And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonDeath on the Nile by Agatha Christie
Best Detective/Mystery Series
75th out of 2,288 books — 2,484 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Detective Fiction
38th out of 1,224 books — 1,105 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieAngels & Demons by Dan    BrownRebecca by Daphne du MaurierA Story of Yesterday by Sergio Cobo
Best Crime & Mystery Books
545th out of 7,415 books — 16,255 voters
Looking For Rachel Wallace by Robert B. ParkerThe Godwulf Manuscript by Robert B. ParkerA Catskill Eagle by Robert B. ParkerZÄNKER by Peter  MaeckDouble Deuce by Robert B. Parker
Best Robert B. Parker Mysteries
2nd out of 63 books — 57 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisOutlander by Diana GabaldonA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinMurder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
Best Series With At Least 7 Books
81st out of 676 books — 387 voters
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan DoyleOne For The Money by Janet EvanovichOpen Season by C.J. BoxA Is for Alibi by Sue Grafton
Favorite Mystery Series
27th out of 420 books — 137 voters

Sleeping Murder by Agatha ChristieElephants Can Remember by Agatha ChristieA Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis PetersCrocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersAn Unsuitable Job for a Woman by P.D. James
Best Mysteries from the 1970s
13th out of 252 books — 86 voters
Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. SayersIn the Last Analysis by Amanda CrossAn Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain PearsThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Godwulf Manuscript by Robert B. Parker
Academic Mysteries
5th out of 154 books — 42 voters

Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskeyMystic River by Dennis LehaneThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodJohnny Tremain by Esther Forbes1776 by David McCullough
Boston Books
44th out of 332 books — 279 voters
The Secret History by Donna TarttMiss Pym Disposes by Josephine TeyCat Among the Pigeons by Agatha ChristieGentlemen and Players by Joanne HarrisWell-Schooled in Murder by Elizabeth  George
School Murder Mysteries
11th out of 138 books — 88 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsWatership Down by Richard  AdamsThe Stand by Stephen  KingThe Shining by Stephen  KingThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
429th out of 1,956 books — 1,886 voters
And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieMurder on Family Grounds by Susan  RowlandMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieTwenty Years Later by Charlie DonleaThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
Best Murder Mysteries Of All-Time
297th out of 1,024 books — 766 voters

The Princess Bride by William GoldmanBurr by Gore VidalBreakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Fear of Flying by Erica JongA Wind in the Door by Madeleine L'Engle
Best Books 1973
18th out of 127 books — 55 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareDivergent by Veronica Roth
Best Series
719th out of 3,479 books — 9,572 voters

Little Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Cider House Rules by John IrvingThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingThe Crucible by Arthur Miller
New England Books
143rd out of 804 books — 391 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonAngels & Demons by Dan    Brown
Thrillers
1369th out of 4,823 books — 5,929 voters

The Secret History by Donna TarttPossession by A.S. ByattStoner by John  WilliamsLucky Jim by Kingsley AmisBrideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
Favorite Novels About Professors or Academics
170th out of 498 books — 605 voters
The Devil's Banker by Gary Van HaasOne for Sorrow by Jane GodmanThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Mystery of Briar Point  by A.M. HollowayLost Secret of the Ancient Ones by Chris Reynolds
Don't Go There!
41st out of 125 books — 105 voters

The Secret History by Donna TarttThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathBrideshead Revisited by Evelyn WaughStoner by John  WilliamsFranny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger
Campus Days
116th out of 402 books — 299 voters
Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Twilight Saga by Stephenie MeyerThe Mortal Instruments Boxed Set by Cassandra ClareVampire Academy Collection by Richelle Mead
Series Reading List
334th out of 1,432 books — 2,973 voters

Sworn to Silence by Linda  CastilloGorky Park by Martin Cruz SmithIn the Woods by Tana FrenchThe Blue Monsoon by Damyanti BiswasThe Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen
CRIME WRITERS WHO DESERVE MORE ATTENTION
260th out of 653 books — 400 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak84, Charing Cross Road by Helene HanffThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Books about Books and Libraries
192nd out of 834 books — 412 voters

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Best Bibliomystery Books
56th out of 238 books — 108 voters
The Swan Lake Murders by Susan  RowlandSecondhand Spirits by Juliet BlackwellA Discovery of Witches by Deborah HarknessThe Stranger Times by C.K. McDonnellThe Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths
Best Mystery Books
110th out of 282 books — 135 voters

Moonlight Mile by Dennis LehaneSacred by Dennis LehaneMystic River by Dennis LehaneA Drink Before the War by Dennis LehanePrayers for Rain by Dennis Lehane
Mysteries Set in Boston (fiction)
22nd out of 106 books — 27 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingGraceling by Kristin CashoreThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Titles that start with F, G, or H
183rd out of 1,375 books — 110 voters
The Secret History by Donna TarttIf We Were Villains by M.L. RioBlack Chalk by Christopher J. YatesThe Maidens by Alex MichaelidesNinth House by Leigh Bardugo
University Mysteries
10th out of 53 books — 32 voters

Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensOne Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. SeussLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Authors of 10 or more books
102nd out of 313 books — 24 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
11423rd out of 32,391 books — 123,416 voters

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