Böcker av Cecily Gayford

Poisoned mince pies. A Christmas Eve ghost story that comes suddenly, horribly true. A locked-room puzzle on a train steaming through the winter's night. All these, and many more, tales of mystery and malice await in Murder by Candlelight.As the nights draw in and the old year slips away, these ten classic stories - from the greatest writers of the crime genre - will baffle your mind and chill your blood in equal measure. From a cunningly-disguised killer to a country house with a lethal secret, the mood might be festive ... but the motive is murder.

Not everything that goes bump in the night brings gifts... From the mysterious occupant of an ancient tomb to the Christmas visitor who is troubled by violent dreams, these are ten ghost stories from the masters of the genre that will chill your blood and haunt your dreams through the darkest months of the year.

Take the holiday of a lifetime with history's greatest mystery writers.

This collection of plays comprises a rich and varied repertoire of challenging and entertaining work for young people. With a wide range of cast sizes, styles and subject matter, and a choice of comedy, tragedy, fables and a musical, schools and youth groups should find them ideal.