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20 Books of Christmas Reading Challenge: An Introduction | #2025ChristmasReadingChallenge #20BooksOfChristmas

Hello Readers! After a (mostly) year long hiatus from blogging I am returning to attempt to read 20 Christmas-themed mysteries for the holiday season. I’ll be participating in the Christmas 2025 Reading Challenge Hosted by That Happy Reader. You can go to her page to read all the ins and outs of the challenge and…

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Hello Readers! After a (mostly) year long hiatus from blogging I am returning to attempt to read 20 Christmas-themed mysteries for the holiday season. I’ll be participating in the Christmas 2025 Reading Challenge Hosted by That Happy Reader.

You can go to her page to read all the ins and outs of the challenge and how to participate- but my goal, since I am starting pretty far into the holiday season, is to read and review 20(ish) Christmas-themed books by December 31, 2025.

The books will be a mix of golden-age mystery fiction and some more modern Christmas mysteries. You can look at my 20 Books of Christmas 2024 Reviews to get into the holiday spirit until my 2025 reviews begin.

The 2025 Christmas Reading Challenge Selections

My 2025 Christmas Reading Challenge Books with Reviews

  1. “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle” from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle (1892)- Short Story | REVIEW
  2. The Wintringham Mystery by Anthony Berkeley (1927)
  3. “A Christmas Tragedy” from Midwinter Murder by Agatha Christie (1930)- Short Story | REVIEW
  4. “The Queen’s Square” from Hangman’s Holiday by Dorothy L. Sayers (1933)- Short Story | REVIEW
  5. “The Necklace of Pearls” from Hangman’s Holiday by Dorothy L. Sayers (1933)- Short Story
  6. Portrait of a Murderer by Anne Meredith (1933)
  7. The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers (1934) | REVIEW
  8. The White Priory Murders by Carter Dickson (1934)
  9. Catt of the Bag by Clifford Witting (1939)
  10. Who Killed Dick Whittington by E. Radford & M.A. Radford (1947)
  11. Tied Up in Tinsel by Ngaio Marsh (1972)
  12. The Christmas Cookie Murder by Leslie Meier (1999)
  13. I Am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan Bradley (2011) | REVIEW
  14. Christmas Carol Murder by Leslie Meier (2013)
  15. The Cinderella Killer by Simon Brett (2014) |
  16. “The Christmas Card Crime” by Donald Stuart from The Christmas Card Crimes and Stories, Edited by Martin Edwards (2018)- Short Story
  17. “Christmas Card Murder” by Leslie Meier from Christmas Card Murder (2020)- Short Story
  18. “Miss Marple’s Christmas” by Ruth Ware from Marple: Twelve New Mysteries (2022)
  19. “The Christmas Thief” by Leslie Meier (2023)- Short Story
  20. The Christmas Jigsaw Murders by Alexandra Benedict (2024)

7 responses to “20 Books of Christmas Reading Challenge: An Introduction | #2025ChristmasReadingChallenge #20BooksOfChristmas”

  1. joycesmysteryandfictionbookreviews Avatar
    joycesmysteryandfictionbookreviews

    Nice to see a post from you. It has been a while.

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    1. gaodf Avatar
      gaodf

      Yeah, it’s good to be back!

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  2. A Christmas Tragedy by Agatha Christie (1930) | #2025ChristmasReadingChallenge | 1/20 – Golden Age of Detective Fiction

    […] The rules of the challenge are flexible, and if you want to participate, choose 10, 15, or 20 Christmas-themed books and review them before December 31. You can read the complete list of rules here. I’m excited to see what Christmas books you’ll pick for your  own Reading Challenge introductory post here. […]

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    Jodie | That Happy Reader

    Thanks for joining the challenge! I hope you enjoy your holiday TBR and good luck with the challenge.

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    […] This is my second review for the #Christmas2025Reading Challenge and #20BooksOfChristmas. You can check out what else I’m planning to review this holiday season here. […]

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    […] This is my second review for the #Christmas2025Reading Challenge and #20BooksOfChristmas. You can check out what else I’m planning to review this holiday season here. […]

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    […] This is my second review for the #Christmas2025Reading Challenge and #20BooksOfChristmas. You can check out what else I’m planning to review this holiday season here. […]

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