Reading list: Halloween Book Bingo - Terrifying Women Authors square

Created by: Murder by Death

Any mystery, suspense, horror or supernatural book written by a woman.. That means this list should be a long one.

If I know for certain how these books also qualify for other bingo squares, I've included it in the notes.

Please add your recommendations in the comments below and I'll get them added asap.

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Books: 117

The Winter Witch

by Paula Brackston

Note: Witches.

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown

by Holly Black

Note: Zombies

Lycan Unleashed

by Tiffany Allee

Note: Vampires
Werewolves

A Heartless Design

by Elizabeth Cole

Note:

The Haunting of Hill House

by Shirley Jackson, Laura Miller

Note: Horror, Genre

Frankenstein

by Mary Shelley

Note: Horror, Classic

Wait Till Helen Comes

by Mary Downing Hahn

Note:

Down a Dark Hall

by Lois Duncan

Note:

Song of Solomon

by Toni Morrison

Note:

10.

The Sugar Queen

by Sarah Addison Allen

Note: Magical Realism

11.

Bone Gap

by Laura Ruby

Note:

12.

The Museum of Extraordinary Things

by Alice Hoffman

Note:

13.

The Accident Season

by Moïra Fowley-Doyle

Note:

14.

The Raven Boys

by Maggie Stiefvater

Note:

15.

The House of the Spirits

by Isabel Allende

Note: Magical Realism

16.

Beyond The Veil (The Veil Series, #1)

by Pippa DaCosta

Note:

17.

Donners of the Dead

by Karina Halle

Note:

18.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

by J.K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré

Note: Witches
Paranormal
Halloween
Fall

19.

The Night Circus

by Erin Morgenstern

Note:

20.

Chills

by Mary SanGiovanni

Note:

21.

I Know What You Did Last Summer

by Lois Duncan

Note: Horror

22.

The Little Stranger

by Sarah Waters

Note:

23.

Rebecca

by Daphne du Maurier

Note: Gothic
Horror

24.

Wuthering Heights

by Emily Brontë

Note: Gothic.

25.

The Yellow Wallpaper

by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Elaine Hedges

Note: Horror.

26.

Discount Armageddon

by Seanan McGuire

Note: Paranormal.

27.

The Hollow Hills

by Mary Stewart

Note: Gothic.

28.

Window on the Square

by Phyllis A. Whitney

Note: Gothic.

29.

The Bat

by Mary Roberts Rhinehart

Note: Murder Most Foul

30.

Aunt Dimity's Death

by Nancy Atherton

Note: Ghost
Cozy

31.

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

by Agatha Christie

Note:

32.

Cover Her Face

by P.D. James

Note:

33.

Murder in Mesopotamia

by Agatha Christie

Note: Mystery.

34.

Strong Poison

by Dorothy L. Sayers, Natacha Ledwidge

Note: Mystery.

35.

The Secret History

by Donna Tartt

Note:

36.

Southern Ghost

by Carolyn G. Hart

Note: Graveyard.
Mystery.

37.

Jamaica Inn

by Daphne du Maurier

Note: Gothic

38.

Frenchman's Creek

by Daphne du Maurier, Julie Myerson

Note:

39.

The House on the Strand

by Daphne du Maurier

Note:

40.

Bloodmark

by Aurora Whittet

Note:

41.

The Cry of the Owl

by Patricia Highsmith

Note:

42.

Strangers on a Train

by Patricia Highsmith

Note:

43.

The Forbidden Game: The Hunter; The Chase; The Kill

by L.J. Smith

Note:

44.

Death and the Girl He Loves

by Darynda Jones

Note: Chilling Children

45.

With Malice

by Eileen Cook

Note:

46.

Nine Coaches Waiting (Rediscovered Classics)

by Sandra Brown, Mary Stewart

Note: Gothic

47.

The Devil's Footprints

by Amanda Stevens

Note:

48.

Circus of Horrors

by Carole Gill

Note: Horror

49.

Bodies of Water

by V.H. Leslie

Note:

50.

Brother

by Ania Ahlborn

Note:

51.

Written in Red

by Anne Bishop

Note: Werewolves
Vampires

52.

Doll Bones

by Holly Black

Note:

53.

The Keeper

by Sarah Langan

Note:

54.

Rupert Wong, Cannibal Chef (Gods and Monsters)

by Cassandra Khaw

Note:

55.

Harbinger of the Storm

by Aliette de Bodard

Note:

56.

The Lottery and Other Stories

by Shirley Jackson

Note: Horror

57.

Houses of Stone

by Barbara Michaels

Note: Gothic

58.

Hotel Transylvania

by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

Note:

59.

The Sculptress

by Minette Walters

Note:

60.

The Shape of Snakes

by Minette Walters

Note:

61.

The Breaker

by Minette Walters

Note:

62.

The Ice House

by Minette Walters

Note:

63.

A Dark-Adapted Eye

by Barbara Vine, Ruth Rendell

Note:

64.

Gallowglass

by Barbara Vine, Ruth Rendell

Note:

65.

The Blood Doctor

by Barbara Vine, Ruth Rendell

Note:

66.

The Mermaids Singing

by Val McDermid

Note:

67.

The Wire In The Blood

by Val McDermid

Note:

68.

A Place Of Execution

by Val McDermid

Note:

69.

A Great Deliverance

by Elizabeth George

Note:

70.

The ABC Murders

by Agatha Christie

Note:

71.

A Taste for Death

by P.D. James

Note:

72.

Death In Holy Orders (Adam Dalgliesh, #11)

by P.D. James, Charles Keating

Note:

73.

Half of a Yellow Sun

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Note:

74.

Sanctum

by Denise Mina

Note:

75.

Daddy Won't Kill You (An Occult Horror)

by Caroline Gebbie

Note:

76.

The Devil Crept In

by Ania Ahlborn

Note:

77.

Sleep Tight

by Rachel Abbott

Note:

78.

The Circular Staircase

by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Note:

79.

The Shining Girls

by Lauren Beukes

Note:

80.

Dark Shadows 2: The Salem Branch

by Lara Parker

Note:

81.

A Game for the Living: A Virago Modern Classic (Vi... - Patricia Highsmith

A Game for the Living: A Virago Modern Classic (Virago Modern Classics)

by Patricia Highsmith

Note:

82.

The Witchcraft of Salem Village

by Shirley Jackson

Note:

83.

Their Lost Daughters

by Joy Ellis

Note:

84.

Triptych

by Karin Slaughter

Note:

85.

Blindsighted

by Karin Slaughter

Note:

86.

Eva's Eye (Inspector Sejer Mystery)

by Karin Fossum

Note:

87.

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

by Shirley Jackson, Thomas Ott, Jonathan Lethem

Note:

88.

The Last Man

by Mary Shelley

Note:

89.

Deep Water

by Patricia Highsmith, Gillian Flynn

Note:

90.

The Death of Mrs. Westaway

by Ruth Ware

Note:

91.

Shell Game

by Sara Paretsky

Note:

92.

Devil May Care

by Elizabeth Peters

Note:

93.

Real Murders (An Aurora Teagarden Mystery #1)

by Charlaine Harris

Note: Whole series qualifies.

94.

Key of Light

by Nora Roberts

Note: Whole trilogy qualifies.

95.

Morrigan's Cross

by Nora Roberts

Note: Whole trilogy qualifies.

96.

A Study In Scarlet Women: The Lady Sherlock Series

by Sherry Thomas

Note: Whole series qualifies.

97.

Slightly Shady

by Amanda Quick

Note: Whole series qualifies.

98.

Midnight Exposure

by Melinda Leigh

Note:

99.

Desperate Girls

by Laura Griffin

Note:

100.

Dying Scream

by Mary Burton

Note:

101.

The Cuckoo's Calling

by Robert Galbraith, J.K. Rowling

Note:

102.

A Deadly Brew (A Tourist Trap Mystery)

by Lynn Cahoon

Note:

103.

Blood Moon (The Huntress/FBI Thrillers)

by Alexandra Sokoloff

Note:

104.

To Love and Be Wise

by Josephine Tey

Note:

105.

Brat Farrar

by Josephine Tey

Note:

106.

Miss Pym Disposes

by Josephine Tey

Note:

107.

The Singing Sands

by Josephine Tey

Note:

108.

Edinburgh Twilight

by Carole Lawrence

Note: Whole series qualifies.

109.

This Rough Magic

by Mary Stewart

Note:

110.

The Loving Spirit

by Daphne du Maurier

Note:

111.

Speedy Death

by Gladys Mitchell

Note: Whole series qualifies.

112.

A Borrowing of Bones

by Paula Munier

Note: Whole series qualifies.

113.

The Ex-Wife

by Jess Ryder

Note:

114.

Whiskey Beach

by Nora Roberts

Note:

115.

Otherwise Engaged

by Amanda Quick

Note:

116.

Chasing Evil

by Kylie Brant

Note: Whole series qualifies.

117.

Promise Not to Tell

by Jayne Ann Krentz

Note:

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Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 8 years ago

Daphne du Maurier: "Jamaica Inn" (ISBN 13: 9780380725397; ISBN 10: 0380725398) and probably also "Frenchman's Creek" (ISBN 13: 9781844080410; ISBN 10: 1844080412)

Murder by Death 8 years ago

Added! :)

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 8 years ago

Thank you! :)

Linda Hilton 8 years ago

Daphne du Maurier "The House on the Strand." One of the creepiest of her books.

But I have to say I'm really disappointed that the scariest of all scary women authors isn't on this list -- ME! (ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, I'm only kidding.)

Murder by Death 8 years ago

Added. :)

Nighttime Reading Center 8 years ago

Book Title: Bloodmark
Author: Aurora Whittet
ISBN: 1940014018 (ISBN13: 9781940014012)
Publisher: Wise Ink Creative Publishing
Publish Date: November 1, 2013
Note: Werewolves

Murder by Death 8 years ago

Got it added, thanks!

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 7 years ago

As per Elentarri's comments on MR's "suggestions" post, Patricia McKillip -- specifically, "Ombria in Shadow."

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 7 years ago

Also, based on the reviews and status updates pertaining to a certain recent group read, I'd strongly argue that Patricia Highsmith's "Talented Mr. Ripley" has a place on this list ...

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 7 years ago

Further suggestions:
Minette Walters - "The Sculptress", "The Shape of Snakes", "The Breaker", "The Ice House"
Barbara Vine - "Gallowglass", "A Dark-Adapted Eye", "The Blood Doctor"
Val McDermid - "The Mermaids Singing", "Wire in the Blood", "A Place of Execution"
Elizabeth George - "A Great Deliverance"
Agatha Christie: "The A.B.C. Murders"
P.D. James: "A Taste for Death", "Death in Holy Orders"
Denise Mina: "Sanctum"
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: "Half of a Yellow Sun"

Murder by Death 7 years ago

Added all except Sanctum - I could only get an uncovered French edition to appear in the search. Grrr...

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 7 years ago

Try 9781409135296. The cover of that one isn't right (I'm going to change it if I should get around to it today), but it's the edition I own.

And, thank you!

ETA (08/26): Cover fixed.

Murder by Death 7 years ago

Got it!

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 6 years ago

Patricia Highsmith - Game for the Living (9780349004921)
Shirley Jackson - The Witchcraft of Salem Village (9780394891767)
Joy Ellis - Their Lost Daughters (9781912106554)
Karin Slaughter - Will Trent series; first one is Tryptich (9780440242925) -- also works for "Modern Noir"
Karin Slaughter - Grant County series, first one is Blindsighted (9780099421771) -- also works for "Modern Noir"
Karin Fossum - Inspector Sejer series, first one is Eva's Eye (9780544227811) -- also works for "Modern Noir"

Murder by Death 6 years ago

Added! :)

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 6 years ago

Thank you!

SusannaG - Confessions of a Crazy Cat Lady 6 years ago

Shirley Jackson - We Have Always Lived in the Castle. (0143039970)

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 6 years ago

Ooops, can't believe this wasn't on the list yet -- good call!

Murder by Death 6 years ago

Added! :)

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 6 years ago

Books from Halloween Bingo 2018 participant reading plan lists posted to date:

The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (9780199552351)
Deep Water by Patricia Highsmith (9780349006260)
The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware (9781911215042)
Shell Game by Sara Paretsky (9781473624399)

Murder by Death 6 years ago

Added! :)

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 6 years ago

Thank you! :)

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 6 years ago

More books from the participants' reading plan lists -- including unassigned / "free square" / "wild card" books that would fit this category:

The Ex-Wife by Jess Ryder (9781786814050)
Devil May Care by Elizabeth Peters (9780062087799)
Real Murders by Charlaine Harris (9780425218716) -- the whole series will work here, obviously.
The Key of Light by Nora Roberts (9780515136289) -- and the other 2 books of the Key Trilogy.
Morrigan's Cross by Nora Roberts (9780515141658) -- and the other 2 books of the Circle Trilogy.
Whiskey Beach by Nora Roberts (9780749958121)
A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas (9780425281406) -- again, the whole series works.
Slightly Shady by Amanda Quick (9780553583366) -- whole Lavinia Lake and Tobias March series.
Otherwise Engaged by Amanda Quick (9781594138287)
Midnight Exposure by Melinda Leigh (9781612184753)
Chasing Evil by Kylie Brant (9781477829844) -- whole Circle of Evil series.
Desperate Girls by Laura Griffin (9781501162411)
Promise Not to Tell by Jayne Ann Krentz (9780349415918)
Dying Scream by Mary Burton (9781420129083)
The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith aka J.K. Rowling (9780316348645)
A Deadly Brew by Lynn Cahoon (ASIN: B078LNGPBJ)
Blood Moon by Alexandra Sokoloff (9781477822050)
To Love and Be Wise by Josephine Tey (9780099556749)
Brat Farrar by Josephine Tey (9780099536840)
Miss Pym Disposes by Josephine Tey (9780099556695)
The Singing Sands by Josphine Tey (9780099556732)
The Last Post by B.K. Duncan (ASIN: B077CTDRQB)
Edinburgh Twilight by Carole Lawrence (9781477848814) -- entire Ian Hamilton series.
This Rough Magic by Mary Stewart (9781444720501)
The Loving Spirit by Daphne Du Maurier (9781844080939)
Speedy Death by Gladys Mitchell (9780099582267) -- again, whole Mrs. Bradley series.
A Borrowing of Bones by Paula Munier (9781250153036) -- and once more, the whole Mercy and Elvis series.

Murder by Death 6 years ago

Your genius at collation of information is staggeringly awesome. :)

The following ISBNs are not in the system yet (and I've seen the other lists' additions, and won't have time to add them):
9781786814050
9780749958121
9781594138287
9781477829844
9780349415918
Just FYI, as I was able to find the books by title search.

The following book doesn't seem to be in the system at all - could not find it either via ASIN/title.
The Last Post by B.K. Duncan (ASIN: B077CTDRQB)

Everything else is added.

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 6 years ago

Needed something to do to convince myself I wasn't procrastinating while sitting in the sun and watching sports all day ... :D (European Championships -- sorta "mini European olympics," including track & field, gymnastics, swimming, high diving, rowing and cycling, half of it in Glasgow and Edinburgh, the other half in Berlin.)

Thank you for dutifully adding everything I threw at you!! Including going the extra mile to collect the books for which I'd optimistically provided the ISBNs of what currently seem to be the editions that online sellers default to ... but which it turns out the BookLikes database doesn't include yet. FWIW, I've rectified that fact anyway -- including, incidentally, creating a record for "The Last Post" with the ASIN given (it seems to be a Kindle-only thing).

Murder by Death 6 years ago

Thank you!! I figured when things calmed down the list of ISBNs would make it easier for me to come back and add those records. Now that's one less thing I have to remember. :D

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 6 years ago

Slow Sunday -- so I cleaned up the author records while I was at it. Well, some of them. I confess with some, I just went as far as combining the stragglers ...

Murder by Death 6 years ago

Sometimes that's all that can be asked without a bottle of gin in hand. (Agatha Christie broke me.)

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 6 years ago

I still can't believe you even went near that one. Even if the DB is 1000%+ better as a result ...

Murder by Death 6 years ago

That was back in the 'naive librarian' days.

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 6 years ago

Super-diligent, more like ... :D

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 6 years ago

More from the participants' "reading plans" posts:

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black (9780316213097)
City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong (9780751562552)
Ten by Gretchen McNeil (9780062118790)
Experimental Film by Gemma Files (9781771483490)
Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (9781409121183)
The Shrouded Walls by Susan Howatch (9780812814408)
The Dark Shore by Susan Howatch (9780751533101)
The Waiting Sands by Susan Howatch (9780330235983)
April's Grave by Susan Howatch (9780449209943)
The Devil on Lammas Night by Susan Howatch (9780449213193)
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy (9780451527622)
I Will Repay by Emmuska Orczy (9780786172702)
Lady Molly of Scotland Yard by Emmuska Orczy (9780897336031)
The Old Man in the Corner by Emmuska Orczy (9780486440484)
A Desperate Fortune by Susanna Kearsley (9781492602026)
The Reaper’s Daughter by K.M. Randall (9781988256238)
A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters (9780446400152)
One Corpse too many by Ellis Peters (9780446400510)
The Apothecary Rose by Candace Robb (9780099429760)
The Silver Pigs by Lindsey Davis (9780099515050)

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 6 years ago

Next batch from the participants' "reading plans" posts:

Black Water Rising by Attica Locke (9781846687532)
The Expendable Man by Dorothy Hughes (9781590174951)
A Girl in Disguise by Greer MacAllister (9781492652731)

XOX 6 years ago

MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood 978-0307455482 (3rd book of the (MaddAddam Trilogy) ?

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