Magic, Mystery and History

Want to read something to get in the mood for fall and Halloween, but looking for something other than the typical horror and bone chilling ghost stories you'd usually reach for this time of year? Here are some great reads to get into the spirit of the season that you may not have thought of picking up to read.

The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova

Discovering a medieval book and a cache of letters, a motherless American girl becomes the latest in a series of historians, including her late father, who investigate the possible surviving legacy of Vlad the Impaler.

The Hallowe'en Party: A Hercule Poirot Mystery - Agatha Christie

Mystery writer Ariadne Oliver chaperones a Halloween party for a group of teenagers, one a talkative lass known for telling tall tales. In fact, Ariadne hear Joyce Reynolds brag she has witnessed a murder. But when Joyce is found drowned in an apple-bobbing tub, Ariadne wonders if the girl was too close to the truth, and too close to a killer. Unmasking the culprit is a job for Hercule Poirot.

Through the Woods - Emily Carroll

Discover a terrifying world in the woods in this collection of five hauntingly beautiful graphic stories.

The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel - Diane Setterfield

When her health begins failing, the mysterious author Vida Winter decides to let Margaret Lea, a biographer, write the truth about her life, but Margaret needs to verify the facts since Vida has a history of telling outlandish tales.









The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern

A fierce competition is underway, a contest between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood to compete in "a game," in which each must use their powers of illusion to best the other. Unbeknownst to them, this game is a duel to the death, and the circus is but the stage for a remarkable battle of imagination and will.