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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jeremy Spaulding (78 Lists)



John Adams by David McCulloughTruman by David McCulloughTheodore Rex by Edmund Morris
Best Presidential Biographies (nonfiction)
465 books — 518 voters
All-New X-Men, Vol. 1 by Brian Michael BendisAll-New X-Men, Vol. 2 by Brian Michael BendisHawkeye, Volume 1 by Matt FractionAll-New X-Men, Vol. 3 by Brian Michael BendisCaptain Marvel, Vol. 1 by Kelly Sue DeConnick
Marvel Now!
231 books — 313 voters

Double Indemnity by James M. CainA Rage in Harlem by Chester HimesThey Shoot Horses, Don't They? by Horace McCoyLittle Caesar by W.R. BurnettThe Glass Key by Dashiell Hammett
Alan Guthrie's 200 Noirs
118 books — 34 voters
Abraham Lincoln by Seth Grahame-SmithPride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-SmithDawn of the Dreadfuls by Steve HockensmithPride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-SmithPinocchio by Dustin Higgins
The Monster Mash
179 books — 415 voters

The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. CainMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha ChristieThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
HRF Keating 100 Best Crime and Mystery Books
100 books — 47 voters
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Edward B. Hanna
Best Sherlock Holmes Vs. Jack The Ripper Fiction
30 books — 32 voters

Already Dead by Charlie HustonCaught Stealing by Charlie HustonThe Wheelman by Duane SwierczynskiThe Shotgun Rule by Charlie HustonThe Deputy by Victor Gischler
New School of Noir
197 books — 259 voters
The Walking Dead, Vol. 1 by Robert KirkmanFrom Hell by Alan MooreSwamp Thing, Vol. 1 by Alan Moore30 Days of Night by Steve NilesRoots of the Swamp Thing by Len Wein
Best Horror Comics/Graphic Novels!
659 books — 440 voters

Watchmen by Alan MooreBatman by Jeph LoebBatman by Frank MillerBatman by Alan MooreBatman by Frank Miller
Best Superhero Graphic Novels
634 books — 438 voters
Caught Stealing by Charlie HustonHeadstone by Ken BruenExpiration Date by Duane SwierczynskiDie a Little by Megan AbbottKiss Her Goodbye by Allan Guthrie
Best Noir of the 21st Century
241 books — 372 voters

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas AdamsMaus I by Art SpiegelmanA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleDifferent Seasons by Stephen King
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,252 books — 2,422 voters
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Tales of New York City
1,500 books — 1,214 voters

The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - The Stalwart Comp... by H. Paul JeffersThe House of Silk by Anthony HorowitzThe Seventh Bullet by Daniel D. VictorThe Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - The Ectoplasmic Man by Daniel StashowerSherlock Holmes vs. Dracula by Ian Edginton
Best Sherlock Holmes Pastiches
479 books — 497 voters
The House of Silk by Anthony HorowitzSherlock Holmes vs. Dracula by Loren D. EstlemanVictorian Undead by Ian EdgintonSherlock Holmes vs. Dracula by Ian Edginton
Beyond Conan Doyle - Best of the Continuing Cases of Sherlock Holmes
272 books — 267 voters

Batman by Frank MillerBatman by Jeph LoebBatman by Frank MillerBatman by Grant Morrison
Best of Batman
625 books — 930 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,654 books — 25,871 voters

John Adams by David McCulloughFounding Brothers by Joseph J. EllisTruman by David McCulloughTheodore Rex by Edmund MorrisThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
Best American History Books
2,104 books — 2,464 voters
The Stand by Stephen KingThe Talisman by Stephen KingThe Running Man by Richard BachmanThe Dark Half by Stephen KingThe Body by Robin Waterfield
Best of Stephen King
176 books — 3,862 voters

Casino Royale by Ian FlemingThunderball by Ian FlemingDoctor No by Ian FlemingLive and Let Die by Ian FlemingColonel Sun by Kingsley Amis
Best James Bond Books
89 books — 92 voters
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeSmoke and Mirrors by Neil GaimanThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleNight Shift by Stephen King
Collections of Short Stories
2,882 books — 2,036 voters

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha ChristieRear Window by Cornell Woolrich
Classic Mysteries (fiction)
220 books — 177 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonAnd Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Best Literary Mysteries
2,511 books — 4,492 voters

Have a Nice Day! by Mick FoleyHitman by Bret HartBobby the Brain by Bobby HeenanHardcore History by Scott E. WilliamsNational Wrestling Alliance by Tim Hornbaker
Best Wrestling Books
472 books — 155 voters
Already Dead by Charlie HustonI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingDracula by Bram StokerInterview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,760 books — 4,894 voters

1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Literature of Social Change
433 books — 316 voters
Watchmen by Alan MooreThe Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanV for Vendetta by Alan MooreThe Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanBatman by Frank Miller
Required Reading Graphic Novels
1,173 books — 2,008 voters

Knots and Crosses by Ian RankinFleshmarket Close by Ian RankinSadie When She Died by Ed McBainHail, Hail, the Gang's All Here! by Ed McBainResurrection Men by Ian Rankin
Best Police Procedurals - Mystery Fiction
1,072 books — 806 voters
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. ShirerOnward Towards Our Noble Deaths by Shigeru MizukiNight by Elie Wiesel
World War Two - Firsthand Accounts (nonfiction)
658 books — 450 voters

The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan DoyleFarewell, My Lovely by Raymond ChandlerThe Glass Key by Dashiell HammettDouble Indemnity by James M. CainBlack and Blue by Ian Rankin
Bloomsbury 100 Must Read Crime Novels
100 books — 125 voters
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? by Horace McCoy
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,318 books — 5,819 voters