The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. DickWatchmen by Alan             MooreFatherland by Robert   HarrisThe Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeHis Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
Best Alternate History Novels and Stories
774 books — 1,298 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónMistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin
Best Historical Mystery
2,180 books — 4,693 voters

The Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Notebook by Nicholas SparksThe Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienStardust by Neil Gaiman
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,099 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonAnd Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Best Literary Mysteries
2,602 books — 4,719 voters

The Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettThe Long Goodbye by Raymond ChandlerFarewell, My Lovely by Raymond ChandlerThe Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
Best Hardboiled & Noir fiction
739 books — 997 voters
Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe 39 Steps by John BuchanStrangers on a Train by Patricia HighsmithRear Window by Cornell WoolrichVertigo by Boileau-Narcejac
Books Filmed by Alfred Hitchcock
40 books — 82 voters