This is the PERFECT seasonal read. Every story is the perfect blend of humor, suspense, creepiness, and holiday gore. The Mysterious Bookshop is the oldest specialty bookstore in the world. Owner Otto Penzler wanted to give something back to his patrons so he commissioned an original short story as a holiday gift for his customers. The stories required three elements: set at Christmastime, involves a crime of some kind and that it be set at least partially in the bookstore. This may be my favorite anthology book to date. I truly liked every single story and some I loved. They are all original stories. A few of my absolute favorites were The Christmas Party by Jeffery Deaver; Here We Come Wassailing by Thomas Perry; A Christmas Puzzle by Ragnar Jonasson; and End Game by Martin Edwards. I would have loved to have been able to read this in December right before Christmas. This would make the perfect stocking stuffer.

This is a great collection of cozy mysteries with a holiday theme. I really enjoy having short stories that I can read, especially when I don’t have a lot of time to sit down and read a whole book. Each entry is holiday based I’ll leave you satisfied having a complete story in a short time frame.

This book was gripping and hard to put down. It didn't feel like everything else you see out there, it felt very fresh. I really enjoyed this book!

This was a fun book with twelve different cozy mystery tales. I enjoyed most of them and they will have you feeling all festive inside for sure. Snowflake Time was 100% my favorite of all twelve.