Silent Nights: Christmas Mysteries by Nicholas Blake, G.K. Chesterton, Dorothy L. Sayers, Martin Edwards, H.C. Bailey, Joseph Shearing, Ralph Plummer, Margery Allingham, Edgar Wallace, Raymund Allen, Marjorie Bowen, Leo Bruce, Arthur Conan Doyle, Ethel Lina White, Edmund Crispin, J. Jefferson Farjeon

256 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction historical mystery adventurous mysterious medium-paced
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Christmas is a mysterious, as well as magical, time of year. Strange things can happen, and this helps to explain the hallowed tradition of telling ghost stories around the fireside as the year draws to a close. Christmas tales of crime and detect...

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Community Reviews

3.6
based on 213 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 95%

adventurous: 43%

lighthearted: 30%

dark: 21%

relaxing: 17%

tense: 17%

challenging: 8%

reflective: 8%

funny: 4%

inspiring: 4%


Pace

8% of readers chose fast
75% of readers chose medium
16% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

70% of readers chose Plot
23% of readers chose A mix
5% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
N/A

Strong character development?

12% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
68% of readers chose No
12% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

35% of readers chose Complicated
28% of readers chose No
35% of readers chose N/A
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

6% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
75% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

7% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
21% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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