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
2,072 books — 4,532 voters
My Commander by Alanea AlderLouisiana Longshot by Jana DeleonFashionably Dead by Robyn PetermanMy Ex-Wife Said Go to Hell by Kirk ZuroskyA Sirius Education by Kirk Zurosky
Hilariously Funny Paranormal Romance
157 books — 158 voters

Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice DavidsonDead Until Dark by Charlaine HarrisFirst Grave on the Right by Darynda JonesDead to the World by Charlaine HarrisNice Girls Don't Have Fangs by Molly Harper
Humorous Paranormal Books
1,428 books — 2,016 voters
Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene FrostFirst Grave on the Right by Darynda JonesOne Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene FrostUndead and Unwed by MaryJanice DavidsonDestined for an Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost
Best Funny Paranormal Romances
881 books — 1,710 voters

Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria LaurieSecondhand Spirits by Juliet BlackwellThe Trouble With Magic by Madelyn AltWhat's a Ghoul to Do? by Victoria LaurieBrownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates
Paranormal Cozy Mysteries
674 books — 578 voters
Cat Scratch Murder by Karen McSpadeOne for the Money by Janet EvanovichDeath on the Nile by Agatha ChristieHard Eight by Janet EvanovichThe Unlikely Murder Club by Gina X.  Grant
Cozy Crimes
655 books — 387 voters

Oceans of Trouble by Travis CaseyA Man With One of Those Faces by Caimh McDonnellThe Day That Never Comes by Caimh McDonnellLast Orders by Caimh McDonnellThe Goddaughter by Melodie Campbell
Comic Caper
67 books — 45 voters
Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha ChristieChocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne FlukeThe Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha ChristieThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Best Cozy Mystery Series
2,532 books — 2,677 voters

The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-OlsenThe Coroner's Lunch by Colin CotterillThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónPolice by Jo Nesbø
Mysteries of a Foreign Nature
79 books — 21 voters
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithThe Coroner's Lunch by Colin CotterillThe Case of the Missing Servant by Tarquin HallThe Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo HigashinoA Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder by Shamini Flint
Best Multicultural Mysteries
224 books — 126 voters


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