Each year, for the past seventeen years, Mysterious Bookshop proprietor Otto Penzler has commissioned an original Christmas story by a leading suspense writer. These stories were then produced as pamphlets, just 1,000 copies, and given to customers of the bookstore as a Christmas present. Now, all seventeen tales have been collected in one volume, showcasing the talents of:
- Charles Ardai
- Lisa Atkinson
- George Baxt
- Lawrence Block
- Mary Higgins Clark
- Thomas H. Cook
- Ron Goulart
- Jeremiah Healy
- Edward D. Hoch
- Rupert Holmes
- Andrew Klavan
- Michael Malone
- Ed McBain
- Anne Perry
- S. J. Rozan
- Jonathan Santlofer
- Donald E. Westlake