Murder by Candlelight

£9.99

As the nights draw in and the old year slips away, the haunting season begins. Twigs scrape at windowpanes in the darkness, mysterious footprints are found in the snow, and all sorts of mysteries, monsters and nastiness are in the offing. Bringing together ten classic tales of mystery, murder and mayhem from the greatest writers in the genre, ‘Murder by Candlelight’ will puzzle your mind and chill your blood in equal measure.

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Description

Poisoned mince pies. A Christmas Eve ghost story that comes suddenly, horribly true. A locked-room puzzle on a train steaming through the winter’s night. All these, and many more, tales of mystery and malice await in Murder by Candlelight. As the nights draw in and the old year slips away, these ten classic stories – from the greatest writers of the crime genre – will baffle your mind and chill your blood in equal measure. From a cunningly-disguised killer to a country house with a lethal secret, the mood might be festive … but the motive is murder.

Additional information

Weight 0.181 kg
Dimensions 20.8 × 13.4 × 2.4 cm
Author

Publisher

Profile Books

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

224

Language

Edition

Short stories

Dewey

808.83872 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K