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
2,537 books — 4,564 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
2,002 books — 4,473 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,124 books — 25,649 voters
Catechism of the Catholic Church by Catholic ChurchStory of a Soul by Thérèse of LisieuxConfessions by Augustine of HippoThe Imitation of Christ by Thomas à KempisDark Night of the Soul by John of the Cross
Roman Catholic Reading
583 books — 273 voters

Fever Pitch by Nick HornbyInverting the Pyramid by Jonathan  WilsonSoccernomics by Simon KuperThe Damned Utd by David PeaceBrilliant Orange by David Winner
Best Football (Soccer) Books
510 books — 385 voters
John Adams by David McCulloughThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
Best History Books
3,672 books — 3,701 voters