My list of Spooky Books Set on Halloween is filled with spooky mystery, suspense and thriller books set on Halloween. These are all spooky books I’ve read and can recommend and am excited to share with you!
Halloween Books to Read This October
I never thought about the mystery, thriller and suspense books I’ve read that were set on Halloween. How fun is that? All these books are:
- set on and around Halloween
- or feature a town obsessed with Halloween
- include spooky Halloween happenings
No Rest for the Wicked by Rachel Louise Adams
Dolores, a forensic pathologist, is summoned back to her small Wisconsin hometown after her father is abducted. Her town is unusual in its obsession with Halloween. While she’s eager to get out of town, of course she’s drawn into a sinister web of secrets and darkness…
Check out my Readers Guide to No Rest for the Wicked, which includes my Quick Take and a character list, plus hidden spoilers!
Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister
A mom waits up for her son to return home from Halloween festivities, and looks out the window to witness him attacking someone. The next morning, it’s Halloween again, and she has a chance to stop the crime from occurring. Check out this inventive story that was a popular Reese’s Book Club pick!
My Review of Wrong Place Wrong Time is here!
Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
The Darker family gathers on Halloween to celebrate the birthday of Nana Darker. But this is a very dark and dysfunctional family, and when the tide traps this family in Nana’s mansion, the bodies start to pile up. Who is after them all?
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Check out my Spoiler Discussion of Daisy Darker, the perfect spooky Halloween read.
The Wives of Hawthorne Lane by Stephanie DeCarolis
The residents of Hawthorne Lane look forward to their Fall Festival and block party on Halloween Night. But this year, the horror is real and one of their own end up dead. Who is the victim? Who is the perpetrator? You will be guessing up until the end!
My Readers Guide to The Wives of Hawthorne Lane is here!
One Dark Night by Hannah Richell
In a picturesque UK town, the local teens gather in costume for a festive Halloween celebration. But one unlucky party guest ends up dead. Who did it and why? Part police procedural, part suspense story, One Dark Night will keep you turning pages past your bedtime!
My Readers Guide to One Dark Night is here!
Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson
A small town Vermont on Halloween sounds like a pleasant place to be. But someone savagely whacks Jett is savagely on the head that night, leaving her in a fragile state. She’s determined to solve her own murder. It’s one of her friends, family or neighbors. Who did it?
Check out my Readers Guide to Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson!
Only If You’re Lucky by Stacy Willingham
Dangerous female friendships, heady college relationships, a mysteriously missing person. Who is telling the truth about what happened that Halloween at Rutledge College?
Check out my Review of Only If You’re Lucky by Stacy Willingham
When I’m Dead by Hannah Morrissey
One murder victim, and her missing friend. Medical examiner Rowan, mother to the missing girl, frantically wonders what her daughter was hiding. Could the secret be in Rowan’s past?
Check out my Review of When I’m Dead by Hannah Morrissey!
Halloween Party (Hercule Poirot #41) by Agatha Christie
On Halloween night, a teenager tells a chilling story: she once witnessed a murder. Within hours, she turns up drowned in an apple-bobbing tub. Can Hercule Poirot solve this spooky Halloween murder?
Do you have a favorite Halloween mystery that I missed? Tell me in comments!