Recs if you like 12 Ways to Kill Your Family at Christmas...

Holiday-themed murder mystery books to add some chaos and crime to the season!

Alternative Xmas reading — think downbeat stories, family dysfunction, holiday loneliness, seasonal depression, black comedy. There's a gift from me to you under the tree in the comments.

Other winter-holiday books welcome as long as they're cranky!

Is your cynicism chronic? Check out my list Bleakness Is My Weakness...

Cozy Winter Mysteries!

A little bit of murder to go with your mince pie!

Because the most wonderful time of the year means curling up with a good mystery

Most of these will be murder mysteries surrounding the Christmas season, but some are also winter-themed and/or less gruesome mysteries.

Books that I’ve read so far that I feel were made to (also) be listened to as audiobooks, thanks to their amazing narrators ✨