Merry Murder

The stories in this book were selected from the anthologies *Mystery for Christmas*, *Murder for Christmas*, and *Murder Under the Mistletoe*, which were originally published by Signet, an imprint of Dutton/Signet. Rumpole and the spirit of Christmas / John Mortimer Supper with Miss Shivers / Peter Lovesey Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle A matter of life and death / Georges Simenon I saw Mommy killing Santa Claus / George Baxt Dead on Christmas Street / John D. MacDonald The Christmas bear / Herbert Resnicow Mystery for Christmas / Anthony Boucher On Christmas Day in the morning / Margery Allingham Santa Claus beat / Rex Stout Who killed Father Christmas / Patricia Moyes 'Twixt the cup and the lip / Julian Symons Auggie Wren's Christmas story / Paul Auster Murder at Christmas / C.M. Chan Father Crumlish celebrates Christmas / Alice Scanlan Reach The plot against Santa Claus / James Powell Christmas cop / Thomas Larry Adcock But once a year ... thank God! / Joyce Porter Christmas party / Martin Werber Kelso's Christmas / Malcolm McClintick The spy and the Christmas cipher / Edward D. Hoch The carol singers / Josephine Bell.