Description: Edgar Award-winning anthologist Otto Penzler selects Christmas-themed mysteries from the genre's Golden Age, including stories by Mary Roberts Rinehart, John Dickson Carr, Ellery Queen, and more.
Brief description: Otto Penzler, the creator of American Mystery Classics, is also the founder of the Mysterious Press (1975); Mysterious Press.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 Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection, 1977, and The Lineup, 2010), and lifetime achievement awards from Noircon and The Strand Magazine. He has edited more than 80 anthologies and written extensively about mystery fiction.
Review Quotes: The collection evokes a welcome sense of nostalgia. . . . [It] stands out as consistently strong and would make an ideal stocking stuffer. Even better, it's suitable for dipping in and out of over time or doing an immediate deep dive.-- "Criminal Element" (12/19/2025 12:00:00 AM)