Last week’s post shared some of my favorite Christmas historical fiction reads (check that post out Here). However, if you are still looking for several more Christmas books to add to your reading, today I am sharing some historical fiction Christmas mysteries for you to delve into this holiday season.
Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie
I have recently started reading more by the Queen of mysteries and it is no wonder why they call her that! One hundred years later and her books are still delightful and unsolvable! This mystery centers around a family, the members have been somewhat estranged from each other for years, but at the request of the aging father whose health is failing, they all acquiesce to spending Christmas with him in their childhood home. Unfortunately, things take a devastating turn as their father ends up murdered right before Christmas. Who could have possibly done it—especially when it seems he was the only one in the room and the door and window remained locked….
The Twelve Slays of Christmas by Jacqueline Frost
This is the first one in this series. I had very mediocre hopes for this book but was pleasantly surprised! Holly White finds herself back in her hometown for the holidays, having been jilted by her fiancé weeks before their wedding was supposed to take place. Holly is finding that she loved being back in her hometown—that is until one of the town’s residents is found murdered on her family’s Christmas tree farm. In the midst of their busiest time of year, a murder investigation ensues and Holly jumps in to help solve the mystery in order to help her family’s farm to be able to reopen. However, this leads to Holly herself being targeted by the killer. Will the town’s handsome young policeman be able to solve the mystery before Holly becomes the next victim?
It may go without saying that this is no Agatha Christie novel but it was a clean, delightful, holiday read to enjoy this Christmas season.
Murder on St. Nicholas Avenue by Victoria Thompson
A husband is discovered dead, presumably killed by his wife who was found at the crime scene covered in blood. The accused woman’s mother turns up on the doorstep of Malloy’s new detective agency begging for help for her daughter—the only problem is that Mr. and Mrs. Malloy are on their honeymoon. With no one else around to help Maeve, who has always aspired to be a detective anyway, decides to take on the case herself. With the help of Gino, a young officer, they start to put pieces together to solve the mystery.
The Christmas Train by David Baldacci
A jaded reporter, Tom Langdon, is traveling by train across the country to see his girlfriend for Christmas. The train, however, is full of different and, shall we say, quirky individuals. Things begin to disappear from different people’s train compartments. The situation gets worse when the train becomes stranded in a snowstorm and food begins to run out. For Tom, things don’t look quite so bleak as he has discovered that an old flame of his is aboard the train. This Christmas book is a funny, heartwarming story with a mystery that keeps you guessing!
I hope this helps to give you some historical mysteries that you can curl up with and enjoy all the magic this Christmas season has to offer!
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