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
Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieTriptych by Karin SlaughterAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieBlindsighted by Karin Slaughter
Best Female Crime/Mystery/Thriller Writers
1,287 books — 729 voters

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarréTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythThe Bourne Identity by Robert LudlumThe Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
Espionage
985 books — 1,020 voters