Silent Night: Midnight in Death/Unexpected Gift/Christmas Promise/Berry Merry Christmas (Christmas Anthology) - Softcover

J.D. Robb; Dee Holmes; Susan Plunkett; Claire Cross

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0515123854 ISBN 13: 9780515123852

Publisher: Berkley, 1998

Synopsis

'Tis the season for passion and intrigue in these four festive Christmas novellas by four outstanding authors—including a Lieutenant Eve Dallas story from #1 New York Times bestselling author J. D. Robb.

In J. D. Robb's "Midnight in Death," Lieutenant Eve Dallas must postpone her first Christmas with her new husband, Roarke, to hunt for an escaped serial killer—but she and Roarke still manage to find ways to celebrate.

Susan Plunkett's "Christmas Promises" brings a woman and her ex-fiance together after four long years as they search for a missing child—and make up for the broken promises of Christmases past.

In Dee Holmes's "The Unexpected Gift," Sabrina McKay and her five-year-old son are coping with the first Christmas since her divorce when her son finds a "body" in the yard—and unexpectedly they rediscover the true spirit of the holidays.

In Claire Cross's "A Berry Merry Christmas," a mysterious nanny has a special message to deliver to a young orphan and her uncle who long to feel the joy of Christmas in their hearts once again.

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About the Author

J. D. Robb is the pseudonym for a #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than 200 novels, including the bestselling In Death series. There are more than 500 million copies of her books in print.

Reviews

This collection of four novellas, each of which tells a story relating to Christmas, has a little something for everyone. The first story, Claire Cross' "A Berry Merry Christmas," is a sweet, gentle tale of an elf who is assigned the task of bringing a mother to an endearing orphan and falls in love in the process. Dee Holmes' sensual "The Unexpected Gift" dramatizes the reunion of two people who find, along with the spirit of Christmas, that they never stopped loving each other. Susan Plunkett's more explicit "Christmas Promises" brings two lovers into a seriously seamy part of town to search for a little girl. Finally, J. D. Robb's gritty and steamy "Midnight in Death" has Lieutenant Eve Dallas hunting an escaped serial killer. The progression of stories moves from light to dark, from cheerful to intense. Great holiday reads, one and all. Ann Bouricius

Warm, family-centered, and nostalgic, or hard-edged, realistic, and chilling, the four novellas in this unusual collection of mostly contemporary Christmas stories provide readers with a clear choice of styles, themes, and approaches to the holiday season. Readers with a traditional bent will be drawn to the children and the wounded heroes in both "A Berry Merry Christmas" by Claire Cross and "The Unexpected Gift" by Dee Holmes, while fans who want their Christmases laced with violence and suspense will appreciate the inner-city environment and abuse-centered plot of Susan Plunkett's "Christmas Promises" and the gruesome murders and fast-paced action of J.D. Robb's latest contribution to her futuristic police detective (Eve Dallas) series, "Midnight in Death." All of these stories may not appeal to the same readers; nevertheless, most fans will find something in this well-written collection to enjoy. An intriguing and rewarding group.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Berkley
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0515123854
• ISBN 13: 9780515123852
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 352