If you’re looking for something slightly murderous and macabre for the holidays that won’t take you long to read, The Kit Bag is delicious fun.

Without giving too much away, it’s about preparations for vacation over the holidays by a young man working for an attorney. The attorney has just sprung a murderer. The young man has borrowed a kit bag from the attorney to pack his clothes in, but as he does, things begin happening which cause him great unease!

To say more might ruin this little blood-stained Christmas bauble, but I will say it’s by the same author as The Willows, a sophisticated and atmospheric tale that H.P. Lovecraft considered the finest tale of the supernatural ever written. There might just be a hint of something supernatural before this short story concludes, as well.

Check out the link provided by another reviewer, Carol, — which is how I came across this — to read this one FREE. It will be an early Christmas present for mystery lovers. ( )