Merry Murders – Crime at Christmas

Games of Cluedo with family, dramatisations of Agatha Christie novels on TV, plotting ways to secure the best Quality Street sweets – it isn’t a traditional British Christmas without a large dose of murder!

We have been really enjoying the excellent Lucy Worsley BBC series on Agatha Christie (Lucy’s fantastic biography can be found here) and have loved finding out more about the undisputed Queen of Crime and her books.  Whether it’s family tensions or being snowed in, Christmas has inspired hugely enjoyable writing from Agatha Christie and many more of our most loved crime writers. Grab a mince pie or mulled wine (or both) and lose yourself in some of our murderous favourite festive books.

For more fabulous tales of merry murders and Christmassy crime have a look at our further picks here.