{"product_id":"who-killed-father-christmas-and-other-seasonal-mysteries-9781464230462","title":"Who Killed Father Christmas?: And Other Seasonal Mysteries","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe answer to any classic crime fiction fan's Christmas wish - and the only way for you to answer Who Killed Father Christmas? - this new anthology is set to muddle, befuddle, surprise and delight.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The red robe concealed the blood until it made my hand sticky. Father Christmas had been stabbed in the back, and he was certainly dead.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe murder of Father Christmas at one of London's great toy shops is just one of many yuletide disasters in this new collection of stories from the Golden Age of crime writing and beyond. Masters of the genre such as Patricia Moyes and John Dickson Carr present perfectly packaged short pieces, and Martin Edwards delivers a sackful of rarities from authors such as Ellis Peters, Gwyn Evans and Michael Innes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdwards, Martin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMartin Edwards is an award-winning crime writer best known for two series of novels set in Liverpool and the Lake District. He is series consultant for British Library Crime Classics, the Vice Chair of the Crime Writers' Association, and President of the Detection Club. The Golden Age of Murder, his study of the Detection Club, was published in 2015 to international acclaim, and has been nominated for both the Edgar and Agatha awards for the year's best book about the genre. He received the CWA 2020 Diamond Dagger Award for sustained excellence in crime writing and significant contributions to the genre, joining the ranks of Sue Grafton, Ian Rankin, and Lee Child.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Poisoned Pen Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51661483442450,"sku":"9781464230462","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_377bfce2-e5d7-47ed-a962-993637aff7a3.jpg?v=1760445552","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/who-killed-father-christmas-and-other-seasonal-mysteries-9781464230462","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}