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Halloween: Mystery

If you are looking for a LibGuide to help you find resources for all things related to the spookiest holiday of the year, then look no further!

Mysteries, Murder and Mischief

What better way to celebrate the spookiest holiday of the year than by solving a murder mystery? This collection of mysteries all relate in some way to Halloween and all of them are sure to bring out the goosebumps. Put your noggin to the test while you try to solve these mysteries before the fear overwhelms you!

Wicked Autumn

Wicked Autumn is the first book in G. M. Malliet's Max Tudor series that follows a retired MI5 agent as he goes around solving mysteries. This mystery takes place in a cozy little town on the English countryside where Max Tudor is trying to settle into retired life. When the unpopular president of the Woman's Institute shows up dead at the Harvest Fayre, Tudor expects foul play and almost everyone in the quaint village has some form of motive! See if you can solve the mystery before Max in this thrilling murder mystery.

Halloween-Themed Mysteries

Lord of the Wings by Laura Levine

Death of a Pumpkin Carver by Lee Hollis

Halloween Murder by Leslie Meier

Batman: The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb

Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christy

Death Overdue by Allison Brook

Wicked Autumn and The Haunted Season by G. M. Malliet

Mortal Fall by Christine Carbo

The Spook in the Stacks by Eva Gates

Sherlock Holmes and the Myskatonic Monstrosities by James Lovegrove

The Ghosts of Misty Hollow by Sue Ann Jaffarian

 

Mortal Fall

Mortal Fall is a mystery that takes place in Glacier National Park where a wildlife biologist's mysterious fall leads to Glacier National Park police officer Monty Harris questioning whether Paul "Wolfie" Sedgewick's death was an accident. As officer Harris digs deeper into the case, he learns that the biologist's work met a lot of resistance both locally and federally and the case might even have implications to Harris' troubled past. As Harris begins to think he is uncovering the mystery, another body is found.

Halloween Murder

Batman: The Long Halloween

Batman: The Long Halloween. Follow the World's Greatest Detective, Batman as he attempts to stop a series of killings being conducted by Holiday, a mysterious figure that kills a different person each month. District attorney Harvey Dent and Captain James Gordon attempt to work with Batman to stop Holiday but they are also busy with trying to keep a crime war between two of Gotham cities biggest mob families at the same time. Watch as Gotham begins its descent into masked figures in this origin story. The Joker, Scarecrow, Mad Hatter, Riddler and many more all make appearances in this mystery thriller.

The Ghosts of Misty Hollow