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Mystery in White

A Christmas Crime Story
By J. Jefferson Farjeon
Series: British Library Crime Classics
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The horror on the train, great though it may turn out to be, will not compare with the horror that exists here, in this house. On Christmas Eve, heavy snowfall brings a train to a halt near the village of Hemmersby. Several passengers take shelter in... Read More
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A new special edition of Sunday Times bestseller from British Library Publishing's genre defining Crime Classics series.Heavy snowfall brings a train to a halt. The passengers trapped together for Christmas, seek to unravel the secrets of an empty house when a murderer strikes in their midst.

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The horror on the train, great though it may turn out to be, will not compare with the horror that exists here, in this house.

On Christmas Eve, heavy snowfall brings a train to a halt near the village of Hemmersby. Several passengers take shelter in a deserted country house, where the fire has been lit and the table laid for tea – but no one is at home.

Trapped together for Christmas, the passengers are seeking to unravel the secrets of the empty house when a murderer strikes in their midst.

Out of print since the 1930s, this classic Christmas mystery was republished by the British Library in 2014 and became an instant Sunday Times bestseller. Now republished with an updated introduction by CWA Diamond Dagger Award-winning crime writer and president of the Detection Club, Martin Edwards, this glittering special edition of Mystery in White makes the perfect gift for any crime lover this Christmas.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780712355599

Publisher: British Library Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 14 October 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: British Library Publishing

Edition: Hardback Special Edition

Illustration: Not illustrated

Contributors:

  • Introduction by Martin Edwards

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 149.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 256

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Classic Crime & Mystery Fiction Classic Fiction Comfort Reads Cosy Crime Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction J. Jefferson Farjeon Series: British Library Crime Classics

About the Author

J. Jefferson Farjeon (1883-1955) was the author of more than sixty crime and thriller novels. His work was highly acclaimed in his day; Dorothy L. Sayers wrote that 'Jefferson Farjeon is quite unsurpassed for creepy skill in mysterious adventures'. Farjeon is now best known as the author of Number Seventeen, a play that was adapted for the big screen by Alfred Hitchcock.

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