Christmas Mysteries at the Mysterious Bookshop - Hardcover

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Christmas Mysteries at the Mysterious Bookshop - Hardcover

Name: Christmas Mysteries at the Mysterious Bookshop - Hardcover
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SKU: 9781613168165
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by Otto Penzler (Editor)

Eighteen puzzling Christmas tales set in New York City's beloved mystery bookstore

In 1993, The Mysterious Bookshop--the oldest mystery specialty bookstore in the world--began an annual tradition by inviting bestselling author Donald E. Westlake to write an original short story set in the bookshop during the holiday season. Each year since then, The Mysterious Bookshop commissions a new short story from a leading author to give out as a holiday gift for its customers.

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. Beyond these guidelines, authors had free rein to take the story in whatever direction they chose. This volume collects the first eighteen stories commissioned by the bookshop from 1993 to 2010.

Included are tales by Megan Abbott, Rupert Holmes, Mary Higgins Clark, Andrew Klavan, and Ed McBain, plus an updated introduction by Mysterious Bookshop proprietor Otto Penzler. Some of the stories are humorous, others thrilling, and still others are tales of pure detection. But all are guaranteed to put you in the holiday spirit.

Originally published as Christmas at the Mysterious Bookshop.

Author Biography

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.

Number of Pages: 408

Dimensions: 1.3 x 7.1 x 5 IN

Publication Date: September 08, 2026

ISBN	9781613168165
Publisher	Mysterious Press
Genre	Literature
Format	Hardcover
Published	September 2026
Language	ENG- English
Pages	408
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print