The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,235 books — 8,067 voters
Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Secret History by Donna TarttThe Hat Trick Murders by John A. MacEachernThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le Carré
Literary thrillers
153 books — 85 voters