This is a collection of mystery stories...surprise...set around Christmas, with most of them having a supernatural twist. It begins with the ultimate in ghost story authors, Charles Dickens himself, with "The Black Veil." Several other classic authors are represented, including Thomas Hardy. Some of the stories feature murder, but there are other situations including a kidnapped child, a reluctant church attendee, a mysterious photograph, sudden deaths at a house party, even an unusual meal eaten in Persia and the adventures of a ghost, not to mention a locked-room mystery.
I loved almost every one of these stories; I think my least favorite was the one by Keating. Even the Sherlock Holmes pastiche and the story that's a takeoff on M.R. James and King's College.
There are several of these collections done by Dalby, including Ghosts for Christmas, which I've previously reviewed.
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