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assassinsreader's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
1.0
Those was boring, I skipped pretty much all of them, I couldn't get into the stories.
mike_brough's review against another edition
3.0
A mixed bag. Hadn't read any of the stories before but, with some, it felt like I had - a bit too cliched.
zoeap's review against another edition
Under The Mistletoe Last Night was boring and uncreative but the rest I enjoyed alright.
duuj's review
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
I didn’t really like most of the stories. They were a bit boring.
lilis_land's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
3.0
Short story collections are sometimes like a pre-made bag of pick’n’mix - random, sometimes disappointing and with a rare favourite at the bottom.
Murder on a Winter’s Night is sadly one of those short story collections for me; many liquorice allsorts (sorry if you like those) but with a sprinkling of chocolate coated raisins (you might think those are disgusting but they’re my favourite).
My personal favourite was by Dorothy L Sayers and honestly it was so good it made up for the duds!
As you can see by my terrible analogy above, stories which I might have not enjoyed may be seen as stand-outs by others, and vice versa, so don’t let my opinion deter you from picking this one up if it’s on your radar.
niamhsewell's review against another edition
3.5
🕯A Surprise for Christmas by Cyril Hare - 4 stars
🕯The Snowball Burglary by H.C. Bailey - 2 stars
🕯 Tall Story by Margery Allingham - 2 stars
🕯 A Present from Santa by Julian Symons - 3 stars
🕯The Undignified Melodrama of the Bone of Contention by Dorothy L. Sayers - 4 stars
🕯 The Motive by G.D.H and M. Cole - 2 stars
🕯Underneath the Mistletoe Last Night by Mark Billingham- 3 stars
🕯 The New Catacomb by Arthur Conan Doyle - 3 stars
🕯 The Motive by Ronald Knox - 3 stars
🕯 Dog in the Night-Time by Edmund Crispin - 3 stars