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Cut & Run by Madeleine UrbanThe Dark Tide by Josh LanyonZero at the Bone by Jane SevilleDeath of a Pirate King by Josh LanyonFatal Shadows / A Dangerous Thing by Josh Lanyon
Best Gay Mystery
982 books — 798 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonThe Snowman by Jo NesbøThe Redbreast by Jo Nesbø
Scandinavian/Nordic Mysteries
329 books — 686 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
671 books — 382 voters
Law Man by Kristen AshleyBreathe by Kristen AshleyWild Man by Kristen AshleyRock Chick Redemption by Kristen AshleyRock Chick Rescue by Kristen Ashley
Frisk Me: Best Male Police Officer Romance Heroes
303 books — 378 voters

Something About You by Julie JamesMr. Perfect by Linda HowardNaked in Death by J.D. RobbA Lot like Love by Julie JamesDream Man by Linda Howard
Best Police Romances
318 books — 330 voters
Pretty Girl-13 by Liz ColeyThe Blue Bar by Damyanti BiswasThe Big Bad by Brad HuestisShadows of Truth by Barry FinlayThe Nameless Dead by Leta Serafim
Crime Fiction
539 books — 267 voters

COOPER by Elizabeth JacobsRock Chick Rescue by Kristen AshleyWild Man by Kristen AshleyRock Chick Redemption by Kristen AshleyUntil November by Aurora Rose Reynolds
Romantic Suspense-Climatic stories that have our hearts racing
338 books — 176 voters
Hounded by Kevin HearneFated by Benedict JackaMoon Called by Patricia BriggsRivers of London by Ben AaronovitchSomething from the Nightside by Simon R. Green
What to Read if You Like Harry Dresden by Jim Butcher
275 books — 171 voters

In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteZodiac by Robert GraysmithShadows of Truth by Barry FinlayEscaping the Arroyo by Joyce NanceKilling Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan
True Crime Award Winners Collection
66 books — 89 voters
Hunger by Roxane GayHomegoing by Yaa GyasiThe Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany HaddishOn Tyranny by Timothy SnyderAl Franken, Giant of the Senate by Al Franken
Trevor Noah's Literary Guests
266 books — 87 voters

The Swan Lake Murders by Susan RowlandThe Manningtree Witches by A.K. BlakemoreThe Accidental Alchemist by Gigi PandianStorm Front by Jim ButcherThe Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe
Paranormal mysteries/investigations
208 books — 84 voters
The Resurrection Chronicles by Mike MacCarthyMillionaire Janitor by Lorn BergstresserAmish Jane Doe by Shelley Shepard GraySilent Witness by Lara LacombeWidow's Secrets by Shelley Shepard Gray
Harlequin Love Inspired: Inspirational Cold Case Collection
32 books — 52 voters

Egypt's Fire by Tom PhillipsOut of the Silence by Marie TheodoreThe Bungalow Mystery by Carolyn KeeneThe Mystery at Lilac Inn by Carolyn KeeneThe Empty Cabin by Deb Mercier
It's a mystery to me.
322 books — 50 voters
Same Old Truths by Delora DennisThe Green Reaper by Elizabeth FournierDéjà Dead by Kathy ReichsThe Coroner's Lunch by Colin CotterillThe Sinner by Tess Gerritsen
Death becomes him or her
136 books — 45 voters

The Ice Princess by Camilla LäckbergThe Preacher by Camilla LäckbergUnwanted by Kristina OhlssonMissing by Karin AlvtegenRoseanna by Maj Sjöwall
Nordic/Scandinavian Mysteries: Female Voices
128 books — 44 voters
Bullets & Bonfires by Autumn Jones LakeBeautiful Lawman by Sophie JordanHead Over Heels by Jill ShalvisThe Coppersmith Farmhouse by Devney PerryUnder Pressure by Kelly Moran
Sheriffs in Contemporary Romance
51 books — 38 voters

Angelo by Silvia VioletLove the Sinner by Avril AshtonLucien by Silvia VioletLove of the Egoist by Nero SealA Sinner Born by Avril Ashton
Mafia / Gay / Romance
97 books — 35 voters
Shōgun by James ClavellMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenStrange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi KawakamiNorwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
Fictitious Japan
139 books — 34 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
45 books — 27 voters
Reservations by Theresa M. JansonDeath, Taxes, and Turduckens by Jens Kurt HeyckeWall of Silence by Jennifer Lee CobbanBeyond Belief by Emlyn WilliamsMurder at Dusk by Ian W. Shaw
My Favourite True Crime Books
48 books — 25 voters

Spy... for Nobody! Sixteen Years in the Syrian Intelligence by Basel SaneebKillers of the Flower Moon by David Grannجاسوس من أجل لا أحد by Basel SaneebSpy... for Nobody! by Basel SaneebSpy for nobody by Basel Saneeb
Best FBI Nonfiction
52 books — 16 voters
Crash & Burn by Abigail RouxFit to be Tied by Mary CalmesHow to Howl at the Moon by Eli EastonRise & Fall by Charlie CochetPart & Parcel by Abigail Roux
M/M Law Enforcement Books 2015
41 books — 9 voters

1st to Die by James PattersonThe Friend Zone by Abby JimenezSet on You by Amy LeaBig Frank's Fire Truck by Leslie McGuireAngels of the Pacific by Elise Hooper
The 52 Book Club October 2025 Mini - Pick Your Costume - First Responder
81 books — 7 voters
Along Came a Spider by James Patterson1st to Die by James PattersonThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisIn the Woods by Tana FrenchLast Bus to Woodstock by Colin Dexter
The 52 Book Club's Mystery Genre Challenge - #18 Police Procedural
84 books — 7 voters

Heinous by Debra WebbBlood Feud by J.D. NixonBlood Sport by J.D. NixonSnake Skin by C.J. LyonsDepraved by Debra Webb
cool cop books
38 books — 6 voters
Soulless by Gail CarrigerGuards! Guards! by Terry PratchettThe Witness for the Dead by Katherine AddisonA Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djèlí ClarkDirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
PI/Police/Detective/Journalist Fantasy Fiction
127 books — 6 voters

The Littlest Cowboy by Maggie ShayneHow the Sheriff was Won by Anne GracieWho's the Boss? by Linda TurnerHis Private Pleasure by Donna KauffmanA Sheriff’s Haven for the Rebellious Bride by Lydia Olson
Sheriffs in Category Romance
20 books — 5 voters
Catch a Ghost by S.E. JakesYou Get Full Credit For Being Alive by Cari Z.Touch & Geaux by Abigail RouxDirty Laundry by Heidi CullinanBurden by Annmarie McKenna
M/M Law Enforcement Books 2013
36 books — 4 voters

Deception by Charles MirandaBreaking Ranks by Joe NoonanWho's Who in the Zoo by Domenico CacciolaSuburban Noir by Peter DoyleLawyer X by Anthony Dowsley
Non-fiction about Police in Australia
12 books — 1 voter
Dartmoor's Policeman Poet by Simon DellEchoes from a Dell by Dell HairPoet Cop by Hans JewinskiPoems of a Policeman by Matthew AndersonRandom Thoughts by Tom (Capitol "Cop" Poet) WA...
Policeman Poets
25 books — 1 voter

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