02613cam a2200313 4500 249871770 TxAuBib 20160115120000.0 ||||||s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781464205002 1464205000 2235a72d-2af8-4807-923f-fc11b50ce51c OverDrive (Reserve ID) 2412155 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Edwards, Martin. Silent Nights [Libby eBook] : A British Library Crime Classic. Poisoned Pen Press, 2015. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 234kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read, Filesize: 234kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. HTML:<p>Christmas is a mysterious, as well as magical, time of year. Strange things can happen, and this helps to explain the hallowed tradition of telling ghost stories around the fireside as the year draws to a close. Christmas tales of crime and detection have a similar appeal. When television becomes tiresome, and party games pall, the prospect of curling up in the warm with a good mystery is enticing " and much better for the digestion than yet another helping of plum pudding. Crime writers are just as susceptible as readers to the countless attractions of Christmas. Over the years, many distinguished practitioners of the genre have given one or more of their stories a Yuletide setting. The most memorable Christmas mysteries blend a lively storyline with an atmospheric evocation of the season. Getting the mixture right is much harder than it looks.This book introduces of readers to some of the finest Christmas detective stories of the past. Martin Edwards; selection blends festive pieces from much-loved authors with one or two stories which are likely to be unfamiliar even to diehard mystery fans. The result is a collection of crime fiction to savor, whatever the season.</p>. Fiction. Mystery. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2016-01-14 20:00:02. http://camellia.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=2235a72d-2af8-4807-923f-fc11b50ce51c http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2235a72d-2af8-4807-923f-fc11b50ce51c&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2235a72d-2af8-4807-923f-fc11b50ce51c&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2235a72d-2af8-4807-923f-fc11b50ce51c&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)