Mostly fun stories written by a good group of mystery writers for this book specifically. Only four stories, to my knowledge, were picked up for reprinting in other anthologies since they appeared here first in 1993: Dick Lochte's "Mad Dog," Ron Goulart's "A Visit from St. Nicholas," Jan Grape's "The Man in the Red Flannel Suit," and Margaret Maron's "That Bells My Ring and Whistles Safely Blow." The Grape and Maron stories were picked up for The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories, Third Annual Edition in 1994. The other two appeared in Otto Penzler's Big Book of Christmas Mysteries.
Actually, in a paperback anthology of 19 limited subject matter original stories, getting two into a Best of Year anthology and two into a later anthology is really rather good.
These stories all involve not just Christmas, but actual appearances of a Santa Claus of one sort or another. Only one is about the REAL Santa.
If you're looking for good Christmas stories, these aren't bad
Actually, in a paperback anthology of 19 limited subject matter original stories, getting two into a Best of Year anthology and two into a later anthology is really rather good.
These stories all involve not just Christmas, but actual appearances of a Santa Claus of one sort or another. Only one is about the REAL Santa.
If you're looking for good Christmas stories, these aren't bad
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