Possibly having as close a remit as crimes committed on one particular day is too limiting but I found the ten stories presented here lacklustre at best.

The boy, who was known to the victim, was arrested nearby a short time later, and is in custody at a south London police station. I liked most of the short stories in this collection; as they were eventful and mostly well written. AllThatSheCarried by Tiya Miles is an eye-opening social history of love and resilience, and an insightful testament to the people who are left out of the archives.A female detective - an unusual thing in her time - works hard trying to find the killer, but with the help of her unemployed girlfriend - another unusual thing in there time - sheds some inside what it is like to not be able to get a job, thus helping her find the killer. There are six, seven to eight suspects all who have read and handled the manuscript throughout the night, though none of them took it. The ironic part of the story is that they tie the murders to an unemployed man seeking revenge against companies that rejected him. Most were what I'd class as "traditional" mysteries, there's nothing gory or gruesome in any of them.

This was a good one, a young woman wakes up to find that she has be accused of attempted murder, but having no recollection of it. It usually takes rather more page count to be a success in this genre, but this collection, from big names in the field, manages to do the job well. One person has been arrested, however we still need to hear from anyone who was in the Spenlow House area between 7pm and 11pm on Christmas Eve and may have seen or heard anything suspicious. The Santa Claus Club by Julian Symons- in which Francis Quarles must figure out a locked room mystery that has Lord Acrise murdered during a dinner in plain sight.So he hires a detective from Scotland Yard to investigate, inviting him to The Santa Claus Club, where throughout the night the target seems to be getting drunker, and drunker until he drops dead. Paramedics from the London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance provided emergency first aid to the woman, but she died at the scene. Loved that main character utilized the library and counted books in things he fantasized about for Christmas. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Set in a little town, with a stray cat that lives at the church, but spends his time at an old lady's house where he gets fed.

TheDeorhord by Hana Videen is a fascinating collection of medieval creatures large and small, and a delightful dive into Old English.This is a good collection, part of a series of anthologies put together to bring seasonal stories into one book, or seven.

It is the time of the year for wintery,Christmas stories and short stories are well adapted to represent the different aspects of the Christmas spirit.Itis discovered the picture was left as a gift from a distant family member who replaced there - now known - ‘fake’ painting with a real one. Seamingly distressed, Father Brown tries to get all the details from the last remaining brother, including a letter tell that he’s next. Chief Superintendent Seb Adjei-Addoh, local policing commander for Southwark, said patrols will be increased in the area over the coming days. TheBookAtWar by Andrew Pettegree is the perfect present for bibliophiles and history buffs alike – a fascinating exploration of the role of books in wartime.