The Stranger Beside Me by Ann RuleNight Stalker by Philip CarloGreen River, Running Red by Ann RuleThe Serial Killer Files by Harold SchechterMind Hunter by John E. Douglas
Non-fiction books about Serial Killers
149 books — 159 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
Best Southern Literature
1,342 books — 2,573 voters

Caught Stealing by Charlie HustonThe Devil All the Time by Donald Ray PollockWinter's Bone by Daniel WoodrellAll That Glitters by Michael  MurphyBeautiful, Naked & Dead by Josh Stallings
Best Noir of the 21st Century
240 books — 376 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieAngels & Demons by Dan    BrownRebecca by Daphne du MaurierIn Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,314 books — 15,563 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
729 books — 1,631 voters
The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray PollockBastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy AllisonBefore Familiar Woods by Ian PisarcikWinter's Bone by Daniel WoodrellThe Heavenly Table by Donald Ray Pollock
Grit Lit
105 books — 76 voters

Ask the Dust by John FantePost Office by Charles Bukowski2003 - Thanks for the Vodka by HarpieGrit by Karl WigginsGoodnight, and Thanks for the Vodka [2002] by Harpie
Grit-Lit - Writing that Bleeds
112 books — 61 voters
The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray PollockNo Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthyKnockemstiff by Donald Ray PollockThe Road by Cormac McCarthyWinter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell
Regional Grit Lit
120 books — 87 voters

Crimes in Southern Indiana by Frank BillA Taste of Shotgun by Chris OrletThe Devil All the Time by Donald Ray PollockNail's Crossing by Kris LackeyGalveston by Nic Pizzolatto
Rural Noirs That Everyone Should Read
17 books — 15 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!
15,221 books — 17,101 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonMurder on Family Grounds by Susan  RowlandThose Empty Eyes by Charlie DonleaHidden Pictures by Jason RekulakTwenty Years Later by Charlie Donlea
Best Modern Mystery, Crime fiction
1,956 books — 1,389 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
345 books — 310 voters


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