Twelve festive crime stories set in New York City's beloved mystery bookstore.

The oldest mystery bookstore in the world, The Mysterious Bookshop, has for most of its forty-five-year history commissioned an original short story as a holiday gift for its customers.

The prompt for each story requires three elements: that it be set at Christmastime, that it involve a mystery, and that it takes place at least partially inside the Mysterious Bookshop.

The dozen tales included in this volume - by celebrated crime fiction authors, such as Laura Lippman, Ragnar Jonasson, and Jeffery Deaver - are among the finest to be produced in this annual tradition, sure to charm any reader looking for a Christmas escape.

'A must for every mystery lover's wish list' Kirkus

'Something to please every reader this holiday season' Wall Street Journa