Top Ten Tuesday - Halloween Reading Retreat

Today I'm linking up with Top Ten Tuesday hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl which is all about lists.  Since lists are one of my favorite things this is one of my favorite linkups!  Today's topic is a Halloween Freebie.  With Christmas books being released in October I don't get as much spooky reading as I'd like.  One of these years I'll do a Halloween reading retreat - ideally in a historic house with plenty of fireplaces and maybe on a cliff - and these are the 10 books I'd bring with me.

1.  The Locked Ward by Sarah Pekkanen - I've loved everything I've read from this author and this sounds so creepy.  The cover alone gives me the creeps!

2.  The Haunting of Paynes Hollow by Kelley Armstrong - I love Armstrong's ability to mix a fast pace with great characters and a tense setting.  This one sounds fantastic.  

3.  Return to Wyldcliffe Heights by Carol Goodman - I haven't read anything by this author but I've been wanting to and this is referred to as Gothic and there's a crumbling estate that was once a psychiatric hospital AND there's a cold case connected to the property.

4.  The Dead Guy Next Door by Lucy Score - I need to mix a lighter book or two in with all these thrillers and this romance-y book with a ghost sounds fun.

5.  Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney - I've only read one Feeney book but the atmosphere and general creepiness were fantastically done and this sounds intriguing.  

6.  Fatal Fudge Swirl by Meri Allen - I can't have a Halloween themed reading retreat without a Halloween cozy!  This one involves ice cream which is even better.

7.  The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware - Ruth Ware does pacing and atmosphere fantastically and the opening scene of Cabin 10 still haunts my dreams a little.   I may go with the audio of this one as I believe Imogen Church reads it and she's one of my favorites.

8.  In the Hall with the Knife by Diana Peterfreund - This is a YA thriller based on the game Clue and while I don't read much YA this sounds really fun!

9.  The Last Close Call by Laura Giffin - This seems like a fairly straightforward romantic suspense with a forensic genealogist which is my favorite job for a fictional character to have.  A nice fast paced candy bar kind of read sounds fun.

10.  The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St James - Of course I need a ghost story for a Halloween reading retreat!  

What would you read during your Halloween Reading Retreat?  What would your retreat look like?