Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Crime Book Lists

Sempre by J.M. DarhowerBound by Honor by Cora ReillyBeautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireMonster in His Eyes by J.M. DarhowerRuthless People by J.J. McAvoy
Best Mafia/Mob Romance Books
1,194 books — 4,434 voters
A Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboToken Huntress by Kia Carrington-RussellThe Law of Attraction by N.M. SilberLost in Yaba by Walt GleesonHail Strike by Brett Arquette
Our Favorite Indie Reads
3,832 books — 3,408 voters

The Twilight Saga by Stephenie MeyerFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertTwilight by Stephenie Meyer
I Don't Understand All That Fuss
1,025 books — 2,567 voters
In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteHelter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiThe Stranger Beside Me by Ann RuleThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonColumbine by Dave Cullen
Best True Crime
1,346 books — 1,887 voters

The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonMurder on Family Grounds by Susan RowlandThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsThe Elephant Tree by R.D. Ronald
Favourite Crime & Thrillers
2,196 books — 1,656 voters
The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisDarkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff LindsayRed Dragon by Thomas HarrisAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
I Like Serial Killers
1,016 books — 1,544 voters

Bound by Honor by Cora ReillyRuthless People by J.J. McAvoyBound by Duty by Cora ReillyMonster in His Eyes by J.M. DarhowerBound by Hatred by Cora Reilly
Best Mob/Mafia Novels
576 books — 1,488 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonMurder on Family Grounds by Susan RowlandThose Empty Eyes by Charlie DonleaHidden Pictures by Jason RekulakTwenty Years Later by Charlie Donlea
Best Modern Mystery, Crime fiction
1,956 books — 1,389 voters

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Thief by Megan Whalen TurnerArtemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Thieves
659 books — 1,257 voters
Murder on Family Grounds by Susan RowlandTwenty Years Later by Charlie DonleaDeeper Than the Dead by Debra WebbOn Her Watch by Melinda LeighThose Empty Eyes by Charlie Donlea
Crime Books That Should Be Movies
1,184 books — 1,047 voters

The Black Echo by Michael ConnellyThe Concrete Blonde by Michael ConnellyEcho Park by Michael ConnellyThe Bone Collector by Jeffery DeaverGorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith
Best Police Procedurals - Mystery Fiction
1,076 books — 822 voters
Miss Mabel's School for Girls by Katie CrossMiller Avenue Murder by Nenny MayRun Rachael Run by Patricia ParisAlkarra Awakening by Katie CrossKahtar by S.R. Karfelt
Best self-published books on Amazon
773 books — 790 voters

Stormbreaker by Anthony HorowitzI'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally CarterFledgling by Mark A. CooperPoint Blank by Anthony HorowitzThe Recruit by Robert Muchamore
Spy Kids
313 books — 704 voters
The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn BarnesKiller Instinct by Jennifer Lynn BarnesThe Fixer by Jennifer Lynn BarnesOne of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManusA Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
Young Adult Crime/Murder Mysteries
414 books — 640 voters

In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteHelter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiThe Stranger Beside Me by Ann RuleThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
True Crime
726 books — 607 voters
Cut & Run by Madeleine UrbanFatal Shadows by Josh LanyonSticks & Stones by Abigail RouxFish & Chips by Abigail RouxThe Dark Tide by Josh Lanyon
Best Novels with a Gay Romance and Crime Solving Plot/Subplot
789 books — 584 voters

Miranda Bay by Susan TarrDominoes by C.B. BlahaSecrets of the Realm by Bev StoutSpellbound in His Arms by Angel SeferCircle of Five by Jan Raymond
Best New Kindle Authors
496 books — 530 voters
Zero at the Bone by Jane SevilleWarrior's Cross by Madeleine UrbanShades of Gray by Brooke McKinleyMexican Heat by Laura BaumbachFish & Chips by Abigail Roux
Best Gay Romance with a Criminal or Secret Organization Theme
382 books — 450 voters

Cut & Run by Madeleine UrbanZero at the Bone by Jane SevilleFair Game by Josh LanyonFatal Shadows / A Dangerous Thing by Josh LanyonAmong the Living by Jordan Castillo Price
Favorite Gay Thrillers
755 books — 423 voters
I See You by Clare MackintoshInto the Water by Paula HawkinsThe Girl Before by J.P. DelaneyHer Every Fear by Peter SwansonFinal Girls by Riley Sager
2017 Crime Books You're Excited For!
136 books — 415 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonMurder on Family Grounds by Susan RowlandThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonTwenty Years Later by Charlie DonleaThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
Murder Most Cold
234 books — 396 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
648 books — 390 voters

The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo HigashinoOut by Natsuo KirinoSalvation of a Saint by Keigo HigashinoMalice by Keigo HigashinoConfessions by Kanae Minato
Japanese Mystery/Detective/Crime Fiction Translated Into English
175 books — 386 voters
Running with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerLeaving Isn't the Hardest Thing by Lauren HoughGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenProzac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel
Unsettling Memoirs & Biographies
532 books — 378 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
239 books — 376 voters
The Woman in Black by Susan HillThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. JamesThe Little Stranger by Sarah WatersThis House Is Haunted by John Boyne
Historical Ghost Fiction
231 books — 348 voters

Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodSome Boys by Patty BlountThe Rape of Nanking by Iris ChangThe V Girl by Mya Robarts
Breaking the Silence: Talking About Violence Against Women
474 books — 347 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellCoraline by Neil GaimanThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaStrange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonThe Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Best Knock-out Novelettes - Novellas
371 books — 294 voters

Dreams Come True by Bridgitte LesleyLost In Time by Bridgitte LesleyThe Dry by Rebecca NolenDeadly Thyme by R.L. NolenCatori's Worlds by Murielle Cyr
New, Nice & Notable
165 books — 272 voters
No Turning Back by Tiffany SnowMr. Perfect by Linda HowardNaked in Death by J.D. RobbSomething About You by Julie JamesTurn to Me by Tiffany Snow
;) Romantic Suspense
225 books — 191 voters

« previous 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 24 25

Browse By Tag