Re-release of a 1989 collection of short stories involving Christmas mysteries

Mistletoe Mysteries: Tales of Yuletide Murder

Collected By: Charlotte MacLeod

Rating: 5 of 5

This is a fun and fairly quick read of mystery short stories by some of my favorite authors, including the late Charlotte MacLeod. There are stories by Sharyn McCrumb, Issac Asimov, Aaron Elkins and Mary Higgins Clark among others.

The stories are quite fun and run the gamut of whodunnit to the planning of a murder or two. I found that I could read each story during my lunch break, so the book provided a great break read for more than a week.

Both the stories by Sharyn McCrumb (involving a wee Scottish lady) and Aaron Elkins were the stand-outs for me. I was surprised to read that Mr. Elkins found writing a short story a difficult prospect but it was fun to have a quick read by him in addition to his novels that I so enjoy.

I was provided a digital advance reader copy of this book by the publisher via Netgalley.