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The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. SayersThe Grand Sophy by Georgette HeyerThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeThe Ink Black Heart by Robert GalbraithA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Books Set in London
783 books — 314 voters
Three-Day Town by Margaret MaronThe Cliffs of Night by Beatrice BrandonBorderline by Nevada BarrIt's Different Abroad by Henry CalvinApril in Spain by John Banville
Best Books for Reading on Holiday or Travel
267 books — 236 voters

Hamlet by William ShakespeareNine Tailors by Dorothy L. SayersMacbeth by William ShakespeareSkeleton Crew by Beverly ConnorSeason of Snows and Sins by Patricia Moyes
Skull-Duggery
458 books — 57 voters
Skeleton Crew by Beverly ConnorIt's Different Abroad by Henry CalvinTrojan Gold by Elizabeth PetersPersonal Demon by Kelley ArmstrongThe Talisman Ring by Georgette Heyer
Jewellery - Diamonds, Gold and Stones on Covers
364 books — 138 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienFestive in Death by J.D. RobbSkeleton Crew by Beverly ConnorHush Money by Chuck GreavesEven Money by Dick Francis
Money on Cover
115 books — 26 voters
The Stone Circle by Elly GriffithsThe Crossing Places by Elly GriffithsHeart of Fire by Linda HowardSkeleton Crew by Beverly ConnorThe Cliffs of Night by Beatrice Brandon
Great Archeological Thrillers
162 books — 32 voters

Diet for a Small Planet by Frances Moore LappéThe End of Heart Disease by Joel FuhrmanAnimal, Vegetable, Junk by Mark BittmanLet's Eat Right to Keep Fit by Adelle DavisStalking the Wild Asparagus by Euell Gibbons
A Nutrition Reading List
376 books — 410 voters
Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. SayersThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha ChristieMurder Must Advertise by Dorothy L. SayersAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieBusman's Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Sayers
The Golden Age Queens of Crime: Christie -- Sayers -- Marsh -- Allingham -- Wentworth (fiction)
171 books — 252 voters

1,000 Books to Read Before You Die by James MustichHow to Read a Book by Mortimer J. AdlerThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
Books about Books
1,378 books — 1,515 voters
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainPlum Island by Nelson DeMilleThe Last Chance Olive Ranch by Susan Wittig AlbertReflections on a Gift of Watermelon Pickle by Stephen DunningThe Greengage Summer by Rumer Godden
Books with Fruit in the Title
844 books — 65 voters

Trouble for Trumpets by Peter Dallas-SmithZin! Zin! Zin! A Violin by Lloyd MossThe Bells by Edgar Allan PoeThe Faraway Lurs by Harry BehnJingle Bells, Wedding Bells by Nora Roberts
Musical Instruments
426 books — 82 voters
Kill and Tell by Linda HowardThe Tin Roof Blowdown by James Lee BurkeFrench Silk by Sandra BrownNightwork by Nora RobertsThe Great Deluge by Douglas Brinkley
New Orleans
228 books — 100 voters

Wildest Hearts by Jayne Ann KrentzUp Close and Dangerous by Linda HowardThe Chilling Deception by Jayne CastleSins of the Fathers by J.A. JancePersonal by Lee Child
Best Fiction Set In Seattle, WA
109 books — 23 voters
The Word is Murder by Anthony HorowitzToo Many Crooks Spoil the Broth by Tamar MyersAnimal, Vegetable, Junk by Mark BittmanMurder of a Creped Suzette by Denise SwansonMurder of a Wedding Belle by Denise Swanson
Silverware
193 books — 25 voters

Bossypants by Tina FeyLast Call at the Hotel Imperial by Deborah CohenLost in Yonkers by Neil SimonCrazy Joy by Mary Katherine BackstromGreek to Me by Mary Norris
The Last 10 Nonfiction Books I Read
2,988 books — 1,126 voters
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis CarrollA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan DoyleA Month in the Country by J.L. CarrLincoln in the Bardo by George SaundersThe Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
In or Out in the title
730 books — 20 voters

Hamlet by William ShakespeareWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauPersuasion by Jane AustenNight by Elie WieselCosmos by Carl Sagan
One Word Titles
2,444 books — 261 voters
Hamlet by William ShakespeareTwelfth Night by William ShakespeareShakespeare's Sonnets by William ShakespeareKing Henry IV, Part 1 by William ShakespeareA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
Best of William Shakespeare
99 books — 1,235 voters

Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid UndsetJude the Obscure by Thomas HardyI Heard the Owl Call My Name by Margaret CravenAn Infamous Army by Georgette HeyerJulius Caesar by William Shakespeare
Titles that start with I, J, or K
1,204 books — 145 voters
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. PirsigThe Year of Magical Thinking by Joan DidionZinnia by Jayne CastleThe Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan RawlingsA Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck
Good Books that Begin with X, Y, Z
349 books — 140 voters

Swallows and Amazons by Arthur RansomeI Heard the Owl Call My Name by Margaret CravenThe Phoenix and the Carpet by E. NesbitShroud for a Nightingale by P.D. JamesThe Buzzard Table by Margaret Maron
The Birds
721 books — 105 voters
Dragonflight by Anne McCaffreyThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Little Dragon by Betty NeelsThe Dragon and the Wild Fandango by Patty WolcottSaint George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges
Here Be Dragons (in the Title)
473 books — 21 voters

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleGulliver's Travels by Jonathan SwiftDead Man's Wake by Paul Doiron
Water
886 books — 185 voters
The Essential Whole Earth Catalog by Stewart BrandA High Wind in Jamaica by Richard HughesFree Fire by C.J. BoxThe Royal Canadian Air Force Xbx Plan for Physical Fitness fo... by Royal Canadian AirforceBetween the Woods and the Water by Patrick Leigh Fermor
4 Elements- Earth, Air, Fire, & Water
396 books — 18 voters

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert FrostRose Red and Snow White by Ruth SandersonSeason of Snows and Sins by Patricia MoyesThere Came Both Mist And Snow by Michael InnesWhite Snow, Bright Snow by Alvin Tresselt
Snow in the Title
618 books — 49 voters
Heart of Darkness by Joseph ConradDark Sky by C.J. BoxDark Star by Alan StrachanDark in Death by J.D. RobbDown a Dark Road by Linda Castillo
Dark, Darker, Darkest
1,085 books — 45 voters

The Artist's Way by Julia CameronMake Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskeyThe Long Way Home by Louise PennyBlaze Shows the Way by C.W. AndersonBlue Highways by William Least Heat-Moon
The "Way" The Gravy Stains
812 books — 21 voters
Hamlet by William ShakespearePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainNaked in Death by J.D. Robb
Books with the Best Sets of Characters
481 books — 147 voters

The Arden Shakespeare by William ShakespeareThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Annotated Alice by Lewis CarrollAcqua Alta by Donna LeonThe Alphabet Versus the Goddess by Leonard Shlain
Good Books that Begin with A
1,008 books — 85 voters
How to Read a Book by Mortimer J. AdlerCare of the Soul by Thomas MooreThe Wealthy Barber by David ChiltonHow to Survive Anywhere by Christopher NyergesPassport's Guide to Ethnic Chicago by Rich Lindberg
Them "Guide" Books Is Wrong
497 books — 17 voters