Chicago May by Harry DuffinThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoSpoils of Victory by John A. ConnellMistress of the Art of Death by Ariana FranklinCrocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
Best Historical Crime Fiction
155th out of 195 books — 72 voters
Glass Sword by Victoria AveyardA Gathering of Shadows by V.E. SchwabMorning Star by Pierce BrownSalt to the Sea by Ruta SepetysHow to Save a Life by Emma   Scott
Best books of February, 2016
78th out of 88 books — 78 voters

America's First Daughter by Stephanie DrayThe Secret Language of Stones by M.J. RoseThe Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie BenjaminThe Vatican Princess by C.W. GortnerLilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
Historical Fiction 2016
340th out of 342 books — 881 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónMistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin
Best Historical Mystery
2034th out of 2,118 books — 4,587 voters

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Love Hypothesis by Ali HazelwoodThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerBook Lovers by Emily HenryBeach Read by Emily Henry
What We've Read So Far in 2022
3454th out of 5,363 books — 433 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Best Historical Fiction of the 21st Century
1375th out of 1,448 books — 2,379 voters