Holiday Fiction

These titles can be found at the Beebe Library either in Adult Fiction or Adult Paperbacks. Click on the title for exact location.

General Fiction

Alcott, Louisa May. A Quiet Little Woman (1999) .

Alan, Theresa. Dangers of Mistletoe. (2006)

Alexander, Carly. Eggnogg Chronicles. (2004)
---. Ghosts of Boyfriends Past. (2003)
---. Secret Life of Mrs. Claus. (2005)

Andrews, Kay. Blue Christmas (2006).

Bache, Ellyn. Holiday Miracles (2001) Hanukkah/Christmas.

Baldacci, David. Christmas Train (2002)

Barry, Dave. The Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog (2006)

Berg, Elizabeth. Ordinary Life: Stories (2002), "One Time at Christmas."
---. Handmaid and the Carpenter (2006) .

Binchy, Maeve. This Year Will Be Different And Other Stories: A Christmas Treasury (1996).

Bledsoe, Jerry. The Angel Doll: A Christmas Story (1996).

Brady, James. A Hamptons Christmas (2000).

Card, Orson Scott. A War of Gifts An Ender Story (2007).

Chiaverini, Jennifer. Christmas Quilt: An Elm Creek Quilts Novel (2000).

Copage, Eric V. A Kwanzaa Fable. (1995)

Copeland, Lori. Unwrapping Christmas. (2007)

Dickens, Charles. Christmas Books (1922) .
---. Christmas Carol (1842) .
---. Christmas Stories (1946) .

Davies, Valentine. Miracle on 34th Street (1947) .

Davis, Patricia K. A Midnight Carol: A Novel of How Dickens Saved Christmas (1999) .

Efken, Meredith. @Home for the Holidays (2006) .

Evanovich, Janet. Visions of Sugar Plums: Stephanie Plum (2003).

Evans, Richard Paul. The Christmas Box (1993) .
---. Finding Noel (2006).
---. The Gift (2007).

Flagg, Fannie. A Redbird Christmas. (2004)

Frank, Dorothea Benton. The Christmas Pearl (2007)

Friedman, Kinky. A Christmas Pig: A Fable (2006)

Gaarder, Jostein. Christmas Mystery (1996).

Gilbert, Daniel L. The Magi (2007).

Goldsmith, Olivia. Marrying Mom (1996) .

Greeley, Andrew M. A Christmas Wedding (2000) .

Grisham, John. Skipping Christmas (2001)

Gulley, Philip Christmas in Harmony (2002)
---. Christmas Scrapbook (2005)

Gunn, Robin Jones. Finding Father Christmas (2007)

Haley, Alex. A Different Kind Of Christmas (1988) .

Hamill, Pete. The Gift (1973).

Hamner, Earl. The Homecoming: A Novel About Spencer's Mountain (1970) .

Hannah, Kristin. Comfort and Joy (2005).

Hatcher, Robin Lee. A Carol for Christmas (2006).

Heimerdinger, Chris. A Return to Christmas (1996) .

Hijuelos, Oscar. Mr. Ives' Christmas (1995) .

Hooper, Kay. The Delaney Christmas Carol. (2004)

Karon, Jan. Esther's Gift (2002).
---. The Mitford snowmen (2001)
---. Shepherds Abiding (2003)

Keane, John B. Irish Stories For Christmas (1994) .

Kingsbury, Karen. Gideon's Gift (2002) .

Knight, Michael. The Holiday Season (2007), Contains The holiday season and Love at the end of the year.

Kushner, Ellen. St. Nicholas and the Valley Beyond: A Christmas Carol (1994) .

Lindsey, Johanna. Home For the Holidays (2000)
---. The Holiday Present (2003), Contains The Present and Home for the Holidays.

Malone, Michael. The Last Noel (2002)

Medlicott, Joan A. A Covington Christmas (2005)

Michaels, Fern. No Place Like Home (2002)
---. Family Blessings (2004).

Miller, Robert Tate. Secret Santa (2004)

Mitchard, Jacquelyn. Christmas, Present (2003)

Naman, Christine Pisera. Christmas Lights. (2007)

O'Nan, Stuart. Last Night at the Lobster. (2007)

Patterson, James. Miracle on the 17th Green (1996) .

Perry, Anne. Christmas Journey (2003).
---. Christmas Visitor (2004).
---. Christmas Guest (2005).
---. Christmas Secret (2006).
---. Christmas Beginning (2007).

Preston, Richard. Boat of Dreams: A Christmas Story (2003)

Read, Miss. Christmas Mouse (1973).

---.Christmas at Fairacre (2007).
Reissue: Village Christmas/The Christmas mouse /No holly for Miss Quinn.

Reid, Van. Daniel Plainway, or, The Holiday Haunting of the Moosepath League (2000) .

Rice, Luanne. Silver Bells. (2004)

Richards, Scott. Zanna's Gift: A Life in Christmases (2004)

Roberts, Nora. Gabriel's Angel (2005)

Roberts, Sheila. On Strike for Christmas (2007)

Salamon, Julie. The Christmas Tree (1996).

Scarborough, Elizabeth Ann. Carol for Another Christmas (1996).

Sedaris, David. Holidays on Ice (1997).

Shepherd, Jean. Christmas Story (2003 reissue).

Steel, Danielle. The House on Hope Street (2000)
---. Lone eagle (2001)

Thayer, Nancy. Hot Flash Holidays (2005)

Thomas, Elizabeth Marshall. Certain Poor Shepherds: A Christmas Tale (1996)

Tunstrom, Goran. A Christmas Oratorio (1995) .

VanLiere, Donna. The Christmas Shoes (2001) .
---.The Christmas Blessing (2003).
---.The Christmas Hope (2005).
---.Angels of Morgan Hill (2006).
---.The Christmas Promise (2007).

Wright,Jason F. A Christmas Jars (2005) .

Mystery

Atherton, Nancy. Aunt Dimity's Christmas (1999) .

Adamson, Lydia. A Cat in the Manger (1990).
---. A Cat in the Wings (1992).
---. A Cat on Jingle Bell Rock (1997).
---. A Cat Under the Mistletoe (1996).

Albert, Susan Wittig. Mistletoe Man (2000).

Babson, Marian. Twelve Deaths of Christmas (1979).

Barron, Stephanie. Jane and the Wandering Eye (1998).

Battison, Brian. The Christmas Bow Murder (1994).

Beaton, M.C. Death of A Snob (1991).
---. A Highland Christmas (1999).
---. Kissing Christmas Goodbye: Agatha Raisin (2007).

Bernhardt, William. Midnight Before Christmas (1998).

Bishop, Claudia. Carol for a Corpse (2007).

Blanc, Nero. Crossworder's Gift (2003).
---. Wrapped Up In Crosswords. (2004)
---. Crossworder's Delight. (2005)

Boyle, Thomas. Post-Mortem Effects (1987).

Brett, Simon. The Christmas Crimes at Puzzel Manor (1992).

Christie, Agatha. Hercule Poirot's Christmas (1967).
Also published as Murder for Christmas and Holiday for Murder.

Churchill, Jill. Farewell to Yarns (1991).
---. Merchant of Menace (1998) .

Clark, Carol Higgins. Iced (1995).

Clark, Mary Higgins. All Though the Night (1998) .
---. Deck the halls (2000) With Carol Higgins Clark.
---. Christmas Thief. (2004) with Carol Higgins Clark.
---. He Sees You when You're Sleeping (2001) With Carol Higgins Clark.
---. Santa Cruise (2006) With Carol Higgins Clark.

---. Silent Night (1995) .

Constantine, K.C. Upon Some Midnights Clear (1985) .

Craig, Philip R. A Deadly Vineyard Holiday: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery (1997).

Crawford, Isis. A Catered Christmas: A Mystery with Recipes (2005).

Davidson, Diane Mott. Sweet Revenge: Goldy Bear (2007).

Daheim, Mary. The Alpine Christmas (1993) .
---. Nutty as a Fruitcake: A Bed and Breakfast Mystery (1996).

Dams, Jeanne M. The Body in the Transept (1995) .

Douglas, Carole Nelson. Cat in a Golden Garland (1997) .

Dunn, Carola. Mistletoe and Murder: A Daisy Dalrymple Mystery (2002) .

Evanovich, Janet. Visions of Sugar Plums (2002) .

Fairstein, Linda A. The Deadhouse (2001) .

Ferrars, E.X. Smoke Without Fire (1989) .

Fletcher, Jessica. A Little Yuletide Murder (1998) .

Fluke, Joanne, et al. Candy Cane Murder (2007) .

Freydont, Shelley. A Merry Little Murder: A Linda Haggerty Mystery (2003).

Grafton, Sue. "E" is for Evidence (1988) .

Graves, Sarah. Wreck the Halls: A Home Repair is Homoicide Mystery (2001).

Greeley, Andrew M. Star Bright! A Christmas Story (1997).

Green, Christine. Deadly Partners (1996).

Haddam, Jane. Not a Creature Was Stirring (1990) .
---. A Stillness in Bethlehem (1992) .
---. Festival of Deaths (1994) Hanukkah.

Hager, Jean. The Last Noel (1997) .

Hall, Robert Lee. Benjamin Franklin and a Case of Christmas Murder (1991) .

Harper, Karen S. Queene's Christmas: Elizabeth I Mystery (2003)

Harris, Charlaine. Shakespeare's Christmas (1998) .

Hart, Carolyn G. Sugarplum Dead: Death On Demand Mystery (2000).

Hess, Joan. A Holly, Jolly Murder: A Claire Malloy Mystery (1997).
---. O Little Town of Maggody (1993).

Jordan, Cathleen. A Carol in the Dark (1984) .

Kelley, Lee Charles. 'Twas the Bite Before Christmas (2005) .

Koch, Edward I. Murder on 34th Street (1996) .

Langton, Jane. The Shortest Day: Murder at the Revels (1995) .

Lathen, Emma. Banking on Death (1961).

MacLeod, Charlotte. Rest You Merry (1978).
---, ed.Christmas Stalkings: Tales of Yuletide Murder (1991).

Malmont, Valerie S. Death, Snow, and Mistletoe (2000) .

Maron, Margaret Corpus Christmas (2001)

Marsh, Ngaio. Tied Up in Tinsel (1972) .

McBain, Ed. And All Through the House (1984) .
---.Downtown (1991).
---.Ghosts (1980) .
---.Sadie When She Died (1972) .

McGown, Jill. Murder at the Old Vicarage (1989) .

McKevett, G.A. Cooked Goose: A Savannah Reid Mystery (1998).

Meier, Leslie. The Christmas Cookie Murder: A Lucy Stone Mystery (1999) .
---. Mistletoe Murder: A Lucy Stone Mystery (1991).

Murphy, Shirley Rousseau. Cat Deck the Halls: A Joe Grey Mystery (2007).

Palliser, Charles. Unburied (1999).

Parker, Robert B. The Widening Gyre (1983) .

Pearson, Carol Lynn. A Stranger For Christmas (1996).

Peters, Ellis. Rare Benedictine: Brother Cadfael (1988).

Queen, Ellery. The Finishing Stroke (1958).

Raphael, Lev. Burning Down the House: A Nick Hoffman Novel (2001).

Ray, Robert J. Merry Christmas Murdock (1989) .

Ripley, Ann. The Christmas Garden Affair: A Gardening Mystery

Robb, J.D. Holiday in Death (1998).

Roberts, Gillian. The Mummer's Curse (1996) .

Robinson, Peter. Past Reason Hated (1993) .

Sawyer, Corinne Holt. Ho Ho Homicide (1995)

Shannon, Dell. No Holiday For Crime (1973) .

Sibley, Celestine. Spider in the Sink (1997).

Tourney, Leonard D. Knaves Templar (1991) .

Wolzien, Valerie. Deck the Halls With Murder (1998) .

Romance

Balogh, Mary. Under the Mistletoe. (2007). Contains A family Christmas, The Star of Bethlehem, The best gift, Playing house and No room at the inn.

Beverley, Jo. Christmas Angel. (2001)

Blair, Annette. The Christmas Baby. (2004)

Blair, Sandy. Highlander for Christmas. (2007)

Bolen,Cheryl. One Golden Ring. (2005)

Brockmann,Suzanne. All Through the Night: A Troubleshooter Christmas (2007)

Brown, Laurie. The Christmas Wedding. (2004)

Brown, Sandra. Tidings of Great Joy. (1997)

Christenberry, Judy, et al. Colton Family Christmas (2002).

Crusie, Jennifer, et al. Santa, Baby (2007). Contains Hot toy by Jennifer Crusie, Christmas bonus by Lori Foster and Naughty under the mistletoe by Carly Phillips.

Dailey, Janet. A Capital Holiday. (2001)
---. Scrooge Wore Spurs, (2002).
---. Happy Holidays, (2004).
---. Eve's Christmas, (2006).
---. Mistletoe and Molly, (2007).

Davidson,MaryJanice. Undead and Unreturnable. (2005)

Deveraux, Jude. Holly (2003).

Deveraux, Jude et al. Upon a Midnight Clear (1997).

Evanick,Marcia. A Berry Merry Christmas. (2004)
---. Mistletoe Bay, (2007).

Feehan, Christine. Twilight Before Christmas (2003).

Graham, Heather. A Magical Christmas (1996).
---. Spirit of the Season (1999).
---. The Last Noel (2007).

James, Eloisa. An Affair Before Christmas. (2007)

Laurens, Stephanie. Promise in a Kiss: A Cynster Christmas Novel. (2001)

Macomber, Debbie. Buffalo Valley. (2001)
---.Christmas Basket (2002).
---.Snow Bride (2003).
---.When Christmas Comes (2004).
---.Home for the Holidays. (2005)
---. There's Something About Christmas. (2005)
---. Christmas Letters. (2006)
---. Christmas Wishes. (2007)
Includes Christmas letters & Rainy day kisses.
---. Where Angels Go. (2007)
Michaels, Fern. To Marry at Christmas. (2005)

Michaels, Fern, et al. Comfort and Joy (2007).

Neels, Betty. The Fifth Day of Christmas (2001)

Pozzessere, Heather Graham. An Angel's Touch (1995).

Putney, Mary Jo. Christmas Revels (2002).

Roberts, Nora. The Gift. (2004), contains Home for Christmas & All I Want for Christmas.
---. First Impressions. (2006)
Something to Celebrate (1999) Anthology that includes "Kwanzaa Kupendi."

A Victorian Christmas Cottage. (1999) Anthology with Catherine Palmer & Peggy Stoks among others.

A Victorian Christmas Quilt. (1998) Anthology with Catherine Palmer & Peggy Stoks among others.

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