Murder
for Christmas
has amateur detective, Mordecai Tremaine, show up to Benedict
Grame’s Christmas Eve party. Grame has been known to
have these specialized Christmas parties, complete with dinner,
a Christmas tree, and presents. What Grame was not expecting
was a dead body on Christmas Eve. Mordecai is set to see what
he can discover whodunit and why all because he has an interest
in people and observes all around him.
Murder
for Christmas was originally written in 1949 and has a very
Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot feel to it. Mordecai’s
character is well done and clearly shows how he quietly takes
in everything around him and will question people about his
observations.
There
are several characters that are developed enough to give people
many motives for the murder and the murder of others. The
setting of a Christmas party in a rather nice home is perfect
for this type of murder mystery. It allows for a gathering
of just enough people who know each other and have reasons
to dislike each other. There are enough small factors that
are introduced in the beginning that show up later in the
murder details.
If you
are a fan of the classic Agatha Christie type mysteries, then
you will enjoy Murder for Christmas. It might be a classic
telling of a mystery but it still works 70 years later. Even
through this was written several years ago, it will still
bring joy to mystery readers.
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