Christmas Crimes at the Mysterious Bookshop

by Penzler, Otto | Christmas
Published 05/11/2026 by Transworld Publishers Ltd (Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of) in the United Kingdom
Hardback | 336 pages
184 x 134 x 31mm | 338g

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