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    X is for Xmas: A Christmas Mystery MEGAPACK ®
    X is for Xmas: A Christmas Mystery MEGAPACK ®
    X is for Xmas: A Christmas Mystery MEGAPACK ®
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    X is for Xmas: A Christmas Mystery MEGAPACK ®

    By Ron Goulart, Lillian Stewart Carl, Meredith Nicholson and John Gregory Betancourt

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    Christmas is a time for giving, for receiving. . . and for murder. We've collected ten Christmas stories, old and new, that will spike your eggnog, trim your tree, and hopefully add a dash of spice to your Christmas cheer. Included are:


    "A Christmas Pit," by John Gregory Betancourt

    "A Reversible Santa Claus," by Meredith Nicholson

    "A Stake of Holly," by Lillian Stewart Carl

    "Believing in Santa," by Ron Goulart

    "Death Will Trim Your Tree," by Liz Zelvin

    "Ho Ho Homicide," by Sue Ann Jaffarian

    "Mr. Wray's Cash Box," by Wilkie Collins

    "Murder on Santa Claus Lane," by William G. Bogart

    2 tales by Johnston McCulley: "Thubway Tham's Chrithtmath" and "Death Play Santa Claus."


    If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 250+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWildside Press
    Release dateSep 3, 2015
    ISBN9781479407279
    X is for Xmas: A Christmas Mystery MEGAPACK ®
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    Ron Goulart

    Ron Goulart (1933-2022) was the author of several series and standalone novels across several genres, as well as nonfiction books on a variety of pop culture subjects, including pulp magazines and comic books. An Edgar Award nominee, a Nebula Award finalist, and an Inkpot Award-winner, his books include the TekWar series (with William Shatner), the Fragmented America books, the Marvel Novels Incredible Hulk: Stalker from the Stars and Captain America: Holocaust for Hire (as Joseph Silva, with Len Wein and Marv Wolfman), and the Mysteries Featuring Groucho Marx, including Groucho Marx, Master Detective, Groucho Marx and the Broadway Murders, and Elementary My Dear Groucho.

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