A little yuletide murder

[jhitchin]

Having grown up with mystery novels surrounding me, I have, of course, read many books that take place around Christmas. For some odd reason, none of them stick out in my head with a couple of exceptions.

Rest You Merry by Charlotte MacLeod
This is the first Peter Shandy novel and is one of the better books in the series. At some point around The

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A couple of others

[admnaismith]

Parnell Hall, A Puzzle in a Pear Tree

Murder during the school Christmas pageant. The schtick of the puzzle Lady series is that the story includes crossword puzzles that the reader can solve while reading, and the detective is what the Murder She Wrote lady would be like if she were an outrageous alcoholic who said "fuck" a lot.

Kate Sedley, The christmas Wassail

Part of the Roger Chapman series about a peddler in Richard III's England with King Richard portrayed mostly positively, not as Shakespeare's villain) who keeps getting drafted by the royal family to solve crimes or otherwise gets involved in homicides.

Re: A couple of others

[jhitchin]

Of course! How could I forget Parnell Hall! I read that one shortly after it came out in paperback. Another detective series that usually has the detective figuring it out and having a "lay it all out on the table" moment rather than just being assaulted by the killer.

[mermaidlady]

It's been a while, but I think A Farewell to Yarns took place around Christmas.

[jhitchin]

I looked it up and you're right, that's the right title for the Christmas Jill Churchill novel.