The Christmas Murders: Classic Stories of True Crime

by Jonathan Goodman

A seasonal gift for connoisseurs of true crime

Here are ten murder cases of "the old-fashioned sort"--evoking a nostalgia more obviously associated with fiction--that all took place during the festive period from mid-December to Twelfth Night between 1811 and 1933. The settings of these grisly tales range from the Knickerbocker Athletic Club in New York (where a gentleman named Molineux provided a drastic cure for hangovers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 160635082X
• ISBN13: 9781606350829
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Kent State University Press
• Length: 207 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.6"