Looking for a good mystery to read under the blanket, by a fire this winter? Check out these thrilling mysteries, featuring classics like Agatha Christie and modern bestseller, Lisa Unger!
The Winter Sister by Megan collins

Persephone never came home after a night out with her boyfriend, Ben. Persephone was found three – days later. No arrest was made – not even Ben, who now works at the cancer center where Sylvie brings her estranged mother for chemotherapy. While Sylvie still believes Ben is responsible for her sister’s death – the answers to her sister’s death may be closer to home than she thinks.
An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena

Winter has come to the Catskills and the guests of Mitchell’s Inn are settling in with cozy fireplaces – when the blizzard kills all electricity. Despite making the best of it, one of the guests turns up dead. One by one gone – they have to wait out the storm and each other.
The Overnight Guest By Heather GudenKauf

True Crime novelist Wylie Lark takes a winter retreat to an isolated farmhouse to write her new book. Her plans to relax in peace by a warm fire were cast aside as she found her safe haven was as safe. Like her, it had a few secrets and dark past – involving the murder of two people and the disappearance of a young girl. What will Wylie uncover in the snow?
Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie

Renowned detective Hercule Poirot finds himself at Gorston Hall on Christmas Eve, enjoying the festivities hosted by the Lee family. But everything comes to a halt – followed by a crash and a scream. The family patriarch is found with his throat slashed. Everyone had a reason to hate the old man – but which one of them did it. This was a case for Poirot!
WHEN CHRISTMAS COMES BY ANDREW KLAVEN

School librarian Jenn Dean is brutally murdered, and her boyfriend confesses to committing the crime. No one wants to touch her boyfriend due to his military experience. Cameron Winter, an English professor is asked prove Travis Blake’s innocence – Winter, haunted by his own past and yuletide crimes believes there is something more to this case than a domestic dispute. But what?
mURDER ON THE cHRISTMAS eXPRESS BY ALEXANDRA BENEDICT

A sleeper train traveling from London derails, crashing into the snow – leaving the passengers in the middle of nowhere, to brave the blizzard. Only to have each other, and face this holiday far from home, the passengers are soon divided – as one of them is a killer, picking off one-by-one. Detective Roz Parker tries to solve the case before anyone else is murdered.
tHE CHRISTMAS GUEST BY PETER SWANSON

American Art student Ashley Smith is invited to Christmas by Emma Chapman, bringing her to Starvewood Hall, a grand manor. Adam Chapman, Emma’s handsome older brother is under investigation for murder of a girl. Ashley wonders what she has stumbled into? A murder myster or a gothic romance?
mIDWINTER MURDER:fIRESIDE tALES FROM THE QUEEN OF MYSTERY BY AGATHA cHRISTIE

A small collection of wintery whodunits by Agatha Christie featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.
cHRISTMAS PRESENTS BY LISA UNGER

Madeline Martin, an indie bookshop owner, is also the only living survivor of convicted serial killer Evan Handy, who killed her best friend, attempter to kill her and is possibly responsible for other disappearances in the area. When a true-crime podcaster comes to interview and asks questions about Madeline’s traumatic past, a copy cat appears and evidence suggests the wrong man was prosecuted. The truth is closer to home than imagined.
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I have a hard time believing Tom Bombadil’s kitchen was unplanned lol
Like you, K.L., I write short stories from the proverbial seat of my pants, and long form (novels, plays, screenplays)…
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