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Collected postumously and gathered over time, The Mistletoe Murder contains four short stories by PD James.
Collecting four short stories, The Mistletoe Murders contains stories about writers and crime, a young Adam Dalgliesh and more! Wonderfully encapselating many of James’ signature tropes, this is a great comanion to her novels.
I really loved this book! Each story was it’s own, but reminisced to what I love about PD James’ work. She gives you backstory of her famous detective, pokes fun at writers and mystery murder writers particularly, and she mixes dark murder with her easy-to-read style. Many of James’ books that I have read are dark but I felt that there was something even darker about the stories collected here. I was a little shocked, in fact, by the evil nature contained in one particular story. It is a story that surprised me and I continue to think of it month later. Although some of these stories took place at xmas time and the cover is very festive, there’s no need to read these short stories at the holiday season. I really loved this book and will have to see if PD James’ wrote more short stories because I want to read them! I find that these quick stories are “perfect” to me. They are short but pack a punch and many will stay with me for a long time, I believe. I would highly recommend this book to mystery short stories lovers, James fans, and anyone who wants fast paced, interesting, and short thrillers!
What are your favorite mystery short stories?
This book is featured in my Dec Wrap Up.