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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonThe Snowman by Jo NesbøThe Redbreast by Jo Nesbø
Scandinavian/Nordic Mysteries
315 books — 678 voters
Becoming by Michelle ObamaEducated by Tara WestoverWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanLittle Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
What We've Read So Far in 2019
6,525 books — 635 voters

Hollowland by Amanda HockingEnclave by Ann AguirreThe Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie RyanFeed by Mira GrantUntil the End of the World by Sarah Lyons Fleming
Awesome Zombie Books For Girls/Women
455 books — 600 voters
Tailored for Trouble by Mimi Jean PamfiloffIt's a Fugly Life by Mimi Jean PamfiloffEl Diablo by M. RobinsonThe Goal by Elle KennedyIt Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
2016 Contemporary Romance (July - December)
152 books — 595 voters

The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. JamesHome Before Dark by Riley SagerOne of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManusAll Your Twisted Secrets by Diana UrbanEight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson
Mystery & Thriller 2020
367 books — 584 voters
Cut & Run by Madeleine UrbanFatal Shadows by Josh LanyonSticks & Stones by Abigail RouxFish & Chips by Abigail RouxThe Dark Tide by Josh Lanyon
Best Novels with a Gay Romance and Crime Solving Plot/Subplot
776 books — 580 voters

The Maidens by Alex MichaelidesSurvive the Night by Riley SagerArsenic and Adobo by Mia P. ManansalaEvery Last Fear by Alex FinlayIf I Disappear by Eliza Jane Brazier
Mystery & Thriller 2021
323 books — 559 voters
The Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancyTransfer of Power by Vince FlynnThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythDeception Point by Dan BrownThe Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
Political Thrillers
506 books — 542 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Most Addictive Page-Turners of All Time
846 books — 512 voters
American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyTrainspotting by Irvine WelshFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Most Messed Up
829 books — 508 voters

On the Road to Death's Door by Peggy Joque WilliamsBlue Coyote Motel by Dianne HarmanCornered Coyote by Dianne HarmanHeavy Duty People by Iain ParkeThe Saladin Strategy by Norm Clark
Indie Mysteries, Thrillers, Westerns
568 books — 503 voters
Waiting for the Night Song by Julie Carrick DaltonThe Witch's Heart by Genevieve GornichecThe Lost Apothecary by Sarah PennerThe Kindest Lie by Nancy JohnsonHall of Smoke by H.M. Long
2021 Debuts - Adult
272 books — 484 voters

One for the Money by Janet EvanovichCrocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyTwo for the Dough by Janet Evanovich
The Importance of NOT Being Earnest: Humorous Mystery Fiction
751 books — 471 voters
The Shining by Stephen KingDracula by Bram StokerIt by Stephen KingPet Sematary by Stephen King’Salem’s Lot by Stephen King
Bring on the Creepy!
694 books — 466 voters

Silent in the Grave by Deanna RaybournWhat Angels Fear by C.S. HarrisCrocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersAnd Only to Deceive by Tasha AlexanderThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
Regency and Victorian Mysteries
664 books — 459 voters
The Silent Patient by Alex MichaelidesChristmas Shopaholic by Sophie KinsellaTo the Stars and Back by Camilla IsleyThe Unhoneymooners by Christina LaurenCircle of the Moon by Faith Hunter
2019 Most Anticipated Releases -No YA
305 books — 459 voters

Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerThe Perfect Storm by Sebastian JungerA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
Vicarious Thrills
385 books — 429 voters
The Woman in the Window by A.J. FinnThe Wife Between Us by Greer HendricksThe Chalk Man by C.J. TudorThe Last Time I Lied by Riley SagerSometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney
Mystery & Thriller 2018
295 books — 381 voters

Move to Millions by Darnyelle Jervey HarmonSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovBrave, Not Perfect by Reshma SaujaniFinancial Feminist by Tori DunlapDivergent Mind by Jenara Nerenberg
Read It Now I Can't Stop Thinking About It
664 books — 371 voters
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirCarmilla by J. Sheridan Le FanuHell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph WhiteThe Luminous Dead by Caitlin StarlingWilder Girls by Rory Power
Queer Horror
629 books — 369 voters

The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisHannibal by Thomas HarrisRed Dragon by Thomas HarrisDarkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff LindsayAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Best Serial Killer Books
378 books — 351 voters
Lady Midnight by Cassandra ClareAge of Myth by Michael J. SullivanThief of Lies by Brenda DrakeAnd I Darken by Kiersten WhiteInto the Dim by Janet B. Taylor
New Series (2016)
204 books — 346 voters

The Woman in Black by Susan HillThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. JamesThe Little Stranger by Sarah WatersThis House Is Haunted by John Boyne
Historical Ghost Fiction
214 books — 338 voters
Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Three Privileges by A.V. Davina
Amazing Reads!!!
1,068 books — 318 voters

The Vanishing Half by Brit BennettSuch a Fun Age by Kiley ReidThe City We Became by N.K. JemisinDeacon King Kong by James McBrideThe Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw
Forthcoming Books for 2020 by African-Americans
65 books — 317 voters
Storm Front by Jim ButcherA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Land by Aleron KongKilling Floor by Lee ChildMonster Hunter International by Larry Correia
Best violent action novels
346 books — 315 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Books to Read Before You're 30
724 books — 245 voters
Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Shining by Stephen KingFlowers in the Attic by V.C. AndrewsThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson1984 by George Orwell
The Best Disturbing Thrillers You Must Read
267 books — 244 voters

Angels & Demons by Dan BrownPaper Targets by Steve S. SaroffInca Gold by Clive CusslerThe Color of Jadeite by Eric D. GoodmanThe Confession by John Grisham
My Favorite Thriller Authors
323 books — 216 voters
Redeemed By Fire by C.J. BahrOutlander by Diana GabaldonThe Woman From Death Row by Peter HogenkampI Am the Messenger by Markus ZusakPoet Anderson ...of Nightmares by Tom DeLonge
Book Is Great With A Love Story On The Side
204 books — 177 voters

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