Murderous Christmas Stories books in order

These Christmas-themed mystery anthologies include stories by Michael Innes among other classic crime writers, collecting festive tales of murder and detection.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 Murder under the Christmas Tree: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season 2016 Michael Innes Buy
2 Murder on Christmas Eve 2017 Michael Innes Buy
3 A Very Murderous Christmas: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season 2018 Michael Innes Buy

These festive mystery anthologies gather Christmas-themed crime stories from classic detective fiction writers, including Michael Innes. Murder under the Christmas tree, on Christmas Eve, and during Very Murderous holidays provide seasonal reading for mystery fans.

The collections draw from the Golden Age of detective fiction, featuring authors who brought wit and puzzle-crafting to the mystery genre. Michael Innes’s contributions carry his characteristic literary style and dry humor.

The anthologies serve readers who want classic crime fiction with a holiday theme. Each volume offers multiple stories for December reading, mixing familiar authors with perhaps some new discoveries from the same era.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are these books entirely by Michael Innes?

No, these are multi-author anthologies featuring classic crime writers including Michael Innes. Each collection gathers holiday-themed mystery stories from various authors.

What is the connection between the volumes?

All three anthologies collect Christmas-themed crime stories in the classic tradition. They share a seasonal focus and feature overlapping contributors from the Golden Age of detective fiction.

When were these stories originally written?

The anthologies collect vintage crime stories, primarily from the Golden Age of mystery fiction. The collections themselves were published between 2016 and 2018.

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