One story that immediately springs to mind is 'Christmas Party' by American mystery writer Rex Stout. His corpulent genius detective, Nero Wolfe, is forced by circumstances to leave the comfort of his brownstone house, something he famously hates to do, to attend a Christmas party in disguise. Given his size, guess what it is. It's already a complicated situation, but it gets worse when the host of the party is found murdered. Suspicion falls on the Santa who was at the party and disappeared before the police showed up. Wolfe has to solve the mystery before the humiliating truth about his involvement comes out.
One story that immediately springs to mind is 'Christmas Party' by American mystery writer Rex Stout. His corpulent genius detective, Nero Wolfe, is forced by circumstances to leave the comfort of his brownstone house, something he famously hates to do, to attend a Christmas party in disguise. Given his size, guess what it is. It's already a complicated situation, but it gets worse when the host of the party is found murdered. Suspicion falls on the Santa who was at the party and disappeared before the police showed up. Wolfe has to solve the mystery before the humiliating truth about his involvement comes out.
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Happy and magical holiday season!
Merry Christmas!
Very enjoyable. Always enjoy the Christmas Shedunnit. Just read Ngaio Marsh's "Death And The Dancing Footman". Not so Christmassy, but very wintry.