The Twelve Even Stranger Days of Christmas

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From the Dagger-nominated author of The Twelve Strange Days of Christmas come twelve even stranger stories. With a tale for each day of Christmas, these spooky stories are the perfect companion for long, dark winter nights. So wrap up warm and let yourself get lost in the world of the strange, the scary and the supernatural...

Syd Moore is best known for her Essex Witch Museum Mysteries (Strange Magic, Strange Sight, Strange Fascination, Strange Tombs and later in 2020, Strange Tricks). The series was shortlisted for the Good Reader Holmes and Watson Award 2018. In 2019, her short story collection The Twelve Strange Days of Christmas was shortlisted for a prestigious Dagger award by the CWA. Her debut screenplay, Witch West, which she developed from an original idea, has been optioned by Hidden Door Productions and will be released in Autumn 2021. She lives in Essex.

'A treat for anyone looking for an antidote to the usual saccharine Christmas fayre...inventive and original and very entertaining.' -- NB magazine 'A quick escape from the stresses of Christmas day!' -- Crime Review 'Starting off strongly with [Moore's] own irresistible take on the Seven Dwarfs... all featuring some element of the macabre or paranormal and infused with a robust sense of humour... they definitely suit the long, shadowy winter evenings, and it's a fun collection if you like to get a little spooked but not entirely grossed-out.' -- Herald 'An indulgence for dark winter nights... transformed folk tales, folk horror... classic ghost stories, tales of supernatural revenge... a gorgeous collection.' -- Blue Book Balloon blog Praise for The Twelve Strange Days of Christmas: 'Spooky and sassy.' Sunday Times Crime Club 'From a master of the macabre comes a wonderfully weird collection of uncanny tales for the festive season...the ideal gruesome response to all that Christmas schmaltz and sentiment.' Waterstones Bookseller Favourite