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‘The Mistletoe Murder’ first published in the Daily Mail © P. D. James 1995
‘A Very Commonplace Murder’ first published by Clive Irving © P. D. James 1969
‘The Boxdale Inheritance’ first published in the Detection Club Anthology 1979 © P. D. James 1979
‘The Twelve Clues of Christmas’ first published in the Sunday Times © P. D. James 1996
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