The titles that fit into this category are from a variety of genres. It is not a definitive list, and often Holiday mysteries share other genre characteristics like the Cozy, the Historical and the Police Procedural mystery. The Holiday portion of the mystery is usually the catchy title or the use of the holiday for setting. They are often part of a series; however, some do stand alone. Included in the list are any mysteries that surround the Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s holidays. The search for Chanukkah, Kwanzaa and other appropriate holidays is an on-going quest, and suggestions are very much welcomed.

Atherton, Nancy. Aunt Dimity’s Christmas (1999) .

Adamson, Lydia. A Cat in the Manger (1990).
—. A Cat in the Wings (1992).
—. A Cat on Jingle Bell Rock (1997).
—. A Cat Under the Mistletoe (1996).

Albert, Susan Wittig. Mistletoe Man (2000).

Andrews, Donna. Six Geese A-Slaying: Meg Langslow series (2008)

Babson, Marian. Twelve Deaths of Christmas (1979) .

Barron, Stephanie. Jane and the Wandering Eye (1998).

Battison, Brian. The Christmas Bow Murder (1994).

Beaton, M.C. Death of A Snob (1991).
—. A Highland Christmas (1999) .

Bernhardt, William. Midnight Before Christmas (1998).

Boyle, Thomas. Post-Mortem Effects (1987).

Brett, Simon. The Christmas Crimes at Puzzel Manor (1992).

Brown, Rita Mae. Santa Clawed: Mrs. Murphy series. (2008)

Christie, Agatha. Hercule Poirot’s Christmas (1967) .
Also published as Murder for Christmas and Holiday for Murder.

Churchill, Jill. Farewell to Yarns (1991).
Merchant 0f Menace (1998) .

Clark, Carol Higgins. Iced (1995).

Clark, Mary Higgins. All Though the Night (1998)
Silent Night (1995)
Deck the halls (2000) With Carol Higgins Clark.
He Sees You when Your Sleeping (2001) With Carol Higgins Clark.
The Christmas Thief. (2005) With Carol Higgins Clark.
Santa Cruise. (2006) With Carol Higgins Clark.
Dashing through the snow. (2008) With Carol Higgins Clark.

Constantine, K.C. Upon Some Midnights Clear (1985) .

Craig, Philip R. A Deadly Vineyard Holiday: A Martha’s Vineyard Mystery (1997) .

Daheim, Mary. The Alpine Christmas (1993) .
Nutty as a Fruitcake: A Bed and Breakfast Mystery (1996).

Dams, Jeanne M. The Body in the Transept (1995) .

Douglas, Carole Nelson. Cat in a Golden Garland: A Midnight Louie Mystery (1997).

Dunn, Carola. Mistletoe and Murder: A Daisy Dalrymple Mystery (2002)

Evanovich, Janet. Visions of Sugar Plums (2002) .

Fairstein, Linda A. The Deadhouse (2001) .

Ferrars, E.X. Smoke Without Fire (1989) .

Fletcher, Jessica. A Little Yuletide Murder (1998) .

Grafton, Sue. “E” is for Evidence (1988) .

Graves, Sarah. Wreck the Halls:A Home Repair is Homicide Mystery (2001).

Greeley, Andrew M. Star Bright! A Christmas Story (1997).

Green, Christine. Deadly Partners (1996).

Haddam, Jane. Not a Creature Was Stirring (1990).
A Stillness in Bethlehem (1992)
Festival of Deaths (1994) Hanukkah.

Hager, Jean. The Last Noel (1997) .

Hall, Robert Lee. Benjamin Franklin and a Case of Christmas Murder (1991) .

Harris, Charlaine. Shakespeare’s Christmas (1998) .

Harris, Lee. Thanksgiving Day Murder (1995) .

Hart, Carolyn G. Sugarplum Dead: Death On Demand Mystery (2000).

Hess, Joan. A Holly, Jolly Murder: A Claire Malloy Mystery (1997).
O Little Town of Maggody (1993).

Jordan, Cathleen. A Carol in the Dark (1984) .

Koch, Edward I. Murder on 34th Street (1996) .

Langton, Jane. The Shortest Day: Murder at the Revels (1995) .

Lathen, Emma. Banking on Death (1961).

MacLeod, Charlotte. Rest You Merry (1978).
—, ed.Christmas Stalkings: Tales of Yuletide Murder (1991).

Malmont, Valerie S. Death, Snow, and Mistletoe (2000) .

Maron, Margaret.
Corpus Christmas (2001)

Marsh, Ngaio. Tied Up in Tinsel (1972) .

McBain, Ed. And All Through the House (1984).
Downtown (1991).
Ghosts (1980)
Sadie When She Died (1972).

McGown, Jill. Murder at the Old Vicarage(1989) .

McKevett, G.A. Cooked Goose: A Savannah Reid Mystery (1998).

Meier, Leslie. The Christmas Cookie Murder: A Lucy Stone Mystery (1999).
Mistletoe Murder: A Lucy Stone Mystery (1991)
Turkey Day Murder: A Lucy Stone Mystery (2000).

Parker, Robert B. The Widening Gyre (1983) .

Pearson, Carol Lynn. A Stranger For Christmas (1996) .

Queen, Ellery.The Finishing Stroke (1958).

Raphael, Lev. Burning Down the House: A Nick Hoffman Novel (2001).

Ray, Robert J. Merry Christmas Murdock (1989) .

Ripley, Ann. The Christmas Garden Affair: A Gardening Mystery

Robb, J.D. Holiday in Death (1998).

Roberts, Gillian. The Mummer’s Curse (1996) .

Robinson, Peter. Past Reason Hated (1993) .

Sawyer, Corinne Holt. Ho Ho Homicide (1995)

Shannon, Dell. No Holiday For Crime (1973).

Sibley, Celestine. Spider in the Sink (1997).

Tourney, Leonard D. Knaves Templar (1991) .

Wolzien, Valerie. Deck the Halls With Murder (1998) .

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