Silent Nights: Christmas Mysteries by Martin Edwards
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

1. The Blue Carbuncle - 1892 - A.C. Doyle - How did Lady Morcar's stolen carbuncle end up inside a goose. And by whom.
2. Parlour Tricks - 1930 - R. Plummer - Can the stolen money been found.
3. A Happy Solution - 1916 - Who stole the cheque.
4. The Flying Stars - G.K. Chesterton - Flambeau and three large diamonds.
5. Stuffing - E. Wallace - What will be discovered in the turkey
6. The Unknown Murderer - H.C. Bailey - Can Reginald Fortune discover the guilty party of two deaths and one attempted murder.
7. The Absconding Treasurer - J.J. Farjeon- The money and the treasurer of the Club have gone missing.
8. The Necklace of Pearls - D.L. Sayers - Lord Peter Wimsey uncovers the pearl necklace thief.
9. The Case is Altered - M. Allingham - Albert Campion saves a man from blackmail.
10. Waxworks - E.L. white - Can reporter Sonia be the first person to survive a night at the Waxworks museum.
11. Cambric Tea -M. Bowen- Dr Holroyd's patient believes his wife is poisoning him.
12. The Chinese Apple - J. Shearing - Returning to London Isabelle Crosland is confronted with a murder.
13. A Problem in White - N. Blake - A train, a blizzard and a death.
14. The Name on the Window - E Crispin- Fin Gervase finds the murderer after a locked room death.
15. Beef for Christmas - L. Bruce. Sergeant Beef finds the murderer.
Enjoyable short stories


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