The FrightFall Readathon technically ended Monday, but the post-readathon ended yesterday. The one main “rule” of FrightFall is that you must read at least ONE scary book (which can be a thriller, mystery, Gothic novel, or similar for those who are faint of heart).
Here are all the scary, thriller and mystery books I read this month. I am not big into horror, so most of mine really aren’t that scary.
- Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
- “The Diary of a Madman” by Guy de Maupassant
- Peril at End House by Agatha Christie
- The Lady in the Cellar by Sinclair McKay
- We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
- From Russia with Love by Ian Fleming
- Cherringham #1-3 by Matthew Costello and Neil Richards
- Hallowe’en Party by Agatha Christie
- After the Funeral by Agatha Christie
- The Mysterious Mr. Quin by Agatha Christie
- Death and Dancing Footman by Ngaio Marsh
- Cherringham #4-6 by Matthew Costello and Neil Richards
- Sparkling Cyanide by Agatha Christie
13 seems like a pretty good number for a “spooky” readathon. I also started Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier and Origin by Dan Brown, but I haven’t finished them yet.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle was definitely my favorite. It’s just an excellent story, spooky but touching. My least favorite was From Russia with Love. I think from now on I’ll stick with the Bond movies and skip the books. The Lady in the Cellar was surprisingly good. I don’t read much true crime, let alone true crime from the Victorian era, but it was interesting and easy to read. The Christies and Marsh are comfort reads to me and perfect for this time of year (or any time of year).
That was an outstanding FrightFall!
Yeah, I was pretty happy.
Sounds like a great month of reading! I loved We’ve Always Lived in the Castle too – Merricat is such a wonderful character.
I’m not sure what took me so long to read it. I guess since people seem to categorize it as horror and I’m not much of a horror reader, but it was SO good.
Great job, Carol. I hope you enjoyed it. I really need to read We Have Always Lived in the Castle. Someday… Thanks for joining me for another readathon!