The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins1984 by George OrwellThe Giver by Lois LowryDivergent by Veronica RothBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,786 books — 26,047 voters
Ready Player One by Ernest ClineThe Martian by Andy WeirOld Man's War by John ScalziThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,260 books — 9,051 voters

Jurassic Park by Michael CrichtonThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Da Vinci Code by Dan    Brown
Best Action-Adventure Novels
2,576 books — 2,761 voters
Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsThe Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith11/22/63 by Stephen  KingDark Places by Gillian Flynn
Best Mysteries from the 2010s
606 books — 554 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonAngels & Demons by Dan    Brown
Best Mysteries from the 2000s
198 books — 131 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonAngels & Demons by Dan    Brown
Thrillers
4,644 books — 5,687 voters

And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Silent Patient by Alex MichaelidesThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonGone Girl by Gillian FlynnRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Popular Highly Rated Mystery
135 books — 140 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieAngels & Demons by Dan    BrownRebecca by Daphne du MaurierA Story of Yesterday by Sergio Cobo
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,336 books — 15,771 voters

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarréThe Black Echo by Michael    ConnellyThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythIn the Woods by Tana FrenchEye of the Needle by Ken Follett
Edgar Award Winners
124 books — 202 voters
Shadows of Truth by Barry FinlayComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesDouble Indemnity by James M. CainEVO by Diane  May
Crime Masterworks
93 books — 48 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins1984 by George OrwellDivergent by Veronica RothBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyCatching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Best Dystopian Fiction of All Time
458 books — 1,293 voters