Her Little Flowers by Shannon  MorganThe Deep Sky by Yume KitaseiThe Blue Bar by Damyanti BiswasAll the Dangerous Things by Stacy WillinghamWe're All Lying by Marie Still
Mystery & Thriller 2023
74th out of 190 books — 329 voters
The Blue Bar by Damyanti BiswasNext Girl to Die by Dea PoirierThe Salinger Contract by Adam LangerWhen Mimi Went Missing by Suja SukumarElegy for Eddie by Jacqueline Winspear
Mystery Lover's List
17th out of 142 books — 79 voters

Emotional survival for law enforcement by Kevin M. GilmartinI Love a Cop by Ellen KirschmanOn Combat by Dave GrossmanOn Killing by Dave GrossmanThe Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker
Police officers and families
13th out of 46 books — 28 voters
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinRemarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van PeltDemon Copperhead by Barbara KingsolverI'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
2023: What Women Born In The 1970s Read In 2023
3910th out of 6,950 books — 516 voters

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinI'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdyThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidFourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
What We've Read So Far in 2023
1666th out of 5,213 books — 312 voters
Ten Good Reasons by Lauren ChristopherMy Dirty California by Jason MosbergA Deal with the Devil by Elizabeth O'RoarkThe Diamond Lane by Karen KarboWheels of Rage by Kurt Saxon
Novels Set in Southern California
4th out of 44 books — 30 voters

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidMalibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins ReidPostcards from the Edge by Carrie FisherIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Books Set in Southern California
105th out of 425 books — 62 voters
The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckCannery Row by John SteinbeckIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
Best California Fiction
37th out of 101 books — 41 voters

The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckTen Good Reasons by Lauren ChristopherEast of Eden by John SteinbeckOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckDefy by L.J. Shen
Books Set In California
44th out of 202 books — 129 voters
Of Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckEast of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanCannery Row by John Steinbeck
Novels Set in California
396th out of 960 books — 382 voters

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
1560th out of 2,312 books — 2,552 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Woman-Authored Books
8657th out of 8,849 books — 6,230 voters

The Bitter Past by Bruce BorgosMia's Magic Wand by Peter VolkofskyDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesThe Price You Pay by Jim FusilliComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa Layne
American Crime & Thrillers
16th out of 95 books — 65 voters
The Black Echo by Michael ConnellyThe Concrete Blonde by Michael ConnellyEcho Park by Michael ConnellyThe Bone Collector by Jeffery DeaverThe Last Coyote by Michael Connelly
Best Police Procedurals - Mystery Fiction
678th out of 1,107 books — 858 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
6573rd out of 7,471 books — 16,269 voters
Murder on Family Grounds by Susan  RowlandTwenty Years Later by Charlie DonleaHidden Pictures by Jason RekulakThe Elephant Tree by R.D. RonaldThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
Best Thrillers
1517th out of 1,918 books — 2,025 voters

The Tiger's Eye by Scott B DelaneyMurder on Family Grounds by Susan  RowlandThe Reluctant Juror by Baldwin HughesThose Empty Eyes by Charlie DonleaHidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak
Beach Reads - Mysteries & Thrillers
1978th out of 2,256 books — 2,255 voters
Blood on Their Hands by Bob BrinkGone Girl by Gillian FlynnFast Times, Big City by Shelly FromeMurder on Family Grounds by Susan  RowlandTwenty Years Later by Charlie Donlea
Recommended Thriller/Suspense
2305th out of 2,598 books — 2,963 voters

A Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboMurder on Family Grounds by Susan  RowlandTwenty Years Later by Charlie DonleaAngels & Demons by Dan    BrownThe Shining by Stephen  King
Thrillers Must-Reads.
1269th out of 1,396 books — 2,137 voters
A Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboMurder on Family Grounds by Susan  RowlandTwenty Years Later by Charlie DonleaThose Empty Eyes by Charlie DonleaDeeper Than the Dead by Debra Webb
Killer Thrillers.
1936th out of 2,497 books — 2,857 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
4394th out of 4,938 books — 6,315 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboShadows in the Creek by Michael Hugh Balfour
Thrillers You Must Read!
5128th out of 5,327 books — 8,273 voters