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Afraid of the Christmas Lights - An Anthology of Crime Stories

 


All profits from the sale of this anthology will be donated to frontline domestic abuse charities


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IT WOULDN’T BE CHRISTMAS WITHOUT A LITTLE CRIME…

A Christmas dinner takes a murderous turn, a friendship group loses the festive spirit, and a young girl goes to extreme measures to keep a beloved dog.

Afraid Of The Christmas Lights is a collection of gripping, sometimes funny, and always festive short stories from a group of bestselling crime writers.

From the hilarious to the macabre, there’s something for everyone – whether you’re a Christmas convert or a bit of a Grinch. From a detective tracking down missing Christmas geese, to a cat lady who goes on a date in order to keep Santa Paws well fed, this anthology is the perfect gift to cosy up with this year.


REVIEW

I read this anthology of short crime stories all with a Christmas theme courtesy of Pigeonhole. All the profits from the sale go to frontline domestic abuse charities, so well worth buying.

Some of the authors I had read before, but many I had not read and this was a nice introduction to some new writers. I hope to check out their other work later. The stories are a real mix of genres, with some very dark humour and some fun. They are all have some sort of a Christmas connection and you may never see Christmas in quite the same way again after reading these stories.

Some of the stories are very current with references to face masks being warn and the pandemic evident. Not all of them were to my taste, but I did enjoy them all. 

I'm giving this book 4 out of 5 stars.

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