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Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnLearn To Love Me by Sinead MacDughlasCatch Me by Lisa GardnerTaken by Robert CraisThe Black Box by Michael Connelly
Best Suspense/Thrillers/Mysteries of 2012
114 books — 324 voters
The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownAngels & Demons by Dan BrownThe Lost Symbol by Dan BrownBlack Harvest by Kate PorterThe Hat Trick Murders by John A. MacEachern
Modern/Historical Thrillers
148 books — 246 voters

American Assassin by Vince FlynnKill Shot by Vince FlynnTransfer of Power by Vince FlynnRisky Pursuit by Nancy G. WestConsent to Kill by Vince Flynn
Best Thrillers Ever
300 books — 240 voters
One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManusRisky Pursuit by Nancy G. WestThe Hat Trick Murders by John A. MacEachernWe Were Liars by E. LockhartThe Ivies by Alexa Donne
YA Suspense/Thriller/Mystery
338 books — 232 voters

It Lives in The Basement by Sahara FoleyDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneThe Syrian Virgin by Zack LoveDancing with a Dead Horse by Danielle DeVor
Obscure books for avid readers
310 books — 227 voters
Iris Kelly Doesn't Date by Ashley Herring BlakeThe Fiancée Farce by Alexandria BellefleurImogen, Obviously by Becky AlbertalliForget Me Not by Alyson Derrick6 Times We Almost Kissed [and One Time We Did] by Tess Sharpe
Sapphic Fiction 2023
220 books — 227 voters

A Night to Remember by Walter LordTitanic by Don LynchThe Discovery of the Titanic by Robert D. BallardThe Night Lives On by Walter LordThe Watch That Ends the Night by Allan Wolf
Best Titanic Books
164 books — 224 voters
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John Le CarréThe Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John Le CarréSmiley's People by John Le CarréThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythThe Constant Gardener by John Le Carré
Literary Spy Stories
199 books — 222 voters

The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe White Queen by Philippa GregoryThe Constant Princess by Philippa GregoryThe Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa GregoryNefertiti by Michelle Moran
Royal Fiction
510 books — 217 voters
The Alchemists of Loom by Elise KovaStrange the Dreamer by Laini TaylorCarve the Mark by Veronica RothCaraval by Stephanie GarberWarcross by Marie Lu
New Series (2017)
130 books — 215 voters

She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-ChanKlara and the Sun by Kazuo IshiguroA Man with A White Shadow by Vikram SuryawanshiThe Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi VoThe Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
Asian Authored Books in 2021
139 books — 198 voters
Where Are You Now? by Sarah ConnellWords are our Sorcery by Karl WigginsMaster's Plan, The by Stephany TullisBeyond the Last Time by Noah TuyaDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa James
Books With A Message
139 books — 196 voters

The New Husband by D.J. PalmerThe Sun Down Motel by Simone St. JamesHome Before Dark by Riley SagerI Killed Zoe Spanos by Kit FrickBlack Ghost by Freddie Villacci Jr.
Can’t Wait Crime, Mystery, & Thrillers 2020
166 books — 196 voters
Circe by Madeline MillerThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Penelopiad by Margaret AtwoodThe Girl with Ghost Eyes by M.H. Boroson
Mythology Books For The Grown Folks
337 books — 195 voters

Love for the Cold-Blooded, or The Part-Time Evil Minion's Gui... by Alex GabrielHero by Perry MooreWhere There's Smoke by Cari Z.Rise of Heroes by Hayden ThorneLeviathan! by RoughDraftHero
Best SuperQueeroes/SuperVillains Books
187 books — 192 voters
Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsExhale Love by Donn PhillipsThe Elephant Tree by R.D. RonaldA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Favourite Psychological thrillers
263 books — 190 voters

Framed & Hunted by Edward WilliamsMean Spirited by Nick RobertsThe Witches of Scotland by Steven P. AitchisonThe Standoff by Scott BladeBlack Fox by Jack Moffet
Well Dodgy Characters
360 books — 183 voters
A Perilous Undertaking by Deanna RaybournIn This Grave Hour by Jacqueline WinspearThe Paris Spy by Susan Elia MacNealWhere the Dead Lie by C.S. HarrisIn Farleigh Field by Rhys Bowen
Most Anticipated Historical Mysteries for 2017
112 books — 181 voters

Voyage on the Great Titanic by Ellen Emerson WhiteThe Girl Who Came Home by Hazel GaynorOn the Edge of Daylight by Giselle BeaumontThe Second Mrs. Astor by Shana AbeFateful by Claudia Gray
Fiction about the Titanic
134 books — 177 voters
COOPER by Elizabeth JacobsThe Three Privileges by A.V. DavinaThe Cavalier by Israh AziziDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa Layne
So good I've read it multiple times
302 books — 177 voters

The Dawn and the Prince by Day LeitaoSix Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth LimCall of Magic by Becca BlakeThe Gilded Ones by Namina FornaFirekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
The Most Beautiful Covers of 2021
271 books — 176 voters
Exhale Love by Donn PhillipsThe Cavalier by Israh AziziThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTwilight by Stephenie MeyerDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa James
what to read over and over again.
280 books — 174 voters

The Mist by Stephen KingWatchers by Dean KoontzRelic by Douglas PrestonIt by Stephen KingProgeny by Patrick C. Greene
Best Creature Feature Books
195 books — 171 voters
The Palms by Clay AndersonThe Cavalier by Israh AziziThe Silence Dividend by Izzy BondTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Now That Was Well Worth Reading
402 books — 162 voters

Exhale Love by Donn PhillipsA CLUE LEFT HANGING by C.K. PhillipsWrap It Up! by Bonnie HardyA Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder by Dianne FreemanA Nose for Murder by M.S. Saxon
Mystery/Suspense that's So Much Fun You Want to Be a Character
227 books — 161 voters
The Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsMack by Mimi Jean PamfiloffAll the Bright Places by Jennifer NivenThe Lake House by Kate MortonAt the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen
The "Can't Wait" Books of 2015 that are not part of a series
102 books — 146 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkienOutlander by Diana Gabaldon1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George Orwell
I Really Can't Believe You Haven't Read This Yet
385 books — 141 voters
Mina and the Undead by Amy McCawLast One to Die by Cynthia MurphyDial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. SutantoSaving Grace by Debbie BabittFirekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
Can’t Wait Crime, Mystery, & Thrillers 2021
142 books — 138 voters

A Plague of Dissent by Nic TaylorSnow by Kathryn HewittHeavy Duty Attitude by Iain ParkeA Human Element by Donna GalantiHeavy Duty Trouble by Iain Parke
Must Read Fiction Books For 2012
162 books — 137 voters
Your Heart Belongs to Me by Dean KoontzThe Darkest Evening of the Year by Dean KoontzBreathless by Dean KoontzThe Husband by Dean KoontzRelentless by Dean R. Koontz
The Worst of Dean Koontz :-(
49 books — 135 voters

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