Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisTrainspotting by Irvine WelshOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Contemporary Cult Fiction
195th out of 492 books — 448 voters
We, the Drowned by Carsten JensenThe Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil GaimanThe Chess Machine by Robert LöhrThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternWildwood by Colin Meloy
Beautiful Book Cover Design
137th out of 902 books — 260 voters

The Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettThe Long Goodbye by Raymond ChandlerFarewell, My Lovely by Raymond ChandlerThe Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
Best Hardboiled & Noir fiction
318th out of 737 books — 926 voters
Caught Stealing by Charlie HustonThe Devil All the Time by Donald Ray PollockWinter's Bone by Daniel WoodrellAll That Glitters by Michael  MurphyBeautiful, Naked & Dead by Josh Stallings
Best Noir of the 21st Century
121st out of 243 books — 378 voters

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónGarden of Shadows by V.C. AndrewsShadows of the Workhouse by Jennifer WorthKingdom of Shadows by Barbara ErskineThe Backward Shadow by Lynne Reid Banks
Books With The Word Shadow On The Cover
279th out of 525 books — 17 voters