect Christmas gift for all ages.
language: English
title: Christmas at The Mysterious Bookshop
publisher: Vanguard Press