![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “The Shepherd, the Angel and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog” by Dave Barry (Berkeley, $14): The award-winning humorist’s twisted tale is reissued, and we’re happier for it. “Holidays on Ice” by David Sedaris (Little, Brown, $16.99): The popular humor writer compiles a dozen wacky stories (six of which are new) that could happen only around the holidays and be recounted only in the inimitable Sedaris style. At a priest’s request, a niece travels to the remote Irish coast to comfort an ailing aunt and ends up solving a mystery that has long haunted the whole village. “A Christmas Grace” by Anne Perry (Ballantine, $18): The veteran novelist’s sixth Christmas-themed book is serious but fast-moving. Martin’s, $22.95): The 10th title in the series involves amateur sleuth Meg Langslow’s search for a Santa killer (she’s hoping he won’t spoil the Christmas pageant). “Six Geese A-Slaying” by Donna Andrews (St. He finds help from a distraught single mother and her 12-year-old son, who are themselves in a different kind of danger. “The Spy Who Came for Christmas” by David Morrell (Vanguard, $15.95): The award-winning novelist tells a Christmas Eve story about a wounded American spy in Santa Fe, N.M., who is trying to keep a baby safe from kidnapping by the Russian mob. This list of holiday-oriented books includes mystery, humor, feel-good and romance: ![]()
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