Give till it hurts / Donald E. Westlake --
Schemes and variations / George Baxt --
The theft of the rusty bookmark / Edward D. Hoch --
Murder for dummies / Ron Goulart --
As dark as Christmas gets / Lawrence Block --
The holiday fairy / Jeremiah Healy --
I saw Mommy killing Santa Claus / Ed McBain --
The grift of the Magi / S.J. Rozan --
My object all sublime / Anne Perry --
Christmas spirit / Michael Malone --
The lesson of the season / Thomas H. Cook --
Yule be sorry / Lisa Michelle Atkinson --
The long winter's nap / Rupert Holmes --
Cold reading / Charles Ardai --
The killer Christian / Andrew Klavan --
The 74th tale / Jonathan Santlofer --
What's in a name? / Mary Higgins Clark.
