
Cozy Christmas Mysteries - Ultimate Collection (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. The Cases of Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, Father Brown, Arsene Lupin, Auguste DupinBy Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, Robert Barr, Edgar WallaceLength385h 34m
About this audiobook
Cozy Christmas Mysteries - Ultimate Collection gathers a distinguished constellation of classic crime, detection, and suspense fiction, framing the festive season as a setting for secrecy, moral testing, and narrative surprise. Its range extends from ingenious puzzles and fireside investigations to gothic atmospheres, sensation plotting, and brisk adventure. Across these varied styles, the collection situates Christmas not merely as ornament but as a dramatic threshold where domestic intimacy heightens danger and revelation. The contributors represent some of the foundational energies of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century mystery writing: the rise of analytical detection, the Victorian fascination with hidden identities and legal intrigue, the development of popular thriller conventions, and the enduring appeal of the amateur or professional sleuth. Taken together, these voices trace the genre's movement from dark psychological unease to elegantly structured clues and readerly fair play. This volume is recommended for readers seeking both seasonal pleasure and literary-historical depth. It offers a compact opportunity to encounter multiple traditions of mystery writing within one festive frame, illuminating how different authors transform similar motifs—snowbound houses, family gatherings, secrets, crimes, and confessions—into distinct narrative experiences. As an anthology, it rewards casual reading while also inviting comparison, reflection, and renewed appreciation of the genre's classic forms.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- An Introduction draws the threads together, discussing why these diverse authors and texts belong in one collection.
- Historical Context explores the cultural and intellectual currents that shaped these works, offering insight into the shared (or contrasting) eras that influenced each writer.
- A combined Synopsis (Selection) briefly outlines the key plots or arguments of the included pieces, helping readers grasp the anthology's overall scope without giving away essential twists.
- A collective Analysis highlights common themes, stylistic variations, and significant crossovers in tone and technique, tying together writers from different backgrounds.
- Reflection questions encourage readers to compare the different voices and perspectives within the collection, fostering a richer understanding of the overarching conversation.
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller
Length385 hrs 34 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 12, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
191A Strange Disappearance (pt. 3)
2Introduction
192The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow (pt. 1)
3Historical Context
193The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow (pt. 2)
4Synopsis (Selection)
194The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow (pt. 3)
5The Murders in the Rue Morgue
195The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow (pt. 4)
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6The Mystery of Marie Roget
196The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow (pt. 5)
7The Purloined Letter
197That Affair Next Door (pt. 1)
8The Mysterious Affair at Styles
198That Affair Next Door (pt. 2)
9Chapter 1 I GO TO STYLES
199That Affair Next Door (pt. 3)
10Chapter 2 THE 16TH AND 17TH OF JULY
200That Affair Next Door (pt. 4)
11Chapter 3 THE NIGHT OF THE TRAGEDY
201That Affair Next Door (pt. 5)
12Chapter 4 POIROT INVESTIGATES
202Lost Man's Lane (pt. 1)
13Chapter 5 “IT ISN’T STRYCHNINE, IS IT?”
203Lost Man's Lane (pt. 2)
14Chapter 6 THE INQUEST
204Lost Man's Lane (pt. 3)
15Chapter 7 POIROT PAYS HIS DEBTS
205Lost Man's Lane (pt. 4)
16Chapter 8 FRESH SUSPICIONS
206The Circular Study (pt. 1)
17Chapter 9 DR. BAUERSTEIN
207The Circular Study (pt. 2)
18Chapter 10 THE ARREST
208The Circular Study (pt. 3)
19Chapter 11 THE CASE FOR THE PROSECUTION
209Ellis Parker Butler
20Chapter 12 THE LAST LINK
210Philo Gubb Correspondence-School Detective
21Chapter 13 POIROT EXPLAINS
211The Hard-Boiled Egg
22The Murder on the Links (pt. 1)
212The Pet
23The Murder on the Links (pt. 2)
213The Eagle’s Claws
24The Murder on the Links (pt. 3)
214The Oubliette
25The Murder on the Links (pt. 4)
215The Un-Burglars
26The Kidnapped Prime Minister
216The Two-Cent Stamp
27The Million Dollar Bond Robbery
217The Chicken
28The Secret Adversary
218The Dragon’s Eye
29Prologue
219The Progressive Murder
30Chapter 1 The Young Adventurers, Ltd.
220The Missing Mr. Master
31Chapter 2 Mr. Whittington’s Offer
221Waffles and Mustard
32Chapter 3 A Set Back
222The Anonymous Wiggle
33Chapter 4 Who Is Jane Finn?
223The Half of a Thousand
34Chapter 5 Mr. Julius P. Hersheimmer
224Dietz’s 7462 Bessie John
35Chapter 6 A Plan of Campaign
225Henry
36Chapter 7 The House in Soho
226Buried Bones
37Chapter 8 The Adventures of Tommy
227Philo Gubb’s Greatest Case
38Chapter 9 Tuppence Enters Domestic Service
228Maurice Leblanc
39Chapter 10 Enter Sir James Peel Edgerton
229Arsene Lupin (pt. 1)
40Chapter 11 Julius Tells a Story
230Arsene Lupin (pt. 2)
41Chapter 12 A Friend in Need
231Arsene Lupin (pt. 3)
42Chapter 13 The Vigil
232Arsene Lupin (pt. 4)
43Chapter 14 A Consultation
233The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin (pt. 1)
44Chapter 15 Tuppence Receives a Proposal
234The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin (pt. 2)
45Chapter 16 Further Adventures of Tommy
235The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin (pt. 3)
46Chapter 17 Annette
236R. Austin Freeman
47Chapter 18 The Telegram
237Dr. Thorndyke's Cases (pt. 1)
48Chapter 19 Jane Finn
238Dr. Thorndyke's Cases (pt. 2)
49Chapter 20 Too Late
239Dr. Thorndyke's Cases (pt. 3)
50Chapter 21 Tommy Makes a Discovery
240Dr. Thorndyke's Cases (pt. 4)
51Chapter 22 In Downing Street
241The Adventures of Dr. Thorndyke (pt. 1)
52Chapter 23 A Race Against Time
242The Adventures of Dr. Thorndyke (pt. 2)
53Chapter 24 Julius Takes a Hand
243The Adventures of Dr. Thorndyke (pt. 3)
54Chapter 25 Jane’s Story
244The Adventures of Dr. Thorndyke (pt. 4)
55Chapter 26 Mr. Brown
245Dr. Thorndyke's Casebook (pt. 1)
56Chapter 27 A Supper Party at the Savoy
246Dr. Thorndyke's Casebook (pt. 2)
57Chapter 28 And After
247Dr. Thorndyke's Casebook (pt. 3)
58G. K. Chesterton
248Dr. Thorndyke's Casebook (pt. 4)
59The Innocence of Father Brown (pt. 1)
249A. E. W. Mason
60The Innocence of Father Brown (pt. 2)
250At the Villa Rose (pt. 1)
61The Innocence of Father Brown (pt. 3)
251At the Villa Rose (pt. 2)
62The Innocence of Father Brown (pt. 4)
252At the Villa Rose (pt. 3)
63The Wisdom of Father Brown (pt. 1)
253At the Villa Rose (pt. 4)
64The Wisdom of Father Brown (pt. 2)
254The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel
65The Wisdom of Father Brown (pt. 3)
255Mary Roberts Rinehart
66The Wisdom of Father Brown (pt. 4)
256The Circular Staircase (pt. 1)
67The Donnington Affair
257The Circular Staircase (pt. 2)
68Hunted Down
258The Circular Staircase (pt. 3)
69Prologue
259The Circular Staircase (pt. 4)
70The Story (pt. 1)
260The Amazing Adventures of Letitia Carberry
71The Story (pt. 2)
261The Amazing Adventures of Letitia Carberry (pt. 1)
72The Story (pt. 3)
262The Amazing Adventures of Letitia Carberry (pt. 2)
73The Story (pt. 4)
263Three Pirates of Penzance
74Second Period
264That Awful Night
75First Narrative Contributed by Miss Clack; niece of the late Sir John Verinder (pt. 1)
265Tish – The Chronicle of Her Escapades and Excursions
76First Narrative Contributed by Miss Clack; niece of the late Sir John Verinder (pt. 2)
266Mind Over Motor
77Second Narrative Contributed by Mathew Bruff, Solicitor, of Gray’s Inn Square
267Like a Wolf on the Fold
78Third Narrative Contributed by Franklin Blake (pt. 1)
268The Simple Lifers
79Third Narrative Contributed by Franklin Blake (pt. 2)
269Tish's Spy
80Fourth Narrative Extracted from the Journal of Ezra Jennings
270My Country Tish of Thee— (pt. 1)
81Fifth Narrative The Story Resumed by Franklin Blake
271My Country Tish of Thee— (pt. 2)
82Sixth Narrative Contributed by Sergeant Cuff
272More Tish
83Seventh Narrative In a Letter from Mr. Candy
273The Cave on Thunder Cloud
84Eighth Narrative Contributed by Gabriel Betteredge
274Tish Does Her Bit
85Epilogue
275Salvage (pt. 1)
86The Woman in White
276Salvage (pt. 2)
87Preface
277A Study in Scarlet
88The First Epoch The Story Begun by Walter Hartright (of Clement’s Inn, Teacher of Drawing) (pt. 1)
278Part I. Being a Reprint from the Reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D., Late of the Army Medical Department
89The First Epoch The Story Begun by Walter Hartright (of Clement’s Inn, Teacher of Drawing) (pt. 2)
279Part II. The Country of the Saints
90The First Epoch The Story Begun by Walter Hartright (of Clement’s Inn, Teacher of Drawing) (pt. 3)
280The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (pt. 1)
91The Story Continued by Vincent Gilmore (of Chancery Lane, Solicitor)
281The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (pt. 2)
92The Story Continued by Marian Halcombe (in Extracts from her Diary)
282The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (pt. 3)
93Polesdean Lodge, Yorkshire.
283The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (pt. 4)
94II Limmeridge House.
284The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (pt. 5)
95The Second Epoch The Story Continued by Marian Halcombe. (pt. 1)
285The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (pt. 1)
96The Second Epoch The Story Continued by Marian Halcombe. (pt. 2)
286The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (pt. 2)
97The Second Epoch The Story Continued by Marian Halcombe. (pt. 3)
287The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (pt. 3)
98Postscript by a Sincere Friend
288The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (pt. 4)
99The Story Continued by Frederick Fairlie, Esq., of Limmeridge House†
289The Sign of Four (pt. 1)
100The Story Continued by Eliza Michelson (Housekeeper at Blackwater Park)
290The Sign of Four (pt. 2)
101The Story Continued in Several Narratives
291The Hound of the Baskervilles (pt. 1)
102The Third Epoch The Story Continued by Walter Hartright. (pt. 1)
292The Hound of the Baskervilles (pt. 2)
103The Third Epoch The Story Continued by Walter Hartright. (pt. 2)
293The Hound of the Baskervilles (pt. 3)
104The Third Epoch The Story Continued by Walter Hartright. (pt. 3)
294The Valley of Fear
105The Story Continued by Mrs. Catherick
295Part 1. The Tragedy of Birlstone (pt. 1)
106The Story Continued by Walter Hartright (pt. 1)
296Part 1. The Tragedy of Birlstone (pt. 2)
107The Story Continued by Walter Hartright (pt. 2)
297Part 2. The Scowrers (pt. 1)
108The Story Continued by Isidor Ottavio Baldassare Fosco
298Part 2. The Scowrers (pt. 2)
109The Count’s Narrative
299Mabel & Paul Thorne
110The Story Concluded by Walter Hartright
300The Sheridan Road Mystery
111The Haunted Hotel
301CHAPTER I THE SHOT
112THE FIRST PART
302CHAPTER II DETECTIVE SERGEANT MORGAN
113THE SECOND PART
303CHAPTER III INVESTIGATION
114THE THIRD PART
304CHAPTER IV THE APARTMENT ACROSS THE HALL
115THE FOURTH PART (pt. 1)
305CHAPTER V PECULIAR FACTS
116THE FOURTH PART (pt. 2)
306CHAPTER VI THE CABLE FROM LONDON
117POSTSCRIPT
307CHAPTER VII MR. MARSH
118The Triumph of Eugéne Valmont
308CHAPTER VIII A DEFINITE CLUE
119The Mystery of the Five Hundred Diamonds
309CHAPTER IX THE LAST LETTER
120The Siamese Twin of a Bomb-Thrower
310CHAPTER X THE STOLEN SUITCASE
121The Clue of the Silver Spoons
311CHAPTER XI THE TRAIL GROWS CLEARER
122Lord Chizelrigg's Missing Fortune
312CHAPTER XII MISSING
123The Absent-Minded Coterie
313CHAPTER XIII STARTLING DISCLOSURES
124The Ghost with the Club-Foot
314CHAPTER XIV THE NIGHT CALL
125The Liberation of Wyoming Ed
315CHAPTER XV "DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES"
126Lady Alicia's Emeralds
316CHAPTER XVI THE CLOSED COUNTRY HOUSE
127Jennie Baxter, Journalist
317CHAPTER XVII WHAT THE CARETAKER SAW.
128CHAPTER I. JENNIE MAKES HER TOILETTE AND THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A PORTER.
318CHAPTER XVIII THE ENEMY SHOWS HIS HAND
129CHAPTER II. JENNIE HAS IMPORTANT CONFERENCES WITH TWO IMPORTANT EDITORS.
319CHAPTER XIX KIDNAPPED
130CHAPTER III. JENNIE INTERVIEWS A FRIGHTENED OFFICIAL.
320CHAPTER XX THE FALLEN PINE
131CHAPTER IV. JENNIE LEARNS ABOUT THE DIAMONDS OF THE PRINCESS.
321CHAPTER XXI THE CHIMNEY THAT WOULDN'T DRAW
132CHAPTER V. JENNIE MEETS A GREAT DETECTIVE.
322CHAPTER XXII CORNERED
133CHAPTER VI. JENNIE SOLVES THE DIAMOND MYSTERY.
323CHAPTER XXIII SUNSET
134CHAPTER VII. JENNIE ARRANGES A CINDERELLA VISIT.
324Marion Harvey
135CHAPTER VIII. JENNIE MIXES WITH THE ELITE OF EARTH.
325The Mystery of the Hidden Room
136CHAPTER IX. JENNIE REALIZES THAT GREAT EVENTS CAST THEIR SHADOWS BEHIND.
326CHAPTER I: THE NOTE
137CHAPTER X. JENNIE ASSISTS IN SEARCHING FOR HERSELF.
327CHAPTER II: THE SHOT
138CHAPTER XI. JENNIE ELUDES AN OFFER OF MARRIAGE.
328CHAPTER III: THE POLICE
139CHAPTER XII. JENNIE TOUCHES THE EDGE OF A GOVERNMENT SECRET.
329CHAPTER IV: THE INQUEST
140CHAPTER XIII. JENNIE INDULGES IN TEA AND GOSSIP.
330CHAPTER V: THE SECRETARY
141CHAPTER XIV. JENNIE BECOMES A SPECIAL POLICE OFFICER.
331CHAPTER VI: CORROBORATIVE EVIDENCE
142CHAPTER XV. JENNIE BESTOWS INFORMATION UPON THE CHIEF OF POLICE.
332CHAPTER VII: THE LAWYER
143CHAPTER XVI. JENNIE VISITS A MODERN WIZARD IN HIS MAGIC ATTIC.
333CHAPTER VIII: LEE DARWIN
144CHAPTER XVII. JENNIE ENGAGES A ROOM IN A SLEEPING CAR.
334CHAPTER IX: THE VERDICT
145CHAPTER XVIII. JENNIE ENDURES A TERRIBLE NIGHT JOURNEY.
335CHAPTER X: JENKINS' ADVICE
146CHAPTER XIX. JENNIE EXPERIENCES THE SURPRISE OF HER LIFE.
336CHAPTER XI: ARTHUR TRENTON
147CHAPTER XX. JENNIE CONVERSES WITH A YOUNG MAN SHE THINKS MUCH OF.
337CHAPTER XII: AN EXPLANATION
148CHAPTER XXI. JENNIE KEEPS STEP WITH THE WEDDING MARCH.
338CHAPTER XIII: THE SUICIDE
149The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs
339CHAPTER XIV: GRAYDON MCKELVIE
150The Adventure of the Second Swag
340CHAPTER XV: THE INTERVIEW
151E. W. Hornung
341CHAPTER XVI: THE EXHIBITS
152The Amateur Cracksman (pt. 1)
342CHAPTER XVII: THE LAMP
153The Amateur Cracksman (pt. 2)
343CHAPTER XVIII: THE SECRET ENTRANCE
154The Amateur Cracksman (pt. 3)
344CHAPTER XIX: THE LAWYER AGAIN
155The Black Mask; or, Raffles: Further Adventures (pt. 1)
345CHAPTER XX: DEDUCTIONS
156The Black Mask; or, Raffles: Further Adventures (pt. 2)
346CHAPTER XXI: THE STEWARD
157The Black Mask; or, Raffles: Further Adventures (pt. 3)
347CHAPTER XXII: ORTON'S ALIBI
158A Thief in the Night (pt. 1)
348CHAPTER XXIII: GRAMERCY PARK
159A Thief in the Night (pt. 2)
349CHAPTER XXIV: THE SIGNET RING
160A Thief in the Night (pt. 3)
350CHAPTER XXV: THE DECEPTION
161Mr. Justice Raffles (pt. 1)
351CHAPTER XXVI: JAMES GILMORE
162Mr. Justice Raffles (pt. 2)
352CHAPTER XXVII: THE STRONG BOX
163Mr. Justice Raffles (pt. 3)
353CHAPTER XXVIII: GOLD AND BLUE
164John Kendrick Bangs
354CHAPTER XXIX: THE REWARD
165Mrs. Raffles (pt. 1)
355CHAPTER XXX: THE CURIO SHOP
166Mrs. Raffles (pt. 2)
356CHAPTER XXXI: THE RESCUE
167R. Holmes & Co (pt. 1)
357CHAPTER XXXII: LEE'S STORY
168R. Holmes & Co (pt. 2)
358CHAPTER XXXIII: THE SECOND BULLET
169Melville Davisson Post
359CHAPTER XXXIV: THE WOMAN IN THE CASE
170The Sleuth of St. James's Square (pt. 1)
360CHAPTER XXXV: A STRANGE ACCOUNT
171The Sleuth of St. James's Square (pt. 2)
361CHAPTER XXXVI: THE TRAP
172The Sleuth of St. James's Square (pt. 3)
362CHAPTER XXXVII: M'KELVIE'S TRIUMPH
173The Sleuth of St. James's Square (pt. 4)
363CHAPTER XXXVIII: THE MOTIVE
174The Four Just Men (pt. 1)
364CHAPTER XXXIX: CONCLUSION
175The Four Just Men (pt. 2)
365Grace Livingston Hill
176The Clue of the Twisted Candle (pt. 1)
366The Mystery of Mary
177The Clue of the Twisted Candle (pt. 2)
367I
178The Clue of the Twisted Candle (pt. 3)
368II
179Victor L. Whitechurch
369III
180The Canon in Residence (pt. 1)
370IV
181The Canon in Residence (pt. 2)
371V
182The Canon in Residence (pt. 3)
372VI
183Anna Katharine Green
373VII
184The Leavenworth Case (pt. 1)
374VIII
185The Leavenworth Case (pt. 2)
375IX
186The Leavenworth Case (pt. 3)
376X
187The Leavenworth Case (pt. 4)
377XI
188The Leavenworth Case (pt. 5)
378XII
189A Strange Disappearance (pt. 1)
379Analysis
190A Strange Disappearance (pt. 2)
380Reflection