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A Candle for Christmas & Other Stories
- Author
- Reginald Hill
- Narrator
- Mike Rogers
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 26 October 2023
- Run Time
- 8 hours 54 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Anthologies, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Historical crime and mysteries, Crime and mystery: police procedural, Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction
- Rating
- 3.0 (1 review)
What to expect
A beloved detective dies in a fire
Sherlock Holmes takes a trip to Italy
A disastrous case of mistaken identity
From his well-loved detective duo, DCI Dalziel and DI Pascoe to his own reimagining of Sherlock Holmes, Reginald Hill’s unforgettable characters and unique blend of humour and suspense make him one of Britain’s greatest crime writers. Complete with a foreword by Mick Herron, this collection of short stories showcases the very best of this iconic mystery writer.
User Reviews
Book 3.0
Narration 3.0
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3.0 3.0
It's funny, I Love all the books but not a fan of the short story. Some delightful twists but it feels a bit strained.
There is nothing objectively wrong with the narration, just not my cup of teafluentindothraki 2023-11-11
Details
- Author
- Reginald Hill
- Narrator
- Mike Rogers
- Duration
- 8 hours 54 minutes
- Release Date
- 26 October 2023
- ISBN
- 9780008430092
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Anthologies, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Historical crime and mysteries, Crime and mystery: police procedural, Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction
- Rating
- 3.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 3.0(1 review)
Synopsis
A fantastic mystery short story collection, the perfect Christmas gift for crime fiction lovers A beloved detective dies in a fire Sherlock Holmes takes a trip to Italy A disastrous case of mistaken identity From his well-loved detective duo, DCI Dalziel and DI Pascoe to his own reimagining of Sherlock Holmes, Reginald Hill’s unforgettable characters and unique blend of humour and suspense make him one of Britain’s greatest crime writers. Complete with a foreword by Mick Herron, this collection of short stories showcases the very best of this iconic mystery writer.
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