Christmas Crimes at the Mysterious Bookshop

 ''Bookstores most certainly were the closest thing to heaven.''

Thirteen stories centred -in many different ways- around the Mysterious Bookshop in New York. Jilted lovers, wronged people who seek revenge, ambitious writers who try to resurrect their fame by taking advantage of the past and present, corrupted police officers, amateur sleuths, Christmas puzzles and a cognac that brings warmth and happiness to the ones who accept it without opening it.

Even if the stories do get a little bit repetitive, there are some twists and turns in this collection that fully deserve their name. Definitely one for the holiday season.