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Murder Under the Christmas Tree: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season by Cecily Gayford, Dorothy L. Sayers, Ngaio Marsh, Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, Ellis Peters, Margery Allingham

styxx's review

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adventurous mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • 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

3.0

mike_brough's review against another edition

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3.0

A reasonable handful of crime stories set at Christmas. All evoke the spirit of Christmas quite well but the last of them, a Brother Cadfael mystery, towers above the others in quality of writing.

I'll add this one to my list of Christmas stories I read every year.

hooksforeverything's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

blancake's review against another edition

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mysterious relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

lisa61's review

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

aniqah_w's review

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mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

kitschbitsch's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

ellentjuhhh's review

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mysterious slow-paced

1.0

niamhsewell's review

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3.5

πŸŽ„ The Necklace of Pearls by Dorothy L. Sayers - 3 stars
πŸŽ„The Name on the Window by Edmund Crispin - 3 stars
πŸŽ„ A Traditional Christmas by Val McDermid -3 stars
πŸŽ„ The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle by Arthur Conan Doyle - 5 stars
πŸŽ„ The Invisible Man by G. K. Chesterton - 2 stars
πŸŽ„ Cinders by Ian Rankin - 4 stars
πŸŽ„ Death on the Air by Nagoi Marsh - 5 stars
πŸŽ„ Persons or Things Unknown by Carter Dickson - 3 stars
πŸŽ„ The Case is Altered by Mary Allingham - 4 stars
πŸŽ„ The Price of Light by Ellis Peters - 4 stars

kaytwithay's review

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mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75