25 must-read short stories books like The Usual Santas by Mick Herron

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The Usual Santas

By: Mick Herron

4.06

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

A group of mall Santas celebrating Christmas Eve discover that there is a stranger in their midst. …

If you liked the short stories plot in The Usual Santas by Mick Herron , here is a list of 25 books like this:

Cover of The Toynbee Convector by Ray Bradbury

1. The Toynbee Convector

By: Ray Bradbury

3.80

Format: 225 pages, Paperback

A superlative new collection of twenty-two stories by the author of "The Martian Chronicles" includ… read more

Similar categories in Ray Bradbury's The Toynbee Convector book and Mick Herron's The Usual Santas

  • short stories
  • fiction
"No," said a voice, "the only thing wrong on a night like that is that there is a world and you must come back to it."

-Ray Bradbury, The Toynbee Convector

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2. Mr. Mendoza's Paintbrush

By: Luis Alberto Urrea , Christopher Cardinale

3.30

Format: 107 pages, Paperback

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Similar categories in Luis Alberto Urrea's Mr. Mendoza's Paintbrush book and Mick Herron's The Usual Santas

  • short stories
  • fiction
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3. Troll Bridge (Discworld #16.5)

By: Terry Pratchett

3.90

Format: 77 pages,

Part of a short story tribute anthology to Tolkien, found in After the King: Stories In Honor of J.… read more

Similar categories in Terry Pratchett's Troll Bridge (Discworld #16.5) book and Mick Herron's The Usual Santas

  • fiction
  • humor
  • short stories
  • audiobook

4. The Destroyer

By: Tara Isabella Burton

3.60

Format: 208 pages, ebook

In a futuristic, fascistic Rome, a brilliant, unstable scientist proves that she can transcend the … read more

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5. Chivalry

By: Neil Gaiman

4.21

Format: 72 pages, Hardcover

Another delightfully humorous and sweet fantasy graphic novel adaptation of a Neil Gaiman short sto… read more

Similar categories in Neil Gaiman's Chivalry book and Mick Herron's The Usual Santas

  • fiction
  • humor
  • short stories
  • audiobook
"Mrs. Whitaker found the Holy Grail; it was under a fur coat."

-Neil Gaiman, Chivalry

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6. Open House on Haunted Hill

By: John Wiswell

4.14

Format: 13 pages, ebook

Author’s Note: At the World Fantasy Convention in 2018, I went to dinner with some lovely people wh… read more

Similar categories in John Wiswell's Open House on Haunted Hill book and Mick Herron's The Usual Santas

  • fiction
  • humor
  • short stories
  • audiobook
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7. The Appropriation of Cultures

By: Percival Everett

4.42

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

A young Black musician is heckled by a group of white fraternity brothers, asking him to play "Dixi… read more

Similar categories in Percival Everett's The Appropriation of Cultures book and Mick Herron's The Usual Santas

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook

8. The Simplest Equation

By: Nicky Drayden

4.08

Format: None pages, None

A struggling college student gains new perspective on her studies from her classmate, who's come to… read more

Similar categories in Nicky Drayden's The Simplest Equation book and Mick Herron's The Usual Santas

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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9. Waystation City

By: A.T. Greenblatt

3.87

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

Adrift in a mysterious time and place, and with the ground roiling and churning beneath their feet,… read more

Similar categories in A.T. Greenblatt's Waystation City book and Mick Herron's The Usual Santas

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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10. The November Story

By: Rebecca Makkai

3.64

Format: None pages, Audiobook

A reality TV show producer tries to make love happen, on- and off-screen. “The November Story” is f… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Makkai's The November Story book and Mick Herron's The Usual Santas

  • fiction
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11. The Coffin Maker

By: AnaMaria Curtis

4.00

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

On a long mission to search for a new home planet, an outfitter tries to protect the crewmembers' l… read more

Similar categories in AnaMaria Curtis's The Coffin Maker book and Mick Herron's The Usual Santas

  • short stories
  • fiction
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12. The Hidden Forrests of Earth and Mars

By: Anna Zumbro

4.06

Format: None pages, Audiobook

A young woman must decide her future: planting seeds and forging civilization on Mars, or caretakin… read more

Similar categories in Anna Zumbro's The Hidden Forrests of Earth and Mars book and Mick Herron's The Usual Santas

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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13. She Builds Quick Machines

By: Lyndsie Manusos

4.03

Format: None pages, Audiobook

Robotics, quick machines, fugitives -- none are exactly what they seem on the surface. Find more fr… read more

Similar categories in Lyndsie Manusos's She Builds Quick Machines book and Mick Herron's The Usual Santas

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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14. When the Apples are Ripe

By: Diane Oliver

4.03

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

A young boy puzzles over the behavior of his mysterious elderly neighbor, his parents, and his olde… read more

Similar categories in Diane Oliver's When the Apples are Ripe book and Mick Herron's The Usual Santas

  • short stories
  • fiction
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15. Quarropts Can't Dance

By: Rodrigo Culagovski

3.62

Format: None pages, None

A human street performer breaks out his boombox for an unauthorized and unwelcome performance on Pl… read more

Similar categories in Rodrigo Culagovski's Quarropts Can't Dance book and Mick Herron's The Usual Santas

  • short stories
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16. #ClimbingNation

By: Kim Fu

4.03

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

When an Instagram-famous rock climber comes to an untimely death, his friends and admirers gather t… read more

Similar categories in Kim Fu's #ClimbingNation book and Mick Herron's The Usual Santas

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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17. River's Giving

By: Heather Shaw

3.90

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

A mystical phenomenon brightens the dreary days of winter — until one year, when it suddenly stops. read more

Similar categories in Heather Shaw's River's Giving book and Mick Herron's The Usual Santas

  • christmas
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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18. The Usual Santas

By: Mick Herron

4.06

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

A group of mall Santas celebrating Christmas Eve discover that there is a stranger in their midst. … read more

Similar categories in Mick Herron's The Usual Santas book and Mick Herron's The Usual Santas

  • humor
  • christmas
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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19. Sin Eater

By: Ian R. MacLeod

3.55

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

A robot "sin eater" is called to perform a vital service for the last human on earth. This story ap… read more

Similar categories in Ian R. MacLeod's Sin Eater book and Mick Herron's The Usual Santas

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Many Taste Grooves of the Chang Family by Allison King

20. The Many Taste Grooves of the Chang Family

By: Allison King

4.04

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

Siblings try to jog their ailing father's memory through his sense of taste. They discover that as … read more

Similar categories in Allison King's The Many Taste Grooves of the Chang Family book and Mick Herron's The Usual Santas

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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21. The Court Magician

By: Sarah Pinsker

3.94

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

A young magician is given the opportunity to learn real magic, but it comes with consequences. This… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Pinsker's The Court Magician book and Mick Herron's The Usual Santas

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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22. Three Roses

By: Karmen Špiljak

3.68

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

A mysterious pub draws in lost souls on Christmas Eve. This story appears in the author's collectio… read more

Similar categories in Karmen Špiljak's Three Roses book and Mick Herron's The Usual Santas

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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23. Mr. McCaslin

By: Peter S. Beagle

4.07

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

Neighborhood kids help a curmudgeonly old man with a family curse. This story appears in The Essent… read more

Similar categories in Peter S. Beagle's Mr. McCaslin book and Mick Herron's The Usual Santas

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Mister Dawn, How Can You Be So Cruel? by Violet Allen

24. Mister Dawn, How Can You Be So Cruel?

By: Violet Allen

3.83

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

An artist works as a dream concierge, creating augmented dream packages for clients. For more from … read more

Similar categories in Violet Allen's Mister Dawn, How Can You Be So Cruel? book and Mick Herron's The Usual Santas

  • short stories
  • fiction
Cover of The Lady of the Yellow-Painted Library by Tobi Ogundiran

25. The Lady of the Yellow-Painted Library

By: Tobi Ogundiran

4.04

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

A hapless salesman flees the librarian hell-bent on retrieving her lost library book. This story ap… read more

Similar categories in Tobi Ogundiran's The Lady of the Yellow-Painted Library book and Mick Herron's The Usual Santas

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Clockmaker and His Daughter by Tobi Ogundiran

26. The Clockmaker and His Daughter

By: Tobi Ogundiran

4.36

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

A story about the bond between father and daughter, cities both big and small, clocks, trees, and h… read more

Similar categories in Tobi Ogundiran's The Clockmaker and His Daughter book and Mick Herron's The Usual Santas

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Galaxy Girl and the November Monstrosity by Aleksandra Hill

27. Galaxy Girl and the November Monstrosity

By: Aleksandra Hill

3.68

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

A superhero returns home for Thanksgiving. read more

Similar categories in Aleksandra Hill's Galaxy Girl and the November Monstrosity book and Mick Herron's The Usual Santas

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook

28. Wok Hei St.

By: Guan Un

3.91

Format: None pages, None

A story of a stolen wok, magic, and manipulation. This story was originally published in Strange Ho… read more

Similar categories in Guan Un's Wok Hei St. book and Mick Herron's The Usual Santas

  • fiction
Cover of The Golden Hour by Jeffrey Ford

29. The Golden Hour

By: Jeffrey Ford

3.68

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

A time traveler is stranded in a small town. This story appears in SOMEONE IN TIME: TALES OF TIME-C… read more

Similar categories in Jeffrey Ford's The Golden Hour book and Mick Herron's The Usual Santas

  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Those Fantastic Lives: and Other Strange Stories by Bradley Sides

30. Those Fantastic Lives: and Other Strange Stories

By: Bradley Sides

4.13

Format: 130 pages, Paperback

Prepare to be transported to the edge of the world in Bradley Sides' affecting and haunting debut c… read more

Similar categories in Bradley Sides's Those Fantastic Lives: and Other Strange Stories book and Mick Herron's The Usual Santas

  • short stories
  • fiction
Cover of Family Cooking by Ana Maria Curtis

31. Family Cooking

By: Ana Maria Curtis

4.10

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

A tale of complicated family relationships and magical cooking. read more

Similar categories in Ana Maria Curtis's Family Cooking book and Mick Herron's The Usual Santas

28 best-selling fiction books like The Usual Santas by Mick Herron

Transform Your Habits

The Toynbee Convector

Ray Bradbury

3.80

Transform Your Habits

Mr. Mendoza's Paintbrush

Luis Alberto Urrea , Christopher Cardinale

3.30

Transform Your Habits

Troll Bridge (Discworld #16.5)

Terry Pratchett

3.90

Transform Your Habits

Chivalry

Neil Gaiman

4.21

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29 best-selling fiction books like She Builds Quick Machines by Lyndsie Manusos

Transform Your Habits

The Toynbee Convector

Ray Bradbury

3.80

Transform Your Habits

Mr. Mendoza's Paintbrush

Luis Alberto Urrea , Christopher Cardinale

3.30

Transform Your Habits

Chivalry

Neil Gaiman

4.21

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Justin C. Key

4.22

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