Writers Tricks of the Trade Vol. 6 Issue 1 | Page 26

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Better Late Than Never

FAMILY CRACKS RIDDLE BEHIND SURPRISE
MURDER MYSTERY HIT
Nearly 70 years after its publication, the man who wrote the 1949 novel Murder for
Christmas has been revealed by his daughter

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The true identity of the author behind Murder
for Christmas, a thrilling Christmas murder
mystery novel that has gripped readers for
decades, was a real whodunit that seemed
impossible to crack.
Among a number of crime novels that did
surprisingly good trade this Christmas was a
title with an extra element of mystery. Murder
for Christmas, a new edition of a book that
first appeared in 1949, became an unexpected
hit with readers and critics. Reviewers rounding up the best titles this holiday season noted
stylestyle
and suspenseful
handling of the plot. But who was
the sure
surenarrative