Halls: decked! Stockings: hung with care. Mince pies: poisoned?

First published in 1944, Murder After Christmas is a lively riot of murder, mince pies and misdirection, cleverly playing with beloved murder mystery tropes to create something pacey, light-hearted, and admirably suited for the holiday season.

Good old Uncle Willie—rich, truculent and seemingly propped up by his fierce willpower alone has come to stay with the Redpaths for the holidays. It is just their luck for him to be found dead the morning after Christmas day, dressed in his Santa Claus costume, ostensibly poisoned by his favorite chocolates. Or was there something sinister in the mince pies? If so, was it the ones stashed in his room or those sent to him mysteriously by post? More importantly, since his will was recently redrawn, who stands to gain by this unseasonable crime?