Silent Night

Anthologies generally have some theme that ties all the stories together, but the tales in Silent Night have nothing in common other than the fact they all take place on or about December 25th. The opener, A Very Berry Christmas, is the most out-of-place, and is so far removed from Midnight in Death as to seem simplistic and inane by comparison. The only connection between the stories I can see is that the each one becomes progressively more harsh and gritty, beginning with a frothy elfin confection and ending with a gruesome tale of serial torture and murder. If you’re looking for the warm fuzzies a Christmas anthology can give you, look elsewhere – you won’t find it here.