{"product_id":"christmas-crimes-at-the-mysterious-bookshop-hardcover","title":"Christmas Crimes at the Mysterious Bookshop - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOtto Penzler\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe oldest mystery specialty bookstore in the world, The Mysterious Bookshop, has for most of its forty-five-year history commissioned an original short story as a holiday gift for its customers. Written exclusively for the store and never published elsewhere, the stories were given as a holiday gift to its customers as a thank you for their business, handed out or mailed between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The prompt for the story requires three elements: that it be set at Christmastime, that it involve a crime of some kind, or the suspicion of one, and that it be set at least partially in the bookstore. And from these loose structural guidelines, diverse tales took flight. The dozen tales included in this volume are among the finest to be produced in this annual tradition, sure to charm any reader looking for a holiday-themed escape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Included herein are the ingenious \"Snowflake Time\" by Laura Lippman; Lyndsay Faye's tale of vengeance \"A Midnight Clear\"; the challenging brainteaser, \"A Christmas Puzzle,\" by Ragnar Jónasson; \"Hester's Gift,\" an impossible crime story by Tom Mead; the suspenseful \"The Christmas Party\" by Jeffery Deaver; Thomas Perry's hilarious comedy of errors, \"Here We Come A-Wassailing;\" and other tales appropriate for the season, collected and introduced by Otto Penzler. The result is, objectively speaking, the finest \"stocking stuffer\" that a mystery fan could hope to find.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOtto Penzler\u003c\/b\u003e, the creator of American Mystery Classics, is also the founder of The Mysterious Press (1975); MysteriousPress.com (2011), an electronic-book publishing company; and New York City's Mysterious Bookshop (1979). He has won a Raven, the Ellery Queen Award, two Edgars (for the \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Mystery and Detection\u003c\/i\u003e, 1977, and \u003ci\u003eThe Lineup\u003c\/i\u003e, 2010), and lifetime achievement awards from NoirCon and \u003ci\u003eThe Strand Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. He has edited more than 70 anthologies and written extensively about mystery fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.1 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 22, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987626393901,"sku":"9781613165720","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/UICgVgsmyz9781613165720.webp?v=1776183093","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/christmas-crimes-at-the-mysterious-bookshop-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}