2026 Reading Challenge

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The Lover's Portrait by Jennifer S. AldersonThe Goldfinch by Donna TarttThe Art Forger by Barbara A. ShapiroThe Monuments Men by Robert M. EdselVanished Smile by R.A. Scotti
Art Fraud and Theft
217 books — 140 voters
Catch Me If You Can by Frank W. AbagnaleThe Cuckoo's Egg by Clifford StollBallad of the Whiskey Robber by Julian RubinsteinBad Blood by John CarreyrouDeath, Taxes, and Turduckens by Jens Kurt Heycke
True-Crime: Lost, Stolen, or Conned
111 books — 36 voters

Six of Crows by Leigh BardugoCrooked Kingdom by Leigh BardugoThe Mask of Mirrors by M.A. CarrickMistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
Fantasy books with heists
38 books — 35 voters
Welcome to Temptation by Jennifer CrusieFaking It by Jennifer CrusieThe Heist by Janet EvanovichUntie My Heart by Judith IvoryThe Bridal Season by Connie Brockway
Con: Confidence Men and Women in Romance
112 books — 33 voters

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather FawcettEmpire of Shadows by Jacquelyn BensonThe Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love by India HoltonEmily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather FawcettEmily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett
Adventure academia
42 books — 31 voters
Priceless by Robert K. WittmanFlawless by Scott Andrew SelbyThe Great Pearl Heist by Molly Caldwell CrosbyThe Monuments Men by Robert M. EdselBallad of the Whiskey Robber by Julian Rubinstein
True-Crime Heists
39 books — 15 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakSix of Crows by Leigh BardugoHeist Society by Ally CarterThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanUncommon Criminals by Ally Carter
Thievery Tales
32 books — 14 voters
Slightly Sinful by Mary BaloghThe Ultimatum by Karen RobardsIf Tomorrow Comes by Sidney SheldonWelcome to Temptation by Jennifer CrusieFaking It by Jennifer Crusie
Bamboozled: Romance Plots based on being Conned
29 books — 10 voters

Six of Crows by Leigh BardugoStolen Brilliance by Michael G. ColburnThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchSprayed by David DabbsMedici Heist by Caitlin Schneiderhan
Books with Heists
14 books — 8 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Thief Lord by Cornelia FunkeThe Republic of Thieves by Scott LynchThe Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman
Books with 'Thief' in the Title
149 books — 4 voters

House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiA Scanner Darkly by Philip K. DickA Case of Identity - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Double by Fyodor DostoevskyFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
OVERWRITE
10 books — 3 voters
Colors of Truth by Tamera AlexanderThe Forger of Zurich by Stephen MogridgeThe Secret of the Old Mill by Franklin W. DixonThe High Window by Raymond ChandlerThe Children of the Forge by Tom McCaughren
Counterfeit, Forged Money
16 books — 3 voters

The Great Greene Heist by Varian JohnsonTo Catch a Cheat by Varian JohnsonThe Starcade Job by Destiny HowellHigh Score by Destiny Howell
Middle Grade Heist, Cat Burglar, and Spy Fiction by African-Americans
4 books — 1 voter
We All Die Twice by Akira NAKASHIMAZThe Bitcoin Conspiracy by Tom CallahanBitcoin Bandits by Chris KaleTracers in the Dark by Andy GreenbergThe Hunt for Satoshi by Arlo Fox
Crypto Thrillers : Must-Read deep dive into the criminal dark side of cryptocurrencies
5 books — 1 voter

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