Christmas seems to be the most popular holiday topic for mysteries. Surprising to me at least, there were hundreds to choose from. Yes, hundreds. Do the writers deliver a way for us to fantasize about doing in the dastardly boyfriend/cousin/landlord? Or do they have a secret, but sweet, way to resolve a pesky problem? Only you and your active imagination know for sure. 😉
If you are a fan of Christmas themed fiction, then this updated 2020 list of forty-seven novels, novellas, and short stories is for you. The books were recommended by avid cozy booksellers, as well as NBR subscribers. Click on the titles to find out more about the books, then snuggle up with a great Christmas read.
Susan Wittig Albert: “The Darling Dahlias & the Poinsettia Puzzle”
Gretchen Archer: “Double Deck the Halls”
Donna Andrews: “The Gift of the Magpie”
Mary Angela: “Very Merry Murder”
Joy Avon: “In Peppermint Peril”
Laurien Berenson “Here Comes Santa Paws”
Laura Bradford “A Killer Carol“
Leslie Budewitz “As the Christmas Cookie Crumbles”
Ellen Byron “A Cajun Christmas Killing”
Lynn Cahoon “A Stocking Full of Murder”
Nancy Coco “Have Yourself a Fudgy Little Christmas”
Cate Conte “A Whisker of a Doubt”
Maya Corrigan “Gingerdead Man”
Maddie Day “Candy Slain Murder”
Vicki Delany “Dying in a Winter Wonderland”
Leighann Dobbs “Grievance in Gingerbread Alley”
Barbara Early “Murder on the Toy Town Express”
Peggy Ehrhart “Silent Knit, Deadly Knit”
Morris Fenris: “Christmas Angel Charity”
Beatrice Fishback “Winter Writerland”
Amanda Flower “Candy Cane Crime”
Joanne Fluke “Christmas Cake Murder”
Jacqueline Frost “Twas the Knife Before Christmas”
Daryl Wood Gerber “Wreath between the Lines”
Patrice Greenwood “As Red as Any Blood”
Carolyn Haines “A Garland of Bones”
Victoria Hamilton “Breaking the Mould”
Jo A Heistand “A Recipe for Murder”
Julie Hennrikus “A Christmas Peril”
Liz Ireland “Mrs. Claus and the Santaland Slayings”
CeeCee James “The Frosty Taste of Scandal”
Miranda James “Six Cats a Slayin”
Tina Kashian “Mistletoe, Moussaka, and Murder”
Laura Levine: “Death of a Neighborhood Scrooge”
Leslie Meier “Tis the Season Murder”
Nancy Naigle “Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy”
Carlene O’Connor “Murder at an Irish Christmas“
Gail Oust: “The Twelve Dice of Christmas”
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro: “The 19th Christmas”
Anne Perry “A Christmas Resolution”
Summer Prescott and others “Cozy Christmas Reunion: Holiday Cozy Mysteries”
Heather Redmond “A Christmas Carol Murder”
Barbara Ross “Nogged Off”
Karen Schaler “Finding Christmas”
Julie Seedorf: “The Discombobulated Decipherers”
Jane Willan: “The Hour of Death”
Sherryl Woods: “Christmas at White Pines”
Happy Choosing!
Fab selection to get my head around. I think my Kindle runneth over this Christmas. Thanks so much for these. Spoiled for choice. And hey, I think this is working for me. xx
If my ebooks were real paper, I wouldn’t have anywhere left to walk in the house! Glad you could connect this time. Happy reading. 🙂
Thank you for this great list!!
You’re very welcome, Sue. 🙂 Enjoy!