title: The Mistletoe Murder: And Other Stories
author:  P. D. James 
description: Praise for the work of P. D. James:<br><br>&ldquo;P. D. James is the undisputed grande dame of the modern mystery.&rdquo;<br> &mdash;<i>The Boston Globe</i><br> &#160;<br> &ldquo;P.D. James is simply a wonderful writer.&rdquo;<br> &mdash;<i>The New York Times Book Review</i><br> &#160;<br> &ldquo;The Queen of Crime.&rdquo;<br> &mdash;<i>Los Angeles Times</i><br> <i>&#160;</i><br> &ldquo;There are very few thriller writers who can compete with P.D. James at her best&rdquo; <br> <i>&mdash;The Spectator</i><br> &#160;<br> &ldquo;[The] genre&rsquo;s most talented practitioner ever.&rdquo;<br> &mdash;<i>The New York Times</i><br> &#160;<br> &ldquo;The greatest contemporary writer of classic crime.&rdquo;<br> &mdash;<i>Sunday Times</i>
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  The Mistletoe Murders
  
  
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  Laurinda Wallace
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright © 2018 Laurinda Wallace
  
  
  All rights reserved.
  
  
  ISBN: 9781731054036
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Cover Design by Annie Moril
  
  
  ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
  
  
  No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system,
  or transmitted, in any form or by any means-electronic, mechanical,
  photocopying, recording, or otherwise-without prior written permission.
  
  
  
  
  
  This is a work of fiction. Any references to real events, businesses,
  organizations, and locales are intended only to give the fiction a sense of
  reality and authenticity. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead is
  coincidental.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  [PROLOGUE](part0000_split_004.html#_Toc530402349)
  
  
  [CHAPTER ONE](part0000_split_006.html#_Toc530402350)
  
  
  [CHAPTER TWO](part0000_split_007.html#_Toc5304