Sworn to Silence by Linda  CastilloGorky Park by Martin Cruz SmithIn the Woods by Tana FrenchThe Blue Monsoon by Damyanti BiswasThe Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen
CRIME WRITERS WHO DESERVE MORE ATTENTION
653 books — 400 voters
In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteHelter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiThe Stranger Beside Me by Ann RuleThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonColumbine by Dave Cullen
Best True Crime
1,413 books — 2,027 voters

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonGood Omens by Terry PratchettA Dirty Job by Christopher MooreChoke by Chuck PalahniukAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
Best Dark Humor
732 books — 1,638 voters
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonMurder on Family Grounds by Susan  RowlandThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsThe Elephant Tree by R.D. Ronald
Favourite Crime & Thrillers
2,281 books — 1,814 voters

Hush, Hush by Becca FitzpatrickFallen by Lauren KateCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareShiver by Maggie StiefvaterCity of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
Judge A Book By Its Cover!
15,736 books — 17,730 voters
The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray PollockWinter's Bone by Daniel WoodrellKnockemstiff by Donald Ray PollockCrooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom FranklinA Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O'Connor
Country Noir
347 books — 311 voters