I got this softcover from Better World Books. I've enjoyed many collections by noted crime historian Goodman, and this one, with its vaguely-Christmas theme (the cases include murders committed within a few days or weeks of Christmas), sounded intriguing.

Some of these were familiar to me already, including Conan Doyle's comments on and intervention in the case of Oscar Slater and Harold Furniss' account of the Ratcliffe Highway murders, the brutal blunt-instrument murders of two different families in London in 1811 (written up at greater length more recently in The Maul and the Pear Tree), while others were new to me. They range from the very-grisly (a man carted his dismembered victim through the streets of Liverpool in 1913) to the bluntly mundane, with some interesting looks at crime and justice over time.

Guidelines for safely visiting and stocking Little Free Libraries during the COVID-19 pandemic, from the LFL site here.

I left this book in my Little Free Library; hope someone enjoys it!

[See other recent releases in NH here.]

*** Released for the 2021 Decemberish holidays challenge. ***

*** Released for the 2021 What's In A Name challenge, for the embedded "Chris" in the title. ***

I'm reclaiming this from my Little Free Library, as it's gone unchosen for some months now. Will release it elsewhere.

I left this book, bagged against the elements, on a light pole within view of the iconic little tower at the entrance to the conference center; hope someone enjoys it!

[See other recent releases in NH here.]

*** Released for the 2022 Seeking Septads challenge. ***

*** Released for the 2022 Christmas in July challenge. ***