What could be better this festive season than relaxing with a hot drink and enjoying a new holiday-themed mystery?

Whether you enjoy a cozy whodunit or a tense psychological thriller, the Library offers a great selection of holiday mysteries in print and eBook.

Agatha Christie’s famous detective Hercule Poirot returns in Sophie Hannah’s novel Hercule Poirot’s Silent Night. Looking forward to a much-needed, restful Christmas holiday, Poirot is called upon to investigate the murder of a man in a Norfolk hospital ward. Is a killer stalking the hospital and who will be the next victim? Poirot must solve the crime and prevent more murders if he is to get home in time for Christmas.

David Rosenfelt’s very popular character Andy Carpenter is back in ‘Twas the Bite Before Christmas. A friend of Andy’s who volunteers at a dog rescue organization is arrested for murder and Andy must clear his name despite the accused’s shady past. On top of all this, Andy must deal with two new dogs to look after!

Bestselling author Kate Carlisle’s Bibliophile Mystery series returns in time for the holidays with The Twelve Books of Christmas. While visiting a Scottish castle to attend a friend’s wedding, book restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright and her husband, Derek Stone, investigate the disappearance of rare books. But when one of the castle’s guests is poisoned and another is killed by an arrow through the heart, Brooklyn and Derek have a much bigger mystery to solve.

Fans of Anne Perry will be thrilled with her latest mystery titled A Christmas Vanishing. Accepting a longtime friend’s invitation to spend Christmas with her and her husband, Marish Ellison discovers that her friend has vanished without a trace. Mariah’s uncanny knack for solving mysteries serves her well during her search, which is driven by local gossip as icy as the December weather. Can Mariah get to the bottom of what occurred before Christmas day?

Holiday suspense is served up in Lisa Unger’s book Christmas Presents. Instead of presents this Christmas, a true crime podcaster is opening up a cold case. Bookshop owner Madeline Martin reluctantly teams up with true crime podcaster Harley Granger to solve the mystery of a killer who murdered Madeline’s friend and may be responsible for more. As Christmas approaches and a blizzard bears down, Madeline returns to a past she hoped was dead–to find missing friends and to answer questions that haunt her.

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