Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murder under the Christmas Tree | 2016 | Arthur Conan Doyle | Buy |
| 2 | Murder on Christmas Eve | 2017 | Arthur Conan Doyle | Buy |
| 3 | Murder on Christmas Eve: Classic Mysteries for the Festive Season | 2017 | Arthur Conan Doyle | N/A |
| 4 | A Very Murderous Christmas | 2018 | Arthur Conan Doyle | Buy |
| 5 | A Very Murderous Christmas: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season | 2018 | Arthur Conan Doyle | N/A |
| 6 | Murder at Christmas | 2019 | Arthur Conan Doyle | Buy |
| 7 | Murder at Christmas: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season | 2019 | Arthur Conan Doyle | N/A |
| 8 | Murder in Midwinter | 2020 | Arthur Conan Doyle | Buy |
| 9 | Murder on a Winter’s Night | 2021 | Arthur Conan Doyle | Buy |
| 10 | Murder in the Falling Snow | 2022 | Arthur Conan Doyle | Buy |
Murderous Christmas Stories is a series of anthologies published by Profile Books, beginning in 2016 with Murder under the Christmas Tree. Each volume collects about ten classic crime and mystery stories set during the Christmas season, drawn from the golden age of detective fiction and earlier periods. Arthur Conan Doyle is one of many featured authors, alongside writers like Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham, and G.K. Chesterton.
The series has been published annually, with titles like Murder on Christmas Eve, A Very Murderous Christmas, and Murder in the Falling Snow. Some volumes have appeared in multiple editions with slightly different titles. The appeal of the series lies in its curated selection of older stories that might otherwise be difficult to find, packaged as seasonal reading for mystery fans. Readers looking specifically for Doyle’s contributions will find his Holmes stories and other fiction scattered across several of these volumes.