Reviews

Murder Under the Christmas Tree: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season by Cecily Gayford, Dorothy L. Sayers, Ngaio Marsh, Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, Ellis Peters, Margery Allingham

zoeap's review

Will come back to this winter.

whynotreadwithalex's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, Death of parent, Stalking, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Murder, and Physical abuse

helenmarie4669's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

readdrinkandbehappy's review

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.0

andrew65's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

4.0

queencarolrules's review

mysterious

4.5

dtaylorbooks's review

Where did I stop reading? 31% in

Why? I’ve now learned that this more “classic” mystery voice is just not something I can take in doses larger than maybe one book a year. I get why people like it, but it’s just not for me. I’m also not a fan of the storytelling style where two people sit around and recount a story instead of the story actively happening. I’ve also learned that Sherlock Holmes is less of a highly intelligent man and more of someone who has the ego to speak confidently about anything, and people will believe him and not question him. Kind of takes the wind out of the sails on a Holmes story when you realize that.

styxx's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

mike_brough's review against another edition

3.0

A reasonable handful of crime stories set at Christmas. All evoke the spirit of Christmas quite well but the last of them, a Brother Cadfael mystery, towers above the others in quality of writing.

I'll add this one to my list of Christmas stories I read every year.

hooksforeverything's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0